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You can't feel ulnar pulse because, you can't compress it on a hard anatomical structure like bone. The radial artery can be compressed posterolaterally on the radius bone in the wrist region; therefore the pulse sensation can be experienced though palpation.

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Q: Why can't the ulnar pulse be felt?
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Did the pulse disappear completely when the radial or ulnar artery alone was compressed?

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