Head & Neck: Locations (Part 1)

Question 1

Du-15 / Yamen

Location:

Answer 1

0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression below the spinous process of the first cervical vertebra

Question 2

Du-16 / Feng Fu

Location:

Answer 2

1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below the external occipital protuberance in the depression between the trapezius on both sides

Question 3

Du-17 / Nao Hu

Location:

Answer 3

2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-16 in the depression of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance

Question 4

Du-19 / Houding

Location:

Answer 4

5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-18

Question 5

Du-20 / Baihui

Location:

Answer 5

On the midline of the head 5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline, approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting the apex of the ears

Question 6

Du-21 / Qianding

Location:

Answer 6

3.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun anterior to Du-20

Question 7

Du-22 / Xin Hui

Location:

Answer 7

2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Du-20

Question 8

Du-23 / Shang Xing

Location:

Answer 8

1 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline

Question 9

Du-24 / Shenting

Location:

Answer 9

0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline

Question 10

Du-26 / Renzhong

Location:

Answer 10

At the junction of the upper 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the philtrum

Question 11

Gallbladder-1 / Tong Zi Liao

Location:

Answer 11

0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus, in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit

Question 12

Gallbladder- 2 / Tinghui

Location:

Answer 12

Anterior to the intertragic notch, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. This point is located with the mouth open

Question 13

Gallbladder-3 / Shang Guan

Location:

Answer 13

In front of the ear, on the upper border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression directly above ST-7

Question 14

Gallbladder-4 / Han Yan

Location:

Answer 14

Within the hairline of the temporal region, at the junction of the upper 1/4 and lower 3/4 of the curved line connecting ST-8 and GB-7

Question 15

Gallbladder-5 / Xuan Lu

Location:

Answer 15

Within the hairline of the temporal region, midway on the curved line connecting ST-8 and GB-7

Question 16

Gallbladder-6 / Xuan Li

Location:

Answer 16

Within the hairline, at the junction of the lower 1/4 and upper 3/4 on the curved line connecting ST-8 and GB-7

Question 17

Gallbladder-7 / Qu Bin

Location:

Answer 17

On the head, at the crossing point of the vertical posterior border of the temple and horizontal line through the ear apex

Question 18

Gallbladder-8 / Shuai Gu

Location:

Answer 18

Superior to the apex of the ear, 1.5 cun within the hairline

Question 19

Gallbladder-9 / Tianchong

Location:

Answer 19

Directly above the posterior border of the ear, 2 cun within the hairline, about 0.5 posterior to GB-8

Question 20

Gallbladder-10 / Fu Bai

Location:

Answer 20

Posterior and superior to the mastoid process, at the junction of the middle third and lower third of the curved line connecting GB-9 to GB-12

Question 21

Gallbladder-11 / Tou Qiao Yin

Location:

Answer 21

Posterior and superior to the mastoid process, at the junction of the middle third and lower third of the curved line connecting GB-9 and GB-12

Question 22

Gallbladder-12 / Wan Gu

Location:

Answer 22

In the depression posterior and inferior to the mastoid process

Question 23

Gallbladder-13 / Benshen

Location:

Answer 23

0.5 cun within the hairline, 3 cun lateral to Du-24

Question 24

Gallbladder-14 / Yang Bai

Location:

Answer 24

On the forehead, directly above the pupil, 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow

Question 25

Gallbladder-15 / Tou Lin Qi

Location:

Answer 25

On the head, directly above the pupil, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline, at the midpoint of the line connecting Du-24 and ST-8

Question 26

Gallbladder-16 / Mu Chuang

Location:

Answer 26

On the head, 1.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head

Question 27

Gallbladder-17 / Zheng Ying

Location:

Answer 27

On the head, 2.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head

Question 28

Gallbladder-18 / Cheng Ling

Location:

Answer 28

On the head, 4 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head

Question 29

Gallbladder-19 / Nao Kong

Location:

Answer 29

On the head and on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance of Du-17, 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head

Question 30

Gallbladder-20 / Feng Chi

Location:

Answer 30

In the depression between the upper portion of the m. sternocleidomastoideus and the m. trapezus, on the same level with Du-16

Question 31

Large Intestine-17 / Tian Ding

Location:

Answer 31

On the lateral side of the neck, at the posterior border of the sternoclaidomastoid muscle, beside the laryngeal protuberance, at the midpoint of the line connecting Futu LI-18 and Quepen ST-12.

Question 32

Large Intestine-18 / Fu Tu

Location:

Answer 32

On the lateral side of the neck, level with the tip of the Adam’s Apple, between the sternal and clavicular heads of the SCM muscle.

Question 33

Large Intestine-19 / Kou He Liao

Location:

Answer 33

Right below the lateral margin of the nostril level with Du-26.

Question 34

Large Intestine-20 / Yingxiang

Location:

Answer 34

In the nasolabial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.