AA2 Week 3 Facial Points Flashcards
ST2
- Location
- Direction
- Depth
- Position
ST2
Location
In the infraorbital foramen (palpate for depression) in line with the pupil when the eye is looking straight ahead, approximately 1 cun below the pupil.
Direction
perpendicular, slightly oblique inferior to superior
Depth
0.2-0.3 cun
Position
Supine
ST6
- Location
- Direction
- Depth
- Position
ST6
Location
1 cun anterior and superior to the angle of the mandible. For easier localization, ask the patient to clench the teeth to bulge the masseter muscle. The point is right in the prominence of the masseter muscle.
Direction
Perpendicularly
Depth
0.3 – 0.5 cun
Position
Supine
SI19
- Location
- Direction
- Depth
- Position
SI19
Location
On the face, anterior to the tragus of the ear, posterior to the condyle of the mandible, in the middle of the groove / depression appearing when the mouth is slightly open.
Direction
Perpendicularly, lateral to medial.
Depth
0.5 – 1.5 cun
Position
Supine
BL2
- Location
- Direction
- Depth
- Position
BL2
Location
On the medial end of the eyebrow at the medial superior corner of the orbital fossa near the supratrochlear notch.
Direction
oblique either medial to lateral along the eyebrow or superior to inferior.
Depth
0.3-0.5 cun
Position
Supine
TE23
- Location
- Direction
- Depth
- Position
TE23
Location
In the depression on the lateral end of the eyebrow at the lateral superior corner of the orbital fossa.
Direction
obliquely, superior to inferior or lateral to medial along eyebrow
Depth
0.3 - 0.5 cun
Position
Supine
GB14
- Location
- Direction
- Depth
- Position
GB14
Location
On the forehead, in line with the pupil when looking straight ahead or the midpoint of the eyebrow or the superior orbital margin and 1 cun above the superior orbital margin (2 cun below the hairline), right on the supraorbital foramen.
Direction
oblique superior to inferior, towards the middle of the eyebrow or toward the pain.
Depth
0.5-1 cun
Position
Supine
GV20
- Location
- Direction
- Depth
- Position
GV20
Location
On the midline of the head, midway between the external occipital protuberance (EOP) and the anterior hairline. This distance is measured as 10 cun; therefore, the point is 5 cun anterior to the superior border of the EOP and 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline.
Direction
oblique ~15-20° posterior to anterior aiming into the loose connective tissue of the scalp
Depth
0.5-1 cun
Position
Prone
