Classical Canine Point Locations Flashcards
Learn the locations
Tian-men* or GV-17
“Gate of Heaven”
Caudal rim of ear base- dorsal mid-line.
Da-feng-men* or GV-21
“Great wing gate”
Cranial rim of ear bases, mid-line.
Nao-shu*
“Brain association point”
Over the temporalis muscle 1/3 of the way along the line between the cranial ear base to the lateral canthus of the eye.
Long-hui*
“Meeting of dragons”
On the midpoint between the two temporal fossa at the level of eyebrows.
Feng-chi or GB-20
“Wind pond”
In the large depressions just caudal and lateral to the occipital protuberance and medial to the cranial edge of the wings of atlas.
“ 6-pack point”
Yi-feng or TH-17
“Wind screen”
Ventral to the ear in the depression between the mandible and the mastoid process.
An-shen*
“Pacify Shen”
The point is located midway between the dorsal and ventral borders of the ear base in a large depression that is halfway between GB-20 and TH-17.
(Fold ear caudally to find divot. Pull skin, insert needle vertically)
Tai-yang*
“Great Yang”
1 cun caudal to the lateral canthus dorsal to the zygomatic arch.
Shan-gen*
“Mountain base”
Nose, dorsal mid-line at the junction of hair and non-haired region.
Jian-wei*
“Strengthen stomach”
On the lateral cervical region between the jugular vein and the transverse process of the cervical vertebrae at the junction of the upper and middle 1/3 of the jugular groove.
Jing-ming or BL-1
“Bright eye”
0.1 cun dorsal to the medial canthus of the eye.
Cheng-Qi or ST-1
“Receiving tears”
Below the center of pupil, inside orbital ridge
Ying-xiang or LI-20
“Receiving fragrance”
In nasal alar fold, at the level of the widest part of nostril, 0.1 can outside the haired/non-haired border.
Bi-tong (The tongs)
“Nose passing”
Midpoint between LI-20 & BL-1
Shan-guan or GB-3
“Upper joint”
In depression at caudal end of TMJ, cadual to masseter m. & dorsal to zygomatic arch & ST-7.
Xia-guan or ST-7
“Lower joint”
Caudal to masseter m. and cranial to TMJ.
Follow zygomatic arch, ventral to arch.
Beo-Sai or ST-6
“Embrace the mandible”
In depression in middle of mfassester m., just rostral to angle of mandible.
Er-jian
“Ear tip”
Convex surface of ear at lateral angular v. ear tip.
Cheng-jiang or CV-24
“Receiving saliva”
1 run to rim of lower lip
Jing-jia-ji
“Cervical Hua-to-jia-ji”
Above & below lateral vertebral processes at the level of IV spaces of: (seven pairs on each side of neck)
C1-2, C2-3, C3-4, C4-5, C5-6, C6-7, C7-T1
Lian-guan or CV-23
“Ridge Spring”
Cranial to larynx on ventral midline.
Da-zhui or GV-14
“Great Vertebra”
Dorsal midline between C7-T1
Ding-chuan
“Stop cough”
0.5 can lateral to GV-14 (divot)
Tian-tu or CV-22
“Celestial chimney”
Tip of manubrium, in the ventral midline.
Tian-ping (Center of body point)
“Scale”
Between T13-L1 on dorsal midline
Ji-zhong or GV-6
“Center spine”
Between T11-T12 on dorsal midline; between BL-19.
Bai-hui
“Hundred meetings”
Between L7-S1 on dorsal midline; within LS space.
Shen-shu (The Shen Brothers)
“Kidney Association point”
1 cun lateral to Bai-hui.
Shen-peng (The Shen Brothers)
“Kidney shelf”
1 cun cranial to Shen-shu.
Shen-jiao (The Shen Brothers)
“Kidney corner”
1 run caudal to Shen-shu.
Bai-hui + The Shen Brothers
“The 7 stars”
Wei-jie or GV-2
“Tail vertebrae”
Between Cd-1 & Cd-2 on dorsal midline.
Wei-jan or GV-1B
“Tail tip”
At the tip of the tail
Hua-tuo-jiaji
“Hua-tuo’s paravertebral points”
Between the vertebral bodies from T1-L7; 0.5 can from the midline; 1 cun medial to the inner bladder channel points.
( 19 AP on each side of the back)
Er-yan
“Two eyes sacral foramina”
In the pelvic foramina, 2 pairs of bilateral points; 0.5 cun away from S1-S2.
( 4 points)
Guan-Yuan-shu or BL-21
“Gate of primary Qi”
Between T-13 & L-1; 1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal spinous process.
Fei-men
“Lung gate”
1/3 of the way along cranial border of scapula from dorsal to ventral; more dorsal.
Fei-pan
“Lung hugging”
1/3 of the way along caudal border of scapula from dorsal to ventral; more ventral.
Zhou-shu
“Elbow association point”
Between the lateral humeral condyle and the atonal process; opposite SI-8 on medial side (The Figure 8 ).
Jian-jiao
“Coxa angle”
Using an L shape with thumb and finger, in the depression just ventral to dorsal border of the wing of the ilium.
Liu-feng
“Six raphes”
Between the digits in the skin folds- 3 points on each foot
( 6 points FL ; 6 points HL)
Insert needle through webbing and dorsal to metacarpophalangeal or metatarsophalagneal joints.
