KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 6 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient complains of pain in the thorax during breathing, dyspnea, restriction of coughing movements, hiccup. What respiratory muscles are affected?
- A. Serratus anterior muscle
- B. Diaphragm
- C. Abdominal muscles
- D. Internal intercostal muscles
- E. External intercostal muscles
Hint
Hiccup is an involuntary spasmodic contraction of one particular muscle, so start from that clue.
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