Identify the true statement about a pulse.
A) It occurs due to the alternate expansion and recoil of an artery after each systole of the left ventricle.
B) It causes the blood to exert a hydrostatic pressure, generated due to ventricular contraction, on the walls of blood vessels.
C) It is strongest in the capillaries near the heart.
D) It is normally higher than the heart rate.
E) It can be palpated using the subclavian artery.
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