one of the main arteries run threw the thigh.
You take it on the babies thigh
the femoral artery is huge and passes through your thigh, hence the pulse you feel.
Femoral pulse: located in the inner thigh, at the mid-inguinal point, halfway between the pubic symphysis and anterior superior iliac spine (femoral artery). (from Wikipedia)
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On the inside of either thigh.
anywhere there is a strong arterial pulse is where you find the pulse. carotid artery in neck (inside the vertical neck muscle) brachial pulse in babies in the upper arm between the muscles on the inside. wrist pulse (in the crook tween the middle tendons on the inside and the thumb side of the wrist)... femoral = inside mid thigh
Neck
Neck
Your thumb has its own pulse so it shouldn't be used to take your pulse.
An elephants pulse rate per minuete is 25 beats. A shrews is 200 beats per minuete and so is a mouses.
apical pulse is actually the heartbeat
There are 4 pulses that are palpable on the lower extremities:femoral pulse (thigh)popliteal pulse (back of the knee)posterier tibial (behind the ankle)dorsalis pedis (top of the foot)