Organ & Tissue Donation

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Across
  1. 1. Mosquitoes prefer if you are type O.
  2. 4. Due to its distinctive shape and colour, a common bean is named after this organ.
  3. 6. This is the largest of all structures to be fully transplanted (cm3).
  4. 8. Sometimes considered to be funny, but not actually that funny (especially when you bump it).
  5. 9. When these tissues are diseased, it may not be possible to drive, watch television, read and write.
  6. 10. The first transplant of this organ took place in 2005. The organ was transplanted from a living donor in Kyoto, Japan. The cells began producing insulin within minutes of the transplant.
  7. 11. Every year on Valentine's Day this organ is pictured on thousands of greeting cards.
Down
  1. 2. Either one or two of these organs may be transplanted.
  2. 3. This makes up about 15% of your total body weight.
  3. 5. Transplant of “liquid” tissues (not solid, such as the liver) is done in an effort to replace unhealthy cells with healthy cells.
  4. 7. It is the body's food processor, storehouse distributor and detoxifying factory.
  5. 8. Patients with abnormal red blood cell production or specific forms of cancer (such as leukemia) may require a transplant of this tissue.