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.
Draw a straight line from the left nipple to the fifth intercostal space to identify the area of the apical pulse. Place the diaphragm (flat part) of the stethoscope on this point and count the heart beat for 60 seconds. The heart beat consists of two distinct sounds, lub-dub. Each lub-dub counts as one heart beat.