The brachial pulse is found in which location?

• A. On the neck
• B. On the wrist near the thumb
• C. On the inner elbow
• D. On the back of the upper arm

Answer: (C)

The brachial pulse is felt at the inner elbow, in the antecubital fossa, where the brachial artery runs close to the surface. This site is used for checking pulses and for taking blood pressure because the artery is accessible and can be auscultated with a stethoscope under the cuff. In contrast, the pulse at the wrist near the thumb is the radial pulse, and the pulse in the neck is the carotid pulse. The area at the back of the upper arm isn’t a typical pulse palpation site.