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.
You could also be hearing your pulse in your ear because the. insides of your blood vessels are irregular and not smooth as. they should be. This is often caused by atherosclerosis. (hardening of the arteries). You hear your pulse because the blood flow over these.