Imagine that a young girl suffers a horseback-riding injury, and one of her ribs punctures her diaphragm. How will this injury affect the girl's breathing?
A) The injury will make it easier to increase negative air pressure in her chest cavity, making inhalation easier.
B) The injury will make it more difficult to increase negative air pressure in her chest cavity, making inhalation more difficult.
C) The injury will make it more difficult to decrease negative air pressure in her chest cavity, making inhalation more difficult.
D) The injury will not affect her at all, as intercostal muscles are responsible for breathing.
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