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

question 2

Multiple Choice

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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