Question

______ is most commonly used to feel pulse.
a) Radial vein
b) Brachial artery
c) Brachial vein
d) Radial artery

Answer 1

Answer:

d) ___Radial artery __ is most commonly used to feel pulse.

Pulse beat is the palpitation of heart beats that can be felt on the arteries of wrist. Arteries on wrist are called radial artery , by tapping on which beats can be felt per minute and that gives an exact calculation of number of heart beats per minute.

Normally three fingers are used to compress the radial artery to calculate the heart or pulse beat. Heart beat of a normal healthy adult ranges from 70-90 beats per minute.

Answer 2

The correct answer is d) Radial artery.

Explanation:

• Pulse felt in the wrist of an individual is on the Radial Artery.
• This artery is located on the lateral side of the forearm.
• It is formed by the bifurcation of the artery present in the upper arm which is called the Brachial artery at the elbow pit.
• It is located superficially in the frontal part of the radius bone's distal end.