While working the night shift in the ER, you see a patient whohas sustained a collapsed lung. The patient is struggling tobreath. Which muscles would you see the patient using toinhale?
a. The accessory muscles for inhalation are the scalenes andabdominal muscles.
b. The accessory muscles for inhalation are the internalintercostals, scalenes, and pectoralis minor.
c. The accessory muscles for inhalation are the externalintercostals, sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, and pectoralisminor.
d. The accessory muscles for inhalation are the internalintercostals and abdominal muscles.
