Point II, Test #1- ST and KD Flashcards
KD1
On sole of the foot,
between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsals,
approx. 1/3 distance between base of 2nd toe and posterior border of the heel, in depression formed when foot is plantar flexed.
KD9
On medial aspect of the lower leg,
5 cun superior to KD3,
on a line drawn between KD3 and KD10,
about 1 cun posterior to medial crest of the tibia.
KD5
1 cun inferior to KD3,
in a depression anterior & superior to calcaneal tuberosity
(site of insertion of Achilles tendon into the calcaneum)
KD2
On medial side of foot,
distal & inferior to medial malleolus,
in depression distal & inferior to navicular tuberosity.
KD8
On medial aspect of lower leg,
2 cun superior to KD3,
and 0.5 cun anterior to KD7,
posterior to medial crest of the tibia.
KD3
In depression between medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon,
level with the prominence of the Achilles tendon.
KD6 Chinese
1 cun below the prominence of the medial malleolus, in groove formed by two ligamentous bundles.
KD6 Japanese
Level with lower and posterior borders of medial malleolus
KD4
Approx. 0.5 cun posterior to midpoint of line drawn between KD3 and KD5,
on anterior border of the Achilles tendon
KD7
On medial aspect of the lower leg,
in the depression 2 cun superior to KD3,
on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon.
KD10
At medial end of popliteal crease,
between semitendinosus & semimembranosus tendons.
Locate and needle with knee slightly flexed.
KD27
In the depression on the lower border of the clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the midline.
ST1
With the eyes looking directly forwards,
this point is located directly below the pupil,
between the eyeball and infraorbital ridge.
ST4
0.4 cun lateral to the corner of the mouth
ST11
At the root of hte neck,
superior to the medial end of the clavicle,
directly below ST9,
in depression between the sternal and clavicular heads of the SCM
ST8
At the corner of the forehead,
4.5 cun lateral to GV24,
and 0.5 cun within the hairline.
ST2
With the eyes looking directly forwards,
located 1 cun directly below the pupil,
in the depression at the infraorbital foramen.
ST3
With eyes looking directly forwards,
directly below the pupil,
level with the lower border of the ala nasi,
on lateral side of naso-labial groove.
ST5
Directly anterior to the angle of the jaw,
in depression at anterior border of masseter muscle
ST7
At lower border of zygomatic arch,
in depression anterior to condyloid process of mandible.
ST6
~1 fingerbreadth anterior and superior to angle of the jaw,
at the prominence of the masseter muscle.
ST10
On the neck,
at anterior border of SCM,
midway between ST9 and ST11
ST9
Level with and 1.5 cun lateral to laryngeal prominence,
in depression between anterior border of SCM &
lateral border of thyroid cartilage.