3D tissue and organ printing Quiz
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1. In bioprinting, what is deposited by the nozzle?
- A. Metal powder
- B. Plastic bones
- C. Antibiotics only
- D. Bioink containing living cells
2. Why would an organ printed from a patient's own cells reduce the need for immunosuppressants?
- A. It has no cells
- B. It is bigger than a donor organ
- C. The cells are the patient's own, so the organ is less likely to be rejected
- D. It is printed faster
3. What is the main reason that whole organs cannot yet be printed?
- A. Cells cannot survive in gel
- B. It is hard to build a network of blood vessels to supply all the cells
- C. Computers cannot make designs
- D. Human cells do not divide
4. Which is an advantage of testing drugs on printed human tissue?
- A. It reduces the use of animals
- B. It tests the whole body
- C. It is always cheaper than any other method
- D. It shows the effects on every organ
5. What is a tissue?
- A. A single cell
- B. A group of organs working together
- C. A group of similar cells working together
- D. A whole living organism