Question

What is another artery that can be used (other than brachial artery) to indirectly measure blood pressure?

Answer 1

If so, then explain the choice?

Answer 2

radial and ulnar arteries could be used for an indirect measurement of blood pressure
The brachial artery commences at the lower margin of the tendon of the Teres major, and, passing down the arm, ends about 1 cm. below the bend of the elbow, where it divides into the radial and ulnar arteries. At first the brachial artery lies medial to the humerus; but as it runs down the arm it gradually gets in front of the bone, and at the bend of the elbow it lies midway between its two epicondyles.

Answer 3

That paragraph that kaycimarie copied & pasted is correct.

Take a look at this picture:
http://www.musc.edu/intrad/AtlasofVascularAnatomy/images/CHAP15FIG22.jpg

There are a lot of labeled parts there.

The BRACHIAL ARTERY is the large one, in your UPPER ARM.

Near your elbow, the Brachial artery BIFURCATES (splits) into two arteries:

1. RADIAL ARTERY
2. ULNAR ARTERY

These arteries are in your LOWER ARM.

We could use the radial artery, to measure blood pressure.

It just gives us a slightly less accurate reading.

Answer 4

i actually only copied and pasted someof it. so lmao. omg

Answer 5

How about all of it?

http://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-answers/artery-brachial-used-indirect-measurement-blood-pressure-explain-choice-q2064273

Answer 6

and i'm also in bio; and i have most of that on a paper, from my teacher. lmao are we not allowed to copy and paste something on here. the answer is right. so who gives a flutter.

Answer 7

If you're "in bio,"
why did you need to copy and paste?

Couldn't put it into your own "bio" words?

Answer 8

I'm in biology as well.

Answer 9

if i wasn't in biology i wouldn't have asked like three questions tonight. and like i said; I have most of that on my paper, i only copied parts of it. you really have no reason to point out if something is copied and pasted, it's the right answer whether it came from me or online.

Answer 10

i'm done; you're dismissed. shut up.

Answer 11

What I pointed out was that your copied & pasted piece of info was correct. I never disagreed with you.

Answer 12

Explain the reason for your choice?

Answer 13

and you don't know if all of it was copied or not. and like i said you don't have to put if it's copied or not. just say it's correct. now would you please shut up?

Answer 14

I DO know that it was copied. I found the very link where you copied it.

Answer 15

like i said; i'm in biology, and it is also on a paper.

Answer 16

Alright folks: I still need to know: why the reason to pick the alternative artery?

Answer 17

@kaycimarie

I don't disagree with that at all.
I only pointed out two things:

1. You copied & pasted your information, word for word. Every bit of it. Not just "some of it."

2. The information was correct.

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@Counterhero

The radial artery is one of our body's PULSE POINTS,
where we can feel a pulse, and measure the pressure of that pulse.

Take a look at this picture:
http://www.emergencymedicaled.com/images/PULSEPT2.gif

It's a picture, with all of our PULSE and PRESSURE POINTS labeled.

As I was flipping through my articles and books just now,
I did find that blood pressure is also often measured in the POPLITEAL artery,
which is behind our knee.
(You can see it labeled in the picture.)

The brachial artery is still the most popular artery for blood pressure measurement.

Answer 18

who cares what i do. k. k.

Answer 19

I did find that blood pressure is also often measured in the POPLITEAL artery, which is behind our knee. (You can see it labeled in the picture.)

Alright but WHY (explain your choice); what makes this artery a good choice?

Answer 20

Because this is one of our "pressure points,"
where we can detect a pulse, and thus, measure pressure.

The artery is large enough for us to measure pressure.
(Veins and capillaries, the other types of blood vessels, are too small.)

And our popliteal artery runs close enough to the surface of our skin (unlike our aorta),
so that we can get a non-invasive blood pressure reading.
("Non-invasive" means that we don't have to penetrate the skin.)

Answer 21

Would not this be true for any artery?

Answer 22

Every blood vessel has a blood pulse.

It's just that some arteries are easier to read, than others.

For example, the largest artery in our body is the aorta.
It runs down the middle of our body.

But the aorta is DEEP INSIDE of us.
It's not close to the surface of the skin.