A carotid pulse is the heartbeat measured at the carotid artery site, on the sides of the neck. A radial pulse is the pulse or heartbeat taken at the wrist, where the radius and ulna intersect. A heart monitor is on of many devices that measure cardiac performance.
Popliteal Pulse
This site is called a pulse point. There are ten sites that are used.
Temporal pulse
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 pulse site found at the temple of the head is called the superficial temporal artery. This artery is commonly used for checking the pulse and is located just in front of the ear.
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NECK
Arteries that are relatively large and near the surface can be used as pulse sites.
Radial
The pulse site in the groin area is the femoral artery. You can palpate this just superior to the anterior iliac crest.