The prime movers of the scapula against resistance for abduction in the shoulder girdle are the:

A. levator scapula and rhomboids.
B. pectoralis minor and serratus anterior.
C. rhomboids and serratus anterior.
D. trapezius and pectoralis minor.


B. pectoralis minor and serratus anterior.

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