A donor may designate which of the following?

• A. The donor cannot designate; physicians decide
• B. Only the heart and kidneys may be designated
• C. Specific organs or tissue for transplantation, the entire body for research or transplantation, or any acceptable organs or tissues
• D. Designee must be for research only

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is donor autonomy and designation in organ and tissue donation. A donor can specify exactly what may be donated after death, not just a single part but a range of possibilities. Specifically, a donor may designate specific organs or tissues for transplantation, designate the entire body for research or transplantation, or authorize any acceptable organs or tissues. This reflects giving people control over how their body is used and aligning donation with personal wishes and applicable laws.

The other ideas are not correct because they strip away or overly limit the donor’s choice: one statement denies any designation and leaves decisions to physicians, another restricts designation to only a pair of organs, and another confines the designation to research only.