Organ & Cadaver Trade Flashcards
(22 cards)
Parts of the human body that is okay to be sold
Plasma, marrow, blood, sperm and eggs
Anti-rejection Drugs
drugs that help the body take the transplanted organs
Other body parts donated
Kidney, heart, lungs, liver, pancreas and intestine
Country using prisoners organs
China
Kidney transplants and the areas where the sale is legal
Iran
Willed Body Program
where bodies are willingly donated
Diener
morgue worker responsible for handling, moving, and cleaning the corpse
The Body Farm
- University of Tennessee
- Forensic anthropology students study how environment affects the corpses and their rate of decomposition
- For forensic study
- For time of death, etc.
- In car trunks, ponds, etc.
- Left in sun
- Shallow graves
Possible gov. measures to curtail the body trade
- FDA regulations for tracking cells & tissues
- New requirements for donors
- Prevent funeral homes from relocating body w/out family consent
- Annual investigation of funeral homes
- Auditing of consent forms
- Demands fro transparency from supplies
- Chip implants for tracking bodies & parts
Famous book describing harvesting body parts
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
Transplant tourism (countries)
- patients traveling across the borders to have transplants elsewhere (O.C. activity)
- China and Brazil
Common black market organs
- Kidney **
- Liver
- Cornea
- Human eggs
- Skin
- Heart
- Lungs
- Pancreas
Living Donor Assistance Program
a federally funded program that helps eligible living organ donors with their travel, lost wages, and dependent care expenses.
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
- 1968 > allows a decedent or surviving relatives to donate certain parts of the decedents organs or tissue for certain purposes
- Ex. giving to those in need OR in medical research
Pathologist
examines the body and tissues w/ lab tests
TOR
- a browser which is generally referred to as “The Dark Web”
- is often used to facilitate these illegal sales, even enabling body brokers to sell human remains to buyers in other areas of the country, and overseas
Kidney
remove waste products from the blood and procedure urine
Heart
pumps blood around your body as your heart beats and sends oxygen to all parts of the body and gets rid of waste
Lungs
air enters your lungs, and oxygen from that air moves to your blood
Liver
filters all of the blood in the body and breaks down poisonous substances, such as alcohol and drugs
Pancreas
produces enzymes that help to digest food, particularly protein and makes the hormone insulin, which helps to control blood sugar levels
Intestine
responsible for breaking food down, absorbing its nutrients and solidifying waste
