Classical Points Flashcards
Da-fen-meng
Main point (GV24) is on dorsal midline at the rostral end of the forelock. The two auxiliary points are 1 cun ventro lateral to the main point
Chui-jing
Just dorsal to the eye in the temporal fossa, 1 cun dorsal to the zygomatic process of the frontal bone
Jing-shu
On the upper eyelid at the midpoint of the lid
Yan-mai
2.5 cun from the lateral canthus if the eye on the transverse facial vein
Jing-ya
Alar cartilage at the lateral corner of the nostril
Tong-guan
On the ventral surface of the tongue on the sublingual veins that are just lateral to midline of the tongue
Er-jian
At the tip of the ear in its outer surface at the junction of the medial, middle, and lateral branches of the auricular vein
An-shen
Just behind the ears, halfway between the rostral and caudal ear bases
Jiu-wei
Most cranial point: 1 cun caudal to BL-10 and 1 cun ventral to the mane.
Most caudal post: 1.5 cun cranial to the angle of the scapula and 1 ⅔ cun ventral to the mane.
The other 7 points are located in an arching line equidistantly between the most cranial and caudal points
Hou-shu
Central point: On central midline at 3rd tracheal ring
A/B: 0.5 cun lateral to hou-shu
Duan-xue
In 3 depressions along the dorsal midline between T17/18, T18/L1, and L1/2
Qi-hai-shu
In the groove between the longissimus Doris and the iliocostalis at the level of the 16th intercostal space 3 cun from midline (between BL-19 and BL-20)
Yao-qian
Medial to xiao-chang-shu between the transverse processes of L1 and L2, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline
Yao-zhong
Medial to Pang-guang-shu, between the transverse processes of L2 and L3, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline
Yao-hou
Between the transverse processes of L3 and L4, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline
Bai-hui
On dorsal midline at the lumbosacral space
Shen-shu
2 cun lateral to bai-hui
Shen-peng
2 cun cranial to Shen-shu
Shen-jiao
2 cun caudal to Shen-shu
Ba-jiao
4 points in each side, located along a line that is 1.5 cun lateral to the midline at the first, second, third, and fourth spaces between the dorsal spinous processes of the sacrum
Wei-duan
In the depression 1.5 cun lateral to midline at the sacral-coccygeal space
Wei-gen
On midline in a depression at the first coccygeal vertebral space (C1-C2)
Wei-ben
On the ventral midline of the tail 1 cun caudal to the base of the tail in the coccygeal vein
Wei-jian
At the tip of the tail
Mi-jiao-gan
At the junction of the cranial and middle ⅓ of the neck dorsal to the jugular vein
Ding-chuan
0.5 cun lateral to GV-14 (dorsal midline between C7-T1)
Hua-tuo-jia-ji
0.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline at the level of the causal border of each dorsal spinous process from T1-L6
Fei-men
On the cranial border if the scapula ⅓ of the distance from dorsal to ventral
Fei-pan
On the caudal border if the scapula ⅓ if the distance from dorsal to ventral
Gong-zi
3 ½ cun (~ ⅓ distance) from dorsal border of scapula just caudal to the tuber of the scapular spine
Yan-zhou
In a depression 1.5 cun for dorsomedial to the olecranon
Cheng-deng
2 cun ventrocaudal to the olecranon
Xiong-tang
Cephalic vein, cranial and dorsal to axilla, just at point where leg meets body
Zhou-shu
2 cun cranial to the proximal aspect of the olecranon
Ming-tang
On the palpar aspect of the fetlock at the distal extent of the fossa that lies between the medial and lateral proximal sesamoids, distal to the ergot.
Qian-ti-men
Two points in each front hoof. The palmarodorsal borders of each heel bulb in the depressions at the palmar corner of both the lateral cartilage and the medial cartilage
Ba-shan
Midpoint between bai-hui and the greater trochanter
Lu-gu
⅓ of the distance from greater trochanter to bai-hui
Yan-chi
Midpoint between the top of the tuber coxa and shen-peng
Dan-tian
In a depression 1.5 cun cranioventral to the lower border of the tuber coxa
(SP-11)
Ju-liao
In the depression caudoventral to the lower border of the tuber coxa (ST-31)
Huan-tiao
2 cun cranial to the greater trochanter
Huan-zhong
2 cun dorsal to the greater trochanter
Huan-hou
2 cun caudal to the greater trochanter
Yang-ling
4 cun caudal to the distal border of the patella
Lue-cao
In the depression between the lateral and middle patellar ligaments
Hou-chan-wan
Two points on each hind leg, one on both the medial plantar and lateral plantar veins just proximal to the proximal sesamoid bone
Hou-ti-men
Two points in each hind hoof, at the plantarodorsak border of each heel bulb in the depressions at the plantar corner of both the lateral cartilage and medial cartilage
