Give an brief explanation: Case study: A 69-year-old male is preparing to undergo a lung transplant. The transplantation laboratory is playing a major role in the preparations by consulting with the surgical team performing the transplant. 1. The patient will receive a healthy human lung that was recently recovered from a deceased female. This organ is categorized as: A. an syngraft. B. an allograft. C. an autograft. D. an xenograft.

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Case study: A 69-year-old male is preparing to undergo a lung transplant. The transplantation laboratory is playing a major role in the preparations by consulting with the surgical team performing the transplant.

1. The patient will receive a healthy human lung that was recently recovered from a deceased female. This organ is categorized as:

A. an syngraft.

B. an allograft.

C. an autograft.

D. an xenograft.

2. Allograft transplants have an associated risk of organ or tissue rejection. The main reason for rejection is:

A. Inflammation 

B. Infection 

C. The patient's immune mechanisms 

D. Transplanting tissue that is not viable 

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