Template:Deletion--Alan del Beccio 23:16, 6 December 2006 (UTC) The stethoscope is used for auscultating the heart, lungs and carotid arteries. It is sometimes used for listening to bowel sounds in order to detech a blockage.
Stethoscopes operate either on a mechanical or electronic principle.
Mechanical stethoscopes operate on the transmission of sound via air, while electronic stethoscopes use sensors to detect sound and then the sounds is amplified.