The technique used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certain parts of the body with the hands is called:
a. percussion.
b. auscultation.
c. palpation.
d. olfaction.
c
Palpation uses the sense of touch. Through palpation
the hands make delicate and sensitive measurements of specific physical signs. Palpation detects resistance, resilience,
roughness, texture, temperature and mobility.
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