Which term is used to describe nodules, adhesions or tonus in the intrinsic muscles or fascia, lumps in the fatty tissue or calcification of the nerves?

• A. Deposit
• B. Fascia
• C. Guidelines
• D. Change in texture

Answer: (D)

In palpation, the focus is on how tissues feel. Nodules, adhesions or tonus in intrinsic muscles or fascia, lumps in fatty tissue, and calcifications in nerves all change the texture of the tissue—that is, their consistency and surface feel. This is why the correct term is a change in texture: it captures the altered tissue quality across these different presentations in a single descriptor. A deposit would imply a specific substance accumulating, fascia is the tissue itself rather than a descriptive finding, and guidelines are unrelated to palpation signs. So describing these findings as a change in texture best reflects what you’re sensing and helps guide how you approach treatment to restore normal tissue quality.