AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A pulse is the heart rate, or the number of times your heart beats in one minute. The pulse can be measured using the radial artery in the wrist or the carotid artery in the neck.

Detailed explanation-2: -You can find your pulse on your wrist, neck, elbow or even the top of your foot. But the easiest place for taking your pulse is your wrist.

Detailed explanation-3: -A common location for taking the pulse is the neck. There are two large arteries near the front of the throat which supply the head with blood. These arteries are called the carotid arteries.

Detailed explanation-4: -Radial artery pulse-The radial pulse is palpated immediately above the wrist joint near the base of the thumb (i.e., common site), or in the anatomical snuff box (i.e., alternative site), by gently pressing the radial artery against the underlying bone with the middle and index fingers.