If the thoracic cavity was cut along the midsaggital plane, which of the following descriptions of the two halves would be accurate?
A. The midsagittal plane would produce a medial half and a lateral half, each containing a lung.
B. The midsagittal plane would produce an inferior half that contained portions of the heart and portions of both lungs and a superior half that contained portions of the lungs and the thymus.
C. The midsaggital cut would create an anterior half that contained portions of the lungs and heart and a posterior half that contained the spinal cord.
D. The midsagittal plane would produce a right half that contained one lung and a left half that contained a lung and most of the heart.
Answer: D
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