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body percussion is the judging the abdomen and thorax of human body in clinical examination for finding out whether there is fluid or air inside. As in case of pneumothorax the percussion sound is tympanic rather than normal resonance which suggests the presence of air inside the pleural cavity.
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What is percussion?
Percussion means striking or hitting. In firearms, a percussion cap is one which is fired by being struck or hit. In music, a percussion instrument is one which is played by striking or hitting it, like a drum or xylophone. In medicine, body percussion is obtaining information about body cavities by striking the body surface.
What is barbatuques?
Barbatuques is a body percussion group from Brazil
What does percussion mean in medical terms?
Percussion is the technique of physical examination in which the clinician taps on a part of the body to listen to the resulting sounds.
Which examination technique is used to determine the density of a body part?
Percussion
What technique involves tapping the surface of the body with a finger or instrument?
Percussion
Which family of instrument does the maracas music belong to?
Idiophones: these are anything where the sound is generated by the actual body of the instrument, rather than a string, air column etc. Other instruments in this category would be the xylophone, temple block and claves.
Is the ukulele part of the percussion setion?
No, the ukulele is a string instrument. It is a member of the lute family. Some people do 'hit' the body to get a percussion sound to keep time.
What section is the drums in?
The drums are typically grouped into a section called percussion. The definition of percussion is "the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow."
What is Tapping of the body surface with the fingers to determine the density of the part beneath is called?
percussion
What do you mean by percussion and non percussion instrument?
percussion in no strings and non percussion is with strings
What is the most common way to examine the human body?
The common way to examine human body is to do inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
Does Olivia newton john play any instruments?
Flute and percussion
