Which of the following organs would not be visible if you cut the body in a mid-sagittal section? Explain?
a. Brain
b. stomach
c. heart
d. kidneys
Since it goes down the midline of the body from front to back, what organs would be cut? What does that leave?
If you cut the body in a mid-sagittal section, which involves making a vertical cut right down the middle of the body from top to bottom, the organs that would not be visible are the ones that are located in the center or off to one side of the body. The organs that are located in the center are protected by the bony structure of the skull and the ribcage. So, in a mid-sagittal section:
a. The brain would not be visible because it is located in the skull, and the cut would not reach that far up.
b. The stomach would be visible because it is located in the abdominal cavity, which extends across the midline of the body.
c. The heart would be visible because it is located in the chest cavity, which also extends across the midline of the body.
d. The kidneys would not be visible because they are located behind the abdominal cavity, on either side of the spine, and the cut would not reach that far back.
In summary, if you cut the body in a mid-sagittal section, the organ that would not be visible is the brain (option a), while the stomach, heart, and kidneys would be visible.