Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 18 - AIDS and Other Immune Disorders - Questions For Review - Multiple Choice - Page 554: 7

Answer

B

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When a surgeon conducts a cardiac bypass operation by transplanting a piece of vein from a patient’s leg to the same patient’s heart, this is known as an autograft. An autograft occurs when a graft of tissue is removed from one part of a person’s body to another. In other words, in an autograft, the donor and recipient are the same person.
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