carotid pulse
Neck artery beat
The carotid pulse is the heartbeat felt at the carotid artery in the neck, just below the jaw.
It's one of the strongest pulse points in the body, making it useful for checking heart rate during exercise or assessing whether someone is alive in an emergency: She pressed two fingers to his neck to find a carotid pulse.
- neckHead-body junction
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- throbBeat with intensity
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