Ways of examining the human body
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Dissecting cadavers
Cutting apart to reveal tissues and their relationship
Palpation
Feeling a structure with the hands
Auscultation
Listening to the sounds made by the body, usually by using a stethoscope
Inspection
Looking at the appearance of the body
Exploratory surgery
Opening the body and looking for something
Percussion
Tapping on the body and listening to sounds emitted from the body
Medical imaging
such as x-ray, MRI, CT, etc.
