Long-time local landmarks include Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, along California State Route 152, just west of town, and Mount Madonna County Park, at Hecker Pass, about twelve miles west of town, off Highway 152.
Jan 11, '05. The apical pulse is the pulse heard at the apex of the heart (which is the pointed lower extremity of the heart) Yoou can hear the apical pulse by placing your stethescope at the 5th intercostal space (spaces between the ribs) on the left side just left of the sternum.
The apical pulse (actually, the heartbeat) can be felt over the apex of the heart (the pointed lower end of the heart.) This site is located to the (patientâs) left of the breastbone and two to three inches above the bottom of the breastbone. The apical pulse is easily heard when a stethoscope is used.