DU / Governing vessel / Du Mai / 督脉

Question 1

DU1 长强 Changqiang 络穴

Answer 1

On the midline, midway between the tip of the coccyx and the anus.

• Luo-Connecting point of the Governor Vessel
• Intersection of the Kidney, Gallbladder and Conception Vessel on the Governor Vessel

Question 2

DU2 腰俞 Yaoshu

Answer 2

On the midline, in the sacro-coccygeal hiatus

Question 3

DU3 腰阳关 Yaoyangguan

Answer 3

On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of L4, at the same level with the top of iliac crest

Question 4

DU4 命门 Mingmen

Answer 4

On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of L2

Question 5

DU5 悬枢 Xuanshu

Answer 5

On the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of L1

Question 6

DU6 脊中 Jizhong

Answer 6

On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T11

Question 7

DU7 中枢 Zhongshu

Answer 7

On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T10

Question 8

DU8 筋缩 Jinsuo

Answer 8

On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T9

Question 9

DU9 至阳 Zhiyang

Answer 9

On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T7

Question 10

DU10 灵台 Lingtai

Answer 10

On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T6

Question 11

DU11 神道 Shendao

Answer 11

On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of T5

Question 12

DU12 身柱 Shenzhu

Answer 12

On the midline of the upper back, in the depression below the spinous process of T3

Question 13

DU13 陶道 Taodao - 足太阳之会

Answer 13

On the midline of the upper back, in the depression below the spinous process of T1

• Intersection of the Bladder on the Governor Vessel

Question 14

DU14 大椎 Dazhui - 三阳、督脉之会（六阳经）

Answer 14

On the midline at the base of the neck, in the depression below the spinous process of the C7

• Intersection of all six Yang channels on the Governor Vessel
• Sea of Qi point

Question 15

DU15 哑门 Yamen

Answer 15

On the midline at the nape of the neck, in the depression 0.5 cun inferior to Fengfu Du16, above the spinous process of C2

• Intersection of the Yang Wei Mai on the Governor Vessel
• Sea of Qi point

Question 16

DU16 风府 Fengfu - 第六鬼穴

Answer 16

On the midline at the nape of the neck, in the depression immediately below the external occipital protuberance

• Intersection of the Yang Qiao Mai on the Governor Vessel
• Sixth Ghost point
• Sea of Marrow point
• Window of the Sky point

Question 17

DU17 脑户 Naohu

Answer 17

At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly above Fengfu DU16, in the depression directly superior to the external occipital protuberance

• Intersection of the Bladder on the Governor Vessel

Question 18

DU18 强间 Qiangjian

Answer 18

At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly superior to Naohu DU17, midway between Fengfu DU16 and Baihui DU20

Question 19

DU19 后顶 Houding

Answer 19

At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun posterior to Baihui Du20

Question 20

DU20 百会 Baihui

Answer 20

At the vertex of the head, in the depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline

on the mid-sagittal line, 7 cun superior to the posterior hairline, at the midpoint of the line connecting the apex of the two ears(fold the ear forwards carefully to find the apex precisely)

• Intersection of the Bladder, Gallbladder, Sanjiao and Liver channels on the Governor Vessel
• Sea of Marrow point

Question 21

DU21 前顶 Qianding

Answer 21

At the top of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly anterior to Baihui DU20 and 3.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline

Question 22

*DU22 囟会 Xinhui

Answer 22

On the top of the head, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline

Question 23

DU23 上星 Shangxing - 第十鬼穴

Answer 23

On the mid-sagittal line, 1 cun posterior to the anterior hairline

• Tenth Ghost point

Question 24

DU24 神庭 Shenting

Answer 24

On the midline of the head, 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline

• Intersection of the Bladder and Stomach on the Governor Vessel

Question 25

DU25 素髎 Suliao

Answer 25

On the midline at the tip of the nose, in the small depression between the two greater alar cartilages

Question 26

DU26 水沟 Shuigou - 第一鬼穴

Answer 26

Above the upper lip on the midline, at the junction of the upper third and lower two thirds of the philtrum, also commonly known as Renzhong

• Intersection of the Large Intestine and Stomach on the Governor Vessel
• First Ghost point

Question 27

*DU27 兑端 Duiduan

Answer 27

At the centre of the top of the upper lip, at the intersection of the skin of the philtrum and the lip

Question 28

*DU28 龈交 Yinjiao

Answer 28

Inside the mouth on the frenulum, at the junction of the upper lip and gum

• Intersection of the Conception Vessel and Stomach on the Governor Vessel