Yes, I'd agree if the location and quality is the description that the provider is giving based on his or her own objective examination, that is part of the exam. But if the provider is asking the patient to give additional information about the problem that the provider has identified during the exam, then it would be history. Providers will often identify something in the exam and need to take additional history (e.g. asking how long it has been there, is it painful, etc.). Since that is subjective information related by the patient, it's history and not exam by definition. As with anything, it depends on how it is documented.