Question

The normal pulse for healthy individual ranges from

• A. 20-40 beats/minute.
• B. 200-600 beats/minutes.
• C. 60-100 beats/minutes.
• D. 90 beats/minute.

Answer 1

The correct option is C 60-100 beats/minutes.

• Pulse is a pressure wave that travels through the arteries after each ventricular systole.
• Since each heartbeat generates one pulse in the arteries, the pulse rate per minute indicates the heart rate.
• Thus, pulse rate is the same as that of heart rate, between 60 to 100 beats per minute.

Thus option C is the correct answer.