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Is it normal to be able to feel and move around a blood vessel a little smaller than index finger around the cartoid artery area on one side only?

Q: is it normal to be able to feel and move around a blood vessel a little smaller than index finger around the cartoid artery area on one side only?

: You can feel the pulse of the carotid artery but not the artery itself. What you feel may be the anterior portion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

You can feel the pulse of the carotid artery but not the artery itself. What you feel may be the anterior portion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Answered 3/7/2022

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A member asked:

Is it normal to be able to feel and move around a blood vessel a little smaller than index finger around the cartoid artery area on one side only?

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