Integrative Med Acupuncture Flashcards
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
On the dorsolateral region of the back just lateral to the intervertebral spaces dorsal spinous process of each vertebrae
(HTJJ) Hua-tuo’s Paravertebral Point
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
Lateral to the dorsal spinous process of T1 at the cranial edge of the scapula, the needle is inserted between the spinous process and the medial scapular border, directing the needle slightly lateral
BL 11 (Da-Zhu)
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
On the lateral side of the pelvic limb distal to the stifle,
3 cm proximal to the tip of the lateral malleolus of the fibula in a depression on the caudal border of the fibula (near where the lateral saphenous vein crosses)
GB 39 (Xuan-zhong)
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
On the plantar side of the pelvic limb between the third and fourth metatarsals beneath the central pad
KID-1
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
At the skin fold on the dorsal aspect of the metatarsophalangeal joints between digits 2-3, 3-4, 4-5
Liu-Feng (6 raphes)
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
Proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joint and between the second and third metatarsal bones
LIV 3 (Tai-chong)
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
On the dorsolateral aspect of the spine in the epaxial muscles just caudal to the 13th rib, 1.5 cun off midline
BL 21 (Wei-shu)
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
On the dorsolateral aspect of the spine, lateral to the caudal border of L2 in the epaxial muscles
BL 23 (Shen-shu)
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
In the crease lateral to the dorsal aspect of the tail base
BL 35 (Hui-yang)
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
In the center of the popliteal crease
BL 40 (Wei-zhong)
Which acupuncture point is located in the following region?
On the dorsal midline on a line drawn from the tips of the ears level with the ear canals
GV 20 (Bai-hui)
What is the origin of the deltoid?
- Origin – spine of scapula and aponeurosis over infraspinatus muscle
What is the origin of the biceps brachii?
Origin – supraglenoid tubercle
What is the origin of the triceps?
- Origin – caudal border of scapula (long head), lateral surface of humerus (lateral head), medial surface of humerus (medial head)
What is the origin of the quadriceps?
Origin – body of ilium (rectus femoris), lateral surface of femur (vastus lateralis), medial surface of femur (vastus medialis), cranial surface of femur (vastus intermedius)
What is the origin of the sartorius?
- Origin – crest of ilium and thoracolumbar fascia, cranial ventral iliac spine and adjacent ventral border of the ilium; tuber coxae
What is the origin of the biceps femoris?
sacrum, sacrosciatic ligament, ischial tuber
What is the origin of the gastrocnemius?
- Origin – supracondyloid tuberosity of femur