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Would wrist or neck pulse be felt first following a heart beat? why?
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Simultaneous: They would be pretty much simultaneous. The entire arterial system is always pressurized and the arteries expand during systole (pulse) fairly equally. Any actual time discrepancy is probably not discernable.
Answered 6/15/2014
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