Leg and Forearm Points to Study Extra

Question 1

LU 6

Answer 1

On palmar aspect of the forearm, on the line joining LU-9 and LU-5, 7 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist (proximal to)

Question 2

LU 5

Answer 2

On cubital crease, in the depression of the radial side of tendon biceps brachii. This point is located with the elbow slightly fexed

Question 3

PC 6

Answer 3

2 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the tendons of m. palmaris longus and m. flexor radialis

Question 4

PC 5

Answer 4

3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the tendons of m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis

Question 5

PC 4

Answer 5

5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on the line connecting PC 3 and PC 7, between the tendons of m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis

Question 6

HT 6

Answer 6

when palm faces upward point is on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above transverse crease of wrist

Question 7

HT 5

Answer 7

when palm faces upward point is on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun above transverse crease of wrist

Question 8

HT 4

Answer 8

when palm faces upward point is on radial side of tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.5 cun above transverse crease of wrist

Question 9

SP 8

Answer 9

3 cun below Sp-9 on line connecting tip of medial malleolus and Sp-9

Question 10

SP 9

Answer 10

on lower border of medial condyle of tibia in depression posterior and inferior to medial condyle of tibia

Question 11

LV 4

Answer 11

Anterior to the medial malleolus, midway between SP 5 and ST 41, in the depression on the medial side of 
the tendon of m. tibialis anterior.

Question 12

LV 5

Answer 12

5 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia.

Question 13

LV 6

Answer 13

7 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the 
midline of the medial surface of the tibia.

Question 14

KD 7

Answer 14

2 cun directly above KI 3 on the anterior border of Achilles’ tendon

Question 15

LI 6

Answer 15

With the elbow flexed & on the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line joining Yangxi LI-5 & Quchi LI-11, 3 cun above the crease of the wrist

Question 16

LI 7

Answer 16

With the elbow flexed & the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line connecting Yangxi LI-5 & Quchi LI-11, 5 cun above the crease of the wrist.

Question 17

SJ 5

Answer 17

2 cun proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist, on the line connecting SJ 4 and the tip of the olecranon, between the radius and ulna

Question 18

SJ 6

Answer 18

3 cun proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist, on the line connecting SJ 4 and the tip of the olecranon, between the radius and ulna, on the radial side of m. extensor digitorum

Question 19

SJ 7

Answer 19

At the level with SJ 6 on the ulnar side of SJ 6 on the radial border of the ulna

Question 20

SI 4

Answer 20

On ulnar side of palm in depression between base of 5th metacarpal bone and hamate bone

Question 21

SI 5

Answer 21

At ulnar end of transverse crease on dorsal aspect of wrist in depression between styloid process of ulna and triquetral bone

Question 22

SI 6

Answer 22

Dorsal to head of ulna; when palm faces the chest, point is in boney cleft on radial side of styloid process of ulna

Question 23

SI 7

Answer 23

On line joining SI-5 and SI-8, 5 cun proximal to dorsal crease of wrist

Question 24

ST 41

Answer 24

On the dorsum of the foot, at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint, in the depression between the tendons of m. extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus, approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus.

Question 25

GB 38

Answer 25

4 cun above the tip of the external malleolus*, slightly anterior to the anterior border of the fibula, between the m. extensor digitorum longus and the M. peroneus brevis

Question 26

GB 37

Answer 26

5 cun directly above the tip of the external malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula

Question 27

GB 34

Answer 27

In the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula

Question 28

GB 36

Answer 28

7 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, on the anterior border of the fibula