PULSE – is a wave of blood created

PULSE – is a wave of blood created by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. It can be palpated (felt with the fingers) at sites where an artery passes alongside or over a bone, by placing slight pressure on the artery.
 Stroke volume output – the amount of blood that enters the arteries with each ventricular contractions.  Compliance of the arteries – the ability of the arteries to contract and expand.  Cardiac output – the volume of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart. It is the result of the stroke volume (SV) x the heart rate (HR) per minute.  Peripheral pulse – located in the periphery of the body (ex. foot, hand, neck).  Apical pulse – central pulse; located at the apex of the heart.