During the neurologic assessment of a "healthy" 35-year-old patient, the nurse asks him to relax his muscles completely. The nurse then moves each extremity through full range of motion. Which of these results would the nurse expect to find?
A) Firm, rigid resistance to movement
B) Mild, even resistance to movement
C) Slight pain with some directions of movement
D) Hypotonic muscles as a result of total relaxation.
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