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How is your pulse different that your heartbeat?

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pulse is caused by the dilation and recoiling of your artery as blood gushes through (one sound). heartbeat is closing of the heart valves (2 sounds). The 2 sounds are caused by the atrioventricular valve ("lub") and the semilunar valve ("dub")

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