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Why pulse are felt at specific body location?
Veins or arteries are close to the surface,
What do veins have that arteries don't have?
Arteries have a pulse
Is the pulse present in arteries?
no
What characteristics do arteries have to have to be considered a pulse site?
Arteries that are relatively large and near the surface can be used as pulse sites.
Does the brain have a pulse?
The brain itself does not pulse, but it does have a blood flow. The veins and arteries do have a pulse.
Which vessels produce a pulse?
Arteries
Which vessels can you feel a pulse?
Arteries
What are the different location of pulse?
A pulse is defined as a regular throbbing caused in the arteries by the contractions of the heart. In an infant, the best location to feel a pulse is in the brachial area (ante-cubital fossae); in an adult, the pulse is best felt either in the tracheal area (neck) or at the radial artery in the wrist. in the buttox
Does a pulse ox read apical or radial pulse?
They read the ulnar arteries.
Does a caplillary have a pulse?
No, they don't.Out of the 3 blood vessels: veins, arteries and capillaries, only the ARTERIES have a pulse. This pulse occurs because of the method the arteries use to pump blood. When you feel for a pulse on the neck, wrist etc... you are pressing the artery against bone which is how the rhythem is felt. Hope this helped :)
Where can a pulse can be detected most easily in?
In the arteries
What is the Expanding of the arteries after each heartbeat?
pulse
