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Point Location - Head/Neck/Face Flashcards

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S1 - Face

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With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge

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S2 - Face

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Directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen

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S3 - Face

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Directly below the pupil, at the level of the lower border of ala nasi, on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove

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S4 - Face

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Lateral to the corner of the mouth, directly below the pupil

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S5 - Face

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Anterior to the angle of the mandible, on the anterior border of the attached portion of m. masseter where the pulsation of the facial artery is palpable, in the groove like depression appearing when the cheeck is bulged

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S6 - Face

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One finger-breadth (middle finger) anterior and superior to the lower angle of the amndible where m. masseter is prominent when teeth are clenched, and depressive when it is pressed

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S7 - Face

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On the face, anterior to the ear, in the depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch. Located with the mouth closed

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S8 - AHL

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On the lateral side of the head, .5 cun above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead, and 4.5 cun lateral to the midline of the head

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S9 - Neck

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Level with the tip of the Adam’s apple where the pulsation of the common carotid artery is palpable, on the anterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus

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S10 - Neck

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At the midpoint of the line joining S9 and S11 on the anterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus

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S11- Neck

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At the superior border of the sternal extremity of the clavicle, between the sternal head and clavicular head of m. sternocleidomastoideus

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S12 - Neck

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In the midpoint of the supravlavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

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LI17 - Neck

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On the lateral side of the neck, at the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid
muscle, beside the laryngeal protuberance, at the midpoint of the line connecting LI-18 and S-12

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LI18 - Neck

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On the lateral side of the neck, level with the tip of the Adam’s apple, between the sternal head and clavicular head of m. sternocleidomastoideus

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LI19 - Face

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Right below the lateral margin of the nostril, level with GV-26

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LI20 - Face

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In the nasolabial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of ala nasi

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REN22 - Neck

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In the center of the suprasternal fossa

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REN23 - Neck

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Above the Adam’s apple, in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone

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REN24 - Face

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In the depression in the center of the mentolabial groove

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B1 - Face

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In the depression slightly above the inner canthus

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B2 - Face

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On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch

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B3 - AHL

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Directly above B-2, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, between GV-24 and B-4

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B4 - AHL

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0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline, at the junction of the medial third and lateral two-thirds of the distance from GV-24 to S-8

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B5 - Scalp (AHL)

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1 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline

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B6 - Scalp (AHL)
2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline
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B7 - Scalp (AHL)
4 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline
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B8 - Scalp (AHL)
5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline
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B9 - Scalp (PHL)
2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline and 1.3 cun lateral to the midline, in the depression on the level of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance * Level w/ DU-17
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B10 - Scalp (PHL)
1.3 cun lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline and in the depression on the lateral aspect of m. trapezius
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SI16 - Neck
In the lateral aspect of the neck, posterior to m. sternocleidomastoideus and LI18, on the level of the laryngeal protuberance
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SI17 - Neck
Posterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression on the anterior border of m. sternocleidomastoid
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SI18 - Face
Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression on the lower border of the zygoma
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SI19 - Ear
Anterior to the tragus and posteriro to the condyloid process of the mandible, in the depression formed **when the mouth is open**
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SJ16 - Neck
On the lateral side of the neck, directly below the posterior border of mastoid process, on the level of the mandibular angle, and on the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle
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SJ17 - Ear
Posterior to the lobule of the ear, in the depression between the manidble mastoid process
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SJ18 - Ear
In the center of the mastoid process, **at the junction of the middle and lower third**of the curve formed by SJ17 and SJ20 posterior to the helix
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SJ19 - Ear
Posterior to the ear, **at the junction of the upper and middle third** of the curve formed by SJ-17 and SJ-20 behind the helix
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SJ20 - Scalp (Ear)
Directly above the ear apex, within the hairline
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SJ21 - Ear
In the depression anterior to the supratragic notch and behind the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. **Located with the mouth open**
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SJ22 - Scalp (Ear)
Anterior and posterior to SJ21, at the level with the root of the auricle, on the posterior border of the hairline of the temple where the superficial temporal artery passes
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SJ23 - Face
In the depression at the lateral end of the eyebrow
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G1- Face
0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus, in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit
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# - G2 - Ear
Anterior to the intertragic notch, at the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible. **Located with mouth open**
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G3 - Face
In the front of the ear, on the upper border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression directly above S-7
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G4 - Scalp (AHL/Temporal)
Within the hairline of the temporal region, at the junction of the **upper ¼ and lower 3/4** of the distance between S-8 and G-7
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G5 - Scalp (AHL/Temporal)
Within the hairline of the temporal region, midway of the border line connecting S-8 and G-7
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G6 - Scalp (AHL/Temporal)
Within the hairline, at the junction of the **lower ¼ and upper ¾**of the distance between S-8 and G-7
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G7 - Scalp (AHL/Temporal)
On the head, at a crossing point of the vertical posterior border of the temple and horizontal line through the ear apex
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G8 - Scalp (Temporal)
Superior to the apex of the auricle, 1.5 cun within the hairline
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G9 - Scalp (Temporal)
Directly above the posterior border of the auricle, 2 cun within the hairline, about 0.5 cun posterior to G-8
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G10 - Scalp (Temporal)
Posterior and superior to the mastoid process, at the junction of the middle third and upper third of the curved line connecting G-9 and G-12
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G11 - Scalp (Temporal)
Posterior and superior to the mastoid process, at the junction of middle third and lower third of the curved line connecting G-9 and G-12
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G12 - Mastoid Process
In the depression posterior and inferios to the mastoid process
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G13 - Scalp (AHL)
0.5 cun within the hairline of the forehead, 3 cun lateral to GV-24
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G14 - Face
On the forehead, directly above the pupil, 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow
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G15 - Scalp (AHL)
On the head, directly above the pupil and 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline, at the midpoint of the line connecting GV-24 and S-8
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G16 - Scalp (AHL)
On the head, 1.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head
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G17 - Scalp (AHL)
On the head, 2.5 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head
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G18 - Scalp (AHL)
On the head, 4 cun above the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head
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G19 - Scalp (PHL)
On the head and on the level of the **upper border of the external occipital protuberance or GV-17**, 2.25 cun lateral to the midline of the head
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G20 - Scalp (PHL)
In the depression between the upper portion of m. sternocleidomastoideus and m. trapezius, **on the same level with Fengfu GV-16**
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DU15 - Scalp (PHL)
0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression below the spinous process of the first cervical vertebra
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DU16 - Scalp (PHL)
1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, directly below the external occipital protuberance, in the depression between m. trapezius of both sides
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DU17 - Scalp (PHL)
2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Fengfu GV-16, in the depression on the upper border of the external occipital protuberance
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DU18 - Scalp (PHL)
4 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above DU17
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DU19 - Scalp (PHL)
5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above DU18
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DU20 - Scalp (AHL)
On the midline of the head, 5 cun direclty above the midpoint of the anterior hairline, approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting the apexes of both ears
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DU21 - Scalp (AHL)
3.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun anterior to Baihui DU20
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DU22 - Scalp (AHL)
2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Baihui DU20
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DU23 - Scalp (AHL)
1 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline
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DU24 - Scalp (AHL)
.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline
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DU25 - Face
On the tip of the nose
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DU26 - Face
At the junction of the upper third and middle third of the philtrum
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DU27 - Face
On the labial tubercle of the upper lip, on the vermilion brder between the philtrum and upper lip
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DU28 - Inside Mouth
At the junction of the gum and the frenulum of the upper lip
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DU29 - Face
On the face, midway between the medial ends of the two eyebrows

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