A woman undergoes coronary bypass surgery, in which a blood vessel from her leg is moved to her heart, where it supplements the blood supply following a heart attack. This procedure is a(n)

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The procedure described involves moving a blood vessel from one part of the patient's own body to another, which is known as an autograft. A xenograft involves using tissue from a different species, an allograft involves using tissue from another human, and an isograft involves using tissue from an identical twin.

A Woman Undergoes Coronary Bypass Surgery, in Which a Blood