Object

• artery: Locate the cricoid cartilage and palpate the carotid artery lateral to it at this level.

• pulse: Do not palpate the pulse and do not tell the informant that their pulse is erratic.

• node: Unusually, it is often possible to palpate carcass lymph nodes in the living animal.

Modifying Another Word

• gently: I palpate very gently around the six week mark and can usually determine whether she is loaded or not.