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| Performed by your partner. He actively moves his body while you palpate or observe the movement |
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| The opposite of active movement: your partner relaxes while you move his body |
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| Requires both of you to act: your partner attempts to perform an action against your gentle resistance |
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| Intimately connected with superficial fascia and deeper tissues, and its texture, thickness and flexibility vary throughout the body |
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| Bones and bony landmarks (the hills, valleys and bumps on the surface of bones) are easy to distinguish from other tissues because they have a solid feel |
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| Tendons attach muscle to bone, come in a variety of shapes and sizes |
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| Ligaments connect bones together at a joint |
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| Located immediately deep to the skin and covers the entire body |
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| Has a more complex design. It surrounds muscle bellies, holding them together and separating them into functional groups |
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| A structure that holds an organ or tissue in place |
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| Have distinct features that you can palpate |
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| Is a small, fluid-filled sack that reduces friction between two structures |
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| Nerve vessels are tube-shaped, mobile and tender when compressed |
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| Collect lymphatic fluid from lymphatic vessels. They are bean-shaped and may range in size from a tiny pear to an almond. |
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