27. Immunological Disorders

Individuals who have damaged or deteriorating heart valves commonly get heart valve replacement surgery. A biologic or tissue valve replacement surgery commonly replaces the patient’s damaged heart valves with pig heart valves. This surgery is an example of what type of tissue graft?

Sydney requires a kidney transplant, & she receives one from her older sister, Becca, who is 2 years older. What type of transplant is this?

If the cell surface molecules of transplanted tissue do not match the recipient’s cell surface molecules, the transplanted tissue may be targeted by the recipient’s immune system and rejected. Which surface structures on the transplanted tissue are most likely to cause transplant rejection?

Which of the following is a non-autoimmune type IV hypersensitivity?