Large intestine Flashcards
Lower arm cun
12 cun from li5 to lu 5 (radial to biceps tendon).
Lu8 - 1 cun
Lu 7 - 1.5 cun
Lu 6 - 7 cun on connecting line
Lu 5 - radial to biceps tendon
Li 11
12 cun proximal to LI 5 at the lateral end of the elbow crease, half way between the tuberosity of the numerous and Lu5
Li12
Mark with arm across the body. 1 cun proximal and 1 cun lateral to LI 11 on lat border of biceps muscle.
Li13
3 cun proximal to Li11 and 2 cun proxinal to Li12 on a connecting line to Li 15 on the lat border of the biceps muscle. Mark with arm across chest and ask patient to engage bicep to highlight the border.
Li 14
Is at 7 cun proximal to li11 on connecting line to li15. Identify the insertion of deltoid at 7 cun and point is just anterior to the insertion.
Li15
Identify the shoulder girdle and natural curve of the shoulder. Identify the acromium. Li15 is the central point anterior to tb 14. Make sure it is in the articulation of the shoulder between the acromium and the humerus and it lies in the seam of the deltoid muscle itself.
Cun for Li arm points
Upper arm 9 cun from Li11- anterior axillery crease.
1,3,7,shoulder.
Lower arm 12 cun from Li5-11
3,5,8,9,10,12
Li 16
Find the acromium and work back medially until you feel the junction of the clavicle and the acromium. The point in 0.5 cun medial to the junction in the trapezius muscle.