Medical Breakthroughs β Organ Transplants, Bioprinting MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : Who performed the worldβs first successful human heart transplant in 1967? (A) Christiaan Barnard (B) Joseph Murray (C) Alexis Carrel (D) Thomas Starzl 2. : Which organ was the first to be successfully transplanted in humans? (A) Heart (B) Liver (C) Kidney (D) Lung 3. : In which year was the first successful human kidney transplant performed? (A) 1945 (B) 1954 (C) 1962 (D) 1973 4. : What is the biggest challenge in organ transplantation? (A) Blood type matching (B) Organ rejection (C) Surgical errors (D) High cost 5. : What is the main function of immunosuppressive drugs in organ transplant recipients? (A) Increase blood flow (B) Prevent infection (C) Prevent organ rejection (D) Accelerate healing 6. : Which organ transplant is considered the most complex and risky? (A) Heart (B) Liver (C) Lung (D) Intestine 7. : What is the most commonly transplanted organ worldwide? (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Heart (D) Lung 8. : Which country leads in the number of organ transplants performed annually? (A) UK (B) USA (C) China (D) India 9. : What does the term “xenotransplantation” refer to? (A) Using artificial organs (B) Transplant between identical twins (C) Transplant from animals to humans (D) Transplant from cadavers 10. : Which animal organ was successfully transplanted into a human in a historic 2022 experiment? (A) Pig heart (B) Cow kidney (C) Goat liver (D) Rabbit lung 11. : What is 3D bioprinting primarily used for in medicine? (A) Printing CT scans (B) Printing medications (C) Creating tissue and organs (D) Making artificial bones 12. : Which bio-ink component is essential for 3D bioprinting? (A) Plastic polymers (B) Human cells (C) Metal powders (D) Carbon fiber 13. : What is the major advantage of bioprinting organs? (A) Cheaper than surgery (B) Reduces waiting time for donors (C) Improves fitness (D) Eliminates need for anesthesia 14. : What is a scaffold in bioprinting? (A) A surgical tool (B) A support structure for tissue growth (C) A chemical solution (D) A storage system 15. : Which organ is considered the most promising candidate for 3D bioprinting in the near future? (A) Heart (B) Skin (C) Brain (D) Pancreas 16. : What is “tissue engineering”? (A) Using computers in surgery (B) Engineering bones only (C) Combining cells with materials to form functional tissues (D) Programming medical devices 17. : What type of cells are typically used in bioprinting? (A) Muscle cells only (B) Stem cells (C) Fat cells (D) Blood cells only 18. : Which technology is most commonly used in bioprinting? (A) Laser etching (B) Inkjet printing (C) Stereolithography (D) Microextrusion 19. : What is the main limitation of current bioprinting technology? (A) Speed (B) Cost (C) Vascularization of tissues (D) Licensing 20. : Which of the following is a company involved in 3D bioprinting? (A) Moderna (B) Organovo (C) AstraZeneca (D) BioNTech 21. : What ethical concern is most associated with organ transplants? (A) Overuse of anesthesia (B) Organ trafficking (C) Radiation exposure (D) Age limits 22. : What body system is most affected by organ rejection? (A) Nervous system (B) Immune system (C) Digestive system (D) Endocrine system 23. : Which part of the organ donor process ensures recipient compatibility? (A) CT Scan (B) DNA sequencing (C) HLA typing (D) ECG test 24. : Which term describes using a patientβs own cells to grow a new organ? (A) Xenotransplant (B) Autologous transplant (C) Donor cloning (D) Retroprinting 25. : Which country banned commercial organ trade in 2007? (A) India (B) Brazil (C) USA (D) China 26. : Which printing method is NOT used in bioprinting? (A) Inkjet (B) Laser-assisted (C) Dot-matrix (D) Extrusion 27. : What is the source of most organ transplants? (A) Brain-dead donors (B) Living animals (C) Robots (D) Artificial organs 28. : Which organ can regenerate and is often transplanted in part? (A) Kidney (B) Lung (C) Heart (D) Liver 29. : What is the global initiative promoting ethical organ donation called? (A) WHO Donor Code (B) Istanbul Declaration (C) Geneva Protocol (D) Red Cross Act 30. : Which breakthrough allowed longer preservation of transplant organs? (A) CRISPR (B) Hypothermic machine perfusion (C) MRI (D) Bio-scaffolds 31. : What is the purpose of CRISPR in organ transplantation? (A) Create bioinks (B) Gene editing to reduce rejection (C) Build surgical tools (D) Sterilize donor organs 32. : Which organ is most commonly transplanted from living donors? (A) Kidney (B) Heart (C) Lung (D) Pancreas 33. : Which major bioprinting challenge involves connecting tissue to blood vessels? (A) Integration (B) Vascularization (C) Flexibility (D) Durability 34. : Which advancement could reduce transplant rejection significantly? (A) Nanobots (B) Immuno-matching AI (C) Artificial valves (D) Oxygen therapy 35. : Which organ transplant has the shortest average survival time post-surgery? (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Lung (D) Heart 36. : What is bioartificial liver used for? (A) Permanent replacement (B) Temporary support before transplant (C) Weight loss (D) Detoxifying alcohol 37. : Which country recently approved the use of pig kidneys for trials in humans (2024)? (A) USA (B) Germany (C) Japan (D) South Korea 38. : How long can a human heart survive outside the body before transplant? (A) 12β14 hours (B) 4β6 hours (C) 18β20 hours (D) 24β30 hours 39. : What is the goal of regenerative medicine? (A) Reduce cancer rates (B) Grow organs and tissues (C) Improve surgery techniques (D) Strengthen bones 40. : What is a synthetic organ made entirely by machines and materials called? (A) Hybrid organ (B) Clone organ (C) Artificial organ (D) Bioenhancer 41. : Which organ transplant can be performed from both living and deceased donors? (A) Heart (B) Kidney (C) Lung (D) Pancreas 42. : What material is commonly used in 3D bioprinting scaffolds? (A) Titanium (B) Hydrogel (C) Plastic (D) Cement 43. : What was the first organ grown in a lab and implanted in humans? (A) Trachea (B) Liver (C) Pancreas (D) Kidney 44. : How are donor organs typically transported? (A) In dry ice (B) In temperature-controlled coolers (C) By drones (D) In saline spray 45. : What is the average waiting time for a kidney transplant in many countries? (A) 1β2 weeks (B) 2β3 months (C) 3β5 years (D) 6β8 years 46. : Which organization regulates organ donation and transplantation in the USA? (A) FDA (B) CDC (C) UNOS (D) NIH 47. : Which technique is used to sterilize bioprinted organs before implantation? (A) Freezing (B) UV light (C) Autoclaving (D) Laser treatment 48. : What is the role of bioreactors in tissue engineering? (A) Transport cells (B) Grow and mature tissues (C) Perform surgery (D) Measure organ function 49. : What does βdecellularizationβ refer to in bioengineering? (A) Cell mutation (B) Removing cells from an organ (C) Destroying DNA (D) Creating cell copies 50. : Which organ transplant is often used to treat type 1 diabetes? (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Pancreas (D) Lung