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.
Definition of Apical Pulse. Cardiac function is the ability of the heart to pump blood out of the heart and to the body. Cardiac function can be initially measured by listening to the apical pulse. This is the pulse that can be heard, using a stethoscope, at the apex of the heart. The apex is located at the bottom left of the organ.