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The radial artery is the one that is used to take a pulse at the wrist.
You cannot generally take a pulse from a vein.
to exclude temporal arteriitis
The radial artery is usually used to take the pulse - it sits just below the flesh of the thumb at the wrist.
You take it on the babies thigh
Radial artery (lateral or thumb side of lower arm).
fingers pressed on the radial artery I believe is the answer you are looking for
The radial pulse is located in the wrist at the end of the radial artery. It is the most common place for healthcare professionals to take a patient's pulse.
The Radial artery is used when taking a persons pulse.
The rabbits pulse is easiest found on the central artery in the rabbits ear but can also be found on the rabbits femeral artery. good luck trying to take it my rabbits beats to fast to count.
Veins take blood back to the heart. So the pluse created from the heart beating is felt as a surge of blood in an artery. by the time the surge of blood has passed through the network of arterioles and capillaries the surge has died down.
Femoral pulse at the groin can be easily felt.