A pulse is felt: *
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O when a wave of pressure is created by the heart as it forces blood into the arteries.
Ο Ο
o o
on any part of the body where a large vein lies close to the surface of the skin.
O as oxygen and nutrients pass from the blood cells into the cells of the body tissues.
O wherever a large capillary lies between a bony structure and a thin layer of skin.