In tests conducted so far, the device was found to relay accurate data after being placed inside a rabbit's iliac artery. It was able to transmit up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) through blood, and 5.5 cm (2 ...

Blood flow in the forearm, measured by the mercury-in-rubber strain-gauge plethysmograph, 1,2 is shown in Table 1. The resting blood flow to the arm was reduced by 1/2 and its capacity for flow by ...

It has to run through your knee without getting pinched. So the location of your popliteal pulse is behind your knee. This keeps the artery out of the way of the bones and tendons in the soft tissue.

The pulse here is from blood flow to the popliteal artery, a vital blood supply to the lower leg. Several medical conditions can affect blood flow to and from the popliteal pulse.

The rhythm of your pulse is the stopping and starting of blood moving through your arteries. In just 60 seconds, the average adult heart pumps about 1.5 gallons (5.7 liters) of blood.

The pulse you feel in your temples is normal and comes from your superficial temporal artery which is a branch of your external carotid artery. The easiest place to feel this pulse is to lightly ...