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A member asked:
My 15 year, cousin, says that he can feel his pulse in navels when he presses it? is it normal, he doesn't smoke and is always excersising
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Probably normal: If you cousin is thin and in good shape it is possible to palpate (feel) the pulses of the aorta.
Answered 12/9/2012
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Abdominal aorta: He is probably feeling the pulse over his abdominal aorta, which can sometimes be felt in thin people.
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