Special landmarks points

Question 1

1. Mid-axillary line

Answer 1

HT1 (centre of armpit or apex of axilla)
GB22 (3c from HT1, 5th or 4th ICS)
SP21 (mid-axillary line, 7th or 6th ICS)

Question 2

2. Umbilicus line (horizontal)

Answer 2

RN8 (centre of umbilicus)
KI.16 (0.5c lateral)
ST25 (2c lateral)
SP15 (4c, lateral border of rectus abdominis ms)
GB26 (directly below LV13. LV13: anterior and inferior of the free end of 11th rib

Question 3

3. Mammillary line or nipple line (vertical)

Answer 3

ST17 (centre of nipple)
ST18 (directly below nipple in 5th ics)
ST16 (directly above nipple in 3rd ics)
ST12 (4c lat, posterior to the superior border of clavicle)
ST13 (4c lat, directly below ST12, inferior border of clavicle)
ST14 (4c lat, in the 1st ics)
ST15 (4c lat, in the 2nd ics)
LV14, (4c lat, in the 6th ics)
GB24 (4c lat, in the 7th ics)
SP16 (4c lat, 3c above SP15)
SP15 (crossing both nipple and umbilicus lines)
SP14 (4c lat, 1.3c below SP15)
SP13 (4c lat, 4.3c below SP15)
SP12 (3.5 lat to RN2 or 0.7c inferior, 0.5c medial to SP13

Question 4

4. Special landmarks:
   a. Tip of elbow when adducted
   b. ASIS points
   c. Tip of mid-finger when flat on the side of leg

Answer 4

a. LV13
b. GB27, GB28, GB29
c. GB31

Question 5

5. nipple line (horizontal)

Answer 5

RN17
KI23 (2c lat)
ST17 (4c lat)
PC1 (1c lat and superior to the nipple in the 4th ics)
GB23 (locate GB22 first (3c below mid-axillary line), GB23 is 1c anterior in the 5th ics approx. level of the nipple)
SP18 (6c lat, in the 4th ics). mid pt of SP17 and SP19
Note: GB22, GB23, SP17 on 5th ics curving down from back to front)
Note: SP20 6c lat, 1c directly below LU1; SP19 6c lat, in the 3rd ics; SP17 6c lat, in the 5th ics.