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Because they are one and the same. When you feel a persons pulse with the forefinger, and not the thumb, you feel each individual beat of the heart. The reason you dont use the thumb, is because you can actually feel your own heart beat as well, making the reading innacurate. The best way to read a pulse is to count the beats for a total of 15 seconds and multiply by 4.
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Why when we speed up our heart pulse rate increase?
The pulse is a measure of the heart rate.
How are pulse and heart rate related?
Pulse rate(AKA heart rate) is number of beats per minute
The pulse rate is equal to?
the pulse rate is usually equal to the heart rate
What is the munipluated variable pulse heart rate?
pulse rate in legs
What is a heart rate sensor?
Heart rate sensors. A pulse monitor placed on the finger tip can monitor pulse rate.
Why do you have a pulse rate?
We have a pulse because every time the heart beats, it makes a pulse. So when you can't feel your pulse it means your heart has stopped beating.
If your pulse rate increase your heart rate does what?
Your pulse rate is your heart rate.
What is the normal tibial pulse rate?
A distal pulse should be the same rate as a femoral pulse, carotid pulse, brachial pulse, pedal pulse, or radial pulse. The strength of the pulse may be harder to feel the further away from the heart, but the rate should be the same. One heart, One Pulse Rate. The Normal heart rate/pulse in an adult is 60-100 beats per minute. Less of course, in the super healthy athlete.
What organs play a part in pulse rate?
Your heart is the organ involved in the pulse rate.
What is the effect of cooling on pulse rate?
Cooling slows heart rate, thus slowing the pulse rate.
Does the Garmin Forerunner GPS with heart rate monitor give your pulse rate?
No, it does not give your pulse rate.
What is the other word for heart rate?
Another term for heart rate is PULSE
