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 the following would the nurse expect to find?
A) Firm,rigid resistance to movement
B) Mild,even resistance to movement
C) Hypotonic muscles as a result of total relaxation
D) Slight pain with some directions of movement
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