When reading an autopsy report, the nurse encounters the term "mid-sagittal plane." This nurse understands that this means the body was viewed using a plane that matched which of the following descriptions?

A.    This plane cuts the body horizontally.
B.    This plane divides the body into front and back portions.
C.    The body is separated into left and right equal portions.
D.    The body is divided using an X across the chest.

Ans:  C