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There's actually two pulses in your wrist. The most commonly used and easiest to find is your radial pulse. The radial pulse can be found by starting at your thumb and moving down to your wrist. Your ulnar pulse is harder to find and is found on the opposite side by tracing down your pinkie finger.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt is the radial pulse located just up from the thumb on the inner aspect of the wrist.
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∙ 13y agoRadial Pulse and the one in your neck is Carotid
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∙ 11y agoA radial pulse (because it is taken from the radial artery).
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∙ 9y agoIts medical name is "radial pulse," from the fact that it is on the same side as the bone in your forearm called the radius.
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∙ 13y agoits called your brachial pulse
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What pulse is in the arm?
Brachial and radial pulse is in the arm.
Why would you have normal pulse on one arm and no pulse on the other arm?
cause you would have different arteries in your arm
What is the name of the pulse in the arm?
Axillary pulse. It is caused by the force that blood exerts on the walls of the axillary artery (Latin: arteria axillaris)
What is an example of a sentence using the word pulse?
I can feel my pulse on my arm or neck
What is a short length of wave that travels?
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Should your neck pulse be approximately the same as your wrist pulse?
Yes; the pulse rate should be approximately the same. However the pressure will vary as the artery in your neck is larger than the one in your arm. The artery in your neck is called the carotid artery. Therefore the neck pulse is called the carotid pulse. The one at the wrist is called the radial artery thus giving it the name, radial pulse. The average pulse for an adult is 65-70 beats per minute. For a child, 80-90 and 100-120 for an infant.
Where is the Pulse of an infant found?
LISTENENING TO THE HEART GIVES THE APICAL PULSE. FEELING ON THE INSIDE OF THE ARM AT THE BEND OF THE ELBOW IS THE BRACHIAL PULSE.
Which is NOT a site for a pulse oximetry sensor?
upper arm
Name of the thumb pulse?
The neck pulse is the corotid pulse; the wrist pulse is the radial pulse; the arm pulse is the brachial pulse. it seems that the pulses are named according to the artery palpated; therefore, your thumb pulse must be your princeps pollicis pulse. this is an educated guess.
Where are the pulse point in infants?
It is usually easiest to find the brachial pulse under the bicep, in the arm. The carotid pulse can be a little tricky, but if you can see it, you can get the rate visually.
True or false a sphygmomanometer is used to take the apical pulse?
False, because the apical pulse is the heartbeat and is heard with a stethoscope. The sphygmomanometer is used to take the pulse on the arm.
Which pulse site on the human body is located under the arm?
Brachial
