Radial pulse is located where?

Radial pulse is located where?

• A. Beating or throbbing felt in the antecubital space
• B. Pulse felt at the back of the knee
• C. Pulse located on the lateral palmar side at the wrist
• D. Pulse located on the medial palmar side at the wrist

Answer: (C)

The pulse at the wrist you feel is the radial pulse, and it is located on the lateral (thumb-side) palmar surface of the wrist. You can feel it by placing your fingers just distal to the base of the thumb, on the anterolateral wrist where the radial artery runs toward the hand. This location is distinct from other arterial pulses: the pulse in the antecubital space (the inside of the elbow) is the brachial pulse; the pulse behind the knee is the popliteal pulse; and the pulse on the medial side of the wrist is the ulnar pulse.

The pulse at the wrist you feel is the radial pulse, and it is located on the lateral (thumb-side) palmar surface of the wrist. You can feel it by placing your fingers just distal to the base of the thumb, on the anterolateral wrist where the radial artery runs toward the hand. This location is distinct from other arterial pulses: the pulse in the antecubital space (the inside of the elbow) is the brachial pulse; the pulse behind the knee is the popliteal pulse; and the pulse on the medial side of the wrist is the ulnar pulse.