Which organ in our body survives the most after we die?

Organ donation is a very complex issue. Most organ donations are from brain dead beating heart persons. Practically all internal organs may be harvested from them. However with increasing demand for organs, techniques for non heart beating donations have also developed. read more

The organs that survive longest after cessation of blood flow are those that anyway survive with a minimum supply. SKIN and CORNEA in the eye are two such structures. SKIN: since most of the thickness of skin consists of dead cell layers, it survives long after cardiac death. read more

All other organs than can be donated — heart, kidneys, lungs, intestines, liver — must be removed before the body is taken off the bypass machine. The organs that are being retrieved for transplant are taken in a specific order, the heart being last. read more

Though most cells will die after a few hours or a day or two, since skin cells have contact with the outside environment, they will pull all they can from the air through osmosis. This can keep skin cells alive for many days after the body begins to die. read more