Open-heart bypass surgery, to replace obstructed vessels that feed the heart with oxygenated blood, requires a long incision cut down the breastbone. The ribs are then spread to work on the heart. This incision is along the ________ plane.
A) frontal
B) coronal
C) transverse
D) sagittal
E) oblique

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The breastbone is located in the middle of the body, so the incision for open-heart bypass surgery would be made along the sagittal plane, which runs down the center of the body from front to back. The other planes do not correspond to a central incision along the breastbone.

Open-Heart Bypass Surgery, to Replace Obstructed Vessels That Feed the Heart