Multiple Choice
Patients experiencing hypoxemia or hypermetabolism try to increase their oxygen intake by using their sternocleidomastoid,rectus abdominis,trapezius,and scalene muscles.What are these muscles called?
A) external intercostal muscles
B) internal intercostal muscles
C) muscles of the diaphragm
D) accessory muscles
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