Veins do not have a pulse that can be felt. The pulse, a rhythmic expansion and contraction of an artery, is caused by the forceful ejection of blood from the heart. Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart under high pressure, resulting in the pulsating sensation.
Veins, on the other hand, carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart under low pressure. This low pressure is due to the lack of direct pumping force from the heart. As a result, the blood flow in veins is smoother and less forceful, making it impossible to feel a pulse.
While some veins, such as the jugular vein in the neck, may show pulsations due to the pressure changes associated with the heart's pumping action, these are not true pulses and are not felt in the same way as an arterial pulse.
The inability to feel a pulse in veins is a key difference between these two types of blood vessels and helps differentiate them during physical examinations.
