Classical Points

Question 1

Da-fen-meng

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Chui-jing

Answer 2

Just dorsal to the eye in the temporal fossa, 1 cun dorsal to the zygomatic process of the frontal bone

Question 3

Jing-shu

Answer 3

On the upper eyelid at the midpoint of the lid

Question 4

Yan-mai

Answer 4

2.5 cun from the lateral canthus if the eye on the transverse facial vein

Question 5

Jing-ya

Answer 5

Alar cartilage at the lateral corner of the nostril

Question 6

Tong-guan

Answer 6

On the ventral surface of the tongue on the sublingual veins that are just lateral to midline of the tongue

Question 7

Er-jian

Answer 7

At the tip of the ear in its outer surface at the junction of the medial, middle, and lateral branches of the auricular vein

Question 8

An-shen

Answer 8

Just behind the ears, halfway between the rostral and caudal ear bases

Question 9

Jiu-wei

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Hou-shu

Answer 10

Central point: On central midline at 3rd tracheal ring
A/B: 0.5 cun lateral to hou-shu

Question 11

Duan-xue

Answer 11

In 3 depressions along the dorsal midline between T17/18, T18/L1, and L1/2

Question 12

Qi-hai-shu

Answer 12

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)

Question 13

Yao-qian

Answer 13

Medial to xiao-chang-shu between the transverse processes of L1 and L2, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline

Question 14

Yao-zhong

Answer 14

Medial to Pang-guang-shu, between the transverse processes of L2 and L3, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline

Question 15

Yao-hou

Answer 15

Between the transverse processes of L3 and L4, 2 cun lateral to dorsal midline

Question 16

Bai-hui

Answer 16

On dorsal midline at the lumbosacral space

Question 17

Shen-shu

Answer 17

2 cun lateral to bai-hui

Question 18

Shen-peng

Answer 18

2 cun cranial to Shen-shu

Question 19

Shen-jiao

Answer 19

2 cun caudal to Shen-shu

Question 20

Ba-jiao

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Wei-duan

Answer 21

In the depression 1.5 cun lateral to midline at the sacral-coccygeal space

Question 22

Wei-gen

Answer 22

On midline in a depression at the first coccygeal vertebral space (C1-C2)

Question 23

Wei-ben

Answer 23

On the ventral midline of the tail 1 cun caudal to the base of the tail in the coccygeal vein

Question 24

Wei-jian

Answer 24

At the tip of the tail

Question 25

Mi-jiao-gan

Answer 25

At the junction of the cranial and middle ⅓ of the neck dorsal to the jugular vein

Question 26

Ding-chuan

Answer 26

0.5 cun lateral to GV-14 (dorsal midline between C7-T1)

Question 27

Hua-tuo-jia-ji

Answer 27

0.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline at the level of the causal border of each dorsal spinous process from T1-L6

Question 28

Fei-men

Answer 28

On the cranial border if the scapula ⅓ of the distance from dorsal to ventral

Question 29

Fei-pan

Answer 29

On the caudal border if the scapula ⅓ if the distance from dorsal to ventral

Question 30

Gong-zi

Answer 30

3 ½ cun (~ ⅓ distance) from dorsal border of scapula just caudal to the tuber of the scapular spine

Question 31

Yan-zhou

Answer 31

In a depression 1.5 cun for dorsomedial to the olecranon

Question 32

Cheng-deng

Answer 32

2 cun ventrocaudal to the olecranon

Question 33

Xiong-tang

Answer 33

Cephalic vein, cranial and dorsal to axilla, just at point where leg meets body

Question 34

Zhou-shu

Answer 34

2 cun cranial to the proximal aspect of the olecranon

Question 35

Ming-tang

Answer 35

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.

Question 36

Qian-ti-men

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Ba-shan

Answer 37

Midpoint between bai-hui and the greater trochanter

Question 38

Lu-gu

Answer 38

⅓ of the distance from greater trochanter to bai-hui

Question 39

Yan-chi

Answer 39

Midpoint between the top of the tuber coxa and shen-peng

Question 40

Dan-tian

Answer 40

In a depression 1.5 cun cranioventral to the lower border of the tuber coxa (SP-11)

Question 41

Ju-liao

Answer 41

In the depression caudoventral to the lower border of the tuber coxa (ST-31)

Question 42

Huan-tiao

Answer 42

2 cun cranial to the greater trochanter

Question 43

Huan-zhong

Answer 43

2 cun dorsal to the greater trochanter

Question 44

Huan-hou

Answer 44

2 cun caudal to the greater trochanter

Question 45

Yang-ling

Answer 45

4 cun caudal to the distal border of the patella

Question 46

Lue-cao

Answer 46

In the depression between the lateral and middle patellar ligaments

Question 47

Hou-chan-wan

Answer 47

Two points on each hind leg, one on both the medial plantar and lateral plantar veins just proximal to the proximal sesamoid bone

Question 48

Hou-ti-men

Answer 48

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