A licensed vocational nurse's duties revolve around basic patient care. LVNs monitor their patients' vital signs and keep their charts up to date. They assist patients in basic hygiene and personal care, including bathing and dressing them and helping them eat if necessary.
Accessory muscles refers to muscles that assist, but do not play a primary role, in breathing. There is some controversy concerning which muscles may be considered accessory muscles of inhalation.
An accessory bone is an extra bone found in a statistically significant percentage of the population, but not everyone.-rays may show if someone has any accessory bones. An accessory bone should be noted in a patient's medical chart, although no other action has to be taken. Geneticists may want to study families that have a history of accessory bones to find a genetic connection. Accessory bones form during fetal development.