What is the main reason you cannot repeatedly donate parts of your liver like you can with blood?

Understanding Liver Regrowth and Regeneration

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7th - 12th Grade
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Lucas Foster
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The liver does not regrow at all.
The liver regrows but does not regenerate.
The liver regrows too slowly.
The liver becomes toxic after regrowth.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long does it typically take for a human liver to regrow its normal mass after donation?
Six months
Less than a year
One week
One month
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many times did a rat's liver regrow in a study mentioned in the video?
5 times
8 times
12 times
15 times
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might transplant doctors advise against donating part of your liver more than once?
The surgery is too minor to be effective.
The liver becomes too large after regrowth.
The regrown liver chunk is not useful for transplantation.
The liver does not regrow at all.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a major risk associated with liver donation surgery?
It is a minor surgery with no risks.
It is a major surgery with potential complications.
It causes permanent liver damage.
It leads to immediate liver failure.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a key difference between liver regrowth in humans and regeneration in salamanders?
Liver regrowth is faster than salamander regeneration.
Salamanders cannot regenerate limbs.
Liver regrowth involves mature cells multiplying.
Liver cells dedifferentiate like salamander cells.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to salamander cells when they regenerate a lost limb?
They shrink and disappear.
They become toxic.
They dedifferentiate and respecialize.
They multiply without changing.
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