Your heart is like a pump with a beat. Every time it pumps blood, you feel a thump. This thumping is your pulse. Your heart has special cells that send messages to make it beat regularly, like a metronome for life.
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- Your pulse is like a drumbeat, every time your heart beats, you feel it in your wrist.
- When you run, your heart beats faster, so your pulse feels stronger and quicker.
- If you press on your neck, you can feel the beat of your heart as it pushes blood through your arteries.
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