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A bullet shot into the lateral chest wall through an intercostal space would perforate immediately which of the following after passing through the parietal pleura:

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A bullet shot into the lateral chest wall through an intercostal space would perforate immediately which of the following after passing through the parietal pleura:

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The structure that would be immediately perforated by a bullet after passing through the parietal pleura when shot into the lateral chest wall through an intercostal space would be the lung. The lungs are located directly beneath the parietal pleura in the chest cavity.

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