It is possible to find a pulse in many other places besides your wrist and your neck. In fact, anywhere where there is a major artery. The only reason the wrist and neck are the used as the point of finding a pulse is because they are the easiest to find.
So a pulse in your upper arm is normal, unless you were talking about a different type of pulse? You may want to provide additional information as to what you are talking about.
Axillary pulse. It is caused by the force that blood exerts on the walls of the axillary artery (Latin: arteria axillaris)
upper arm
compress the brachial artery in the upper arm.
The pulse site under the arm is called the brachial artery pulse. It is located on the inner aspect of the upper arm, midway between the shoulder and elbow.
The brachial pulse located on the upper arm on the side closest to the body between the muscle.
The five upper limb pulse points are the radial pulse, found at the wrist on the thumb side; the ulnar pulse, located on the wrist on the pinky side; the brachial pulse, felt in the inner arm near the elbow; the axillary pulse, found in the armpit area; and the subclavian pulse, located just above the clavicle. These pulse points are key for assessing circulation and heart rate in the upper extremities.
The brachial pulse can be palpated on the inside of the upper arm between the elbow and the shoulder
Brachial and radial pulse is in the arm.
For infants you can check the pulse by using the apical pulse, or heart beat with a stethascope, or using your index and middle finger to feel for a brachial pulse on the upper inside area of the arms.
Femoral pulse at the groin can be easily felt.
The brachial pulse is found on the medial aspect of the antecubital fossa. To put it simply in the inner aspect of the front of the elbow.
The Radial artery is used when taking a persons pulse.