A percussion sound that is loud in intensity, moderate to long in duration, low in pitch, and hollow in quality is resonance. Which of the following is an example of where this is heard in the body?
a. gastric air bubble
b. healthy lung tissue
c. over organs (liver)
d. over muscle
B
Healthy lung tissue is considered resonant. A gastric air bubble is loud in intensity, long in duration, high in pitch, and drumlike in quality and is considered to be tympany. Organs such as the liver are moderate in intensity, moderate in duration, high in pitch, and thudlike in quality and are considered to be a dull tone. Muscles are soft in intensity, short in duration, high in pitch, and flat in quality, and considered a flat sound.
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