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Designing for Upper Torso and Arm Anatomy
Published in Karen L. LaBat, Karen S. Ryan, Human Body, 2019
The arm has both arteries and veins. Arterial pulse points in the arm likely are of most interest to designers. The arterial blood supply for the arm arises from a large artery in the upper thorax. After this artery travels through the axilla (arm pit), it is called the brachial artery. Commonly blood pressure is measured over the brachial artery, as it passes along the medial aspect of the humerus above the elbow. The brachial artery provides branches to the tissues in the arm and forearm. Below the elbow joint, the brachial artery branches into the radial and ulnar arteries—two major arteries supplying the wrist and hand. The arteries run along the radial and ulnar sides of the forearm, and their pulsations can be felt at the volar wrist pulse points (refer to Figure 2.17 and Figure 4.2).
The effect of low-volume high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic health and psychological responses in overweight/obese middle-aged men
Published in Journal of Sports Sciences, 2020
Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Jonathan Peter Little, Cindy Hui-Ping Sit, Stephen Heung-Sang Wong
Participants’ height was measured using a stadiometer (Seca, Leicester). Body weight, BMI and body fat percentage were determined by a multi-frequency segmental body composition analyser (MC-780 MA, Tanita, Japan) after voiding bladder. To indicate central obesity, waist circumference (i.e., narrowest part of the waist) was measured with an anthropometric tape (ACSM, 2017). Blood pressure was measured using a clinical automatic blood pressure monitor (M7 Intelli IT, Omron, Japan). Participants rested for 10 minutes in a quiet place (seated position) before taking the measurement. The cuff was placed around participants’ brachial artery (left arm). Two readings (with 1-min interval) of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were averaged.