Head & Neck: Locations (Part 1) Flashcards
Du-15 / Yamen
Location:
0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression below the spinous process of the first cervical vertebra
Du-16 / Feng Fu
Location:
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
Du-17 / Nao Hu
Location:
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
Du-19 / Houding
Location:
5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-18
Du-20 / Baihui
Location:
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
Du-21 / Qianding
Location:
3.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun anterior to Du-20
Du-22 / Xin Hui
Location:
2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Du-20
Du-23 / Shang Xing
Location:
1 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline
Du-24 / Shenting
Location:
0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline
Du-26 / Renzhong
Location:
At the junction of the upper 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the philtrum
Gallbladder-1 / Tong Zi Liao
Location:
0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus, in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit
Gallbladder- 2 / Tinghui
Location:
Anterior to the intertragic notch, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. This point is located with the mouth open
Gallbladder-3 / Shang Guan
Location:
In front of the ear, on the upper border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression directly above ST-7
Gallbladder-4 / Han Yan
Location:
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
Gallbladder-5 / Xuan Lu
Location:
Within the hairline of the temporal region, midway on the curved line connecting ST-8 and GB-7
Gallbladder-6 / Xuan Li
Location:
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
Gallbladder-7 / Qu Bin
Location:
On the head, at the crossing point of the vertical posterior border of the temple and horizontal line through the ear apex
Gallbladder-8 / Shuai Gu
Location:
Superior to the apex of the ear, 1.5 cun within the hairline
Gallbladder-9 / Tianchong
Location:
Directly above the posterior border of the ear, 2 cun within the hairline, about 0.5 posterior to GB-8
Gallbladder-10 / Fu Bai
Location:
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
Gallbladder-11 / Tou Qiao Yin
Location:
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
Gallbladder-12 / Wan Gu
Location:
In the depression posterior and inferior to the mastoid process
Gallbladder-13 / Benshen
Location:
0.5 cun within the hairline, 3 cun lateral to Du-24
Gallbladder-14 / Yang Bai
Location:
On the forehead, directly above the pupil, 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow
Gallbladder-15 / Tou Lin Qi
Location:
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
Gallbladder-16 / Mu Chuang
Location:
On the head, 1.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head
Gallbladder-17 / Zheng Ying
Location:
On the head, 2.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head
Gallbladder-18 / Cheng Ling
Location:
On the head, 4 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head
Gallbladder-19 / Nao Kong
Location:
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
Gallbladder-20 / Feng Chi
Location:
In the depression between the upper portion of the m. sternocleidomastoideus and the m. trapezus, on the same level with Du-16
Large Intestine-17 / Tian Ding
Location:
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.
Large Intestine-18 / Fu Tu
Location:
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.
Large Intestine-19 / Kou He Liao
Location:
Right below the lateral margin of the nostril level with Du-26.
Large Intestine-20 / Yingxiang
Location:
In the nasolabial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
