_____ is a type of tissue that is removed from one site on the patient and grafted to another site.

• A. Trauma
• B. Cardiac/vascular
• C. Autograft
• D. Debridement

Answer: (C)

Transferring tissue within the same patient is called an autograft. This means tissue is removed from one site on the patient and grafted to another site on the same person. Because the tissue comes from the patient, the body recognizes it as its own, leading to lower risk of immune rejection and typically better graft take, which is why autografts are commonly used for skin grafts and other reconstructive procedures. The other terms don’t describe a tissue graft type: trauma refers to an injury, cardiac/vascular is a specialty area, and debridement is the removal of dead or damaged tissue rather than transferring tissue.