Pulse
Pulse rate is the number of times the blood flow through the capillaries that are caused by the contraction of heart per minute.
Pulse, rhythmic dilation of an artery , generated by the opening and closing of the aortic valve in the Heart.
The pulse is the expansion of the arteries.
Pulse is the wave of distinction and elongation felt in the artery wall due to contraction of left ventricle.
Normal pulse rate = 60-80 beats per minute
Heart rate,
Number of contractions of the Heart per minute.
Pulse name and location
1. Temporal pulse
Present in head
2. Facial pulse
Present in face (near lower jaw bone)
3. Carotid pulse
Present in the neck groove
4.Apical pulse
Present in left side of chest
5. Brachial pulse
Present at anterior aspect of elbow.
6. Radial pulse
Located on lateral of wrist
7. Femoral pulse
Present in groing areas.
8. Popliteal pulse
Present behind the knee.
9. Posterior tibial pulse
Present behind the ankle
10. Dorsalis pedis
Present on the top of foot
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