ST / The Stomach Channel of Foot Yangming / 足阳明胃经 Flashcards
45 points
ST1 承泣 Chengqi
With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and the infraorbital ridge
- Intersection of the Yang Qiao Mai and Conception Vessel on the Stomach channel
ST2 四白 Sibai
With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located 1 cun directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen
ST3 巨髎 Juliao
With the eyes looking directly forwards, this point is located directly below the pupil, level with the lower border of the ala nasi, on the lateral side of the naso-labial groove
- Inersection of the Yang Qiao Mai and Large Intestine on the Stomach channel
ST4 地仓 Dicang
0.4 cun lateral to the corner of the mouth
- Intersection of the Large Intestine, Yang Qiao Mai and Conception Vessel on the Stomach channel
ST5 大迎 Daying
Directly anterior to the angle of the jaw, in a depression at the anterior border of the masseter muscle
ST6 颊车 Jiache - 第七鬼穴
Approximately 1 fingerbreadth anterior and superior to the angle of the jaw, at the prominence of the masseter muscle
- Seventh Ghost point
ST7 下关 Xiaguan
At the lower border of the zygomatic arch, in the depression anterior to the condyloid process of the mandible
- Intersection of the Gallbladder on the Stomach channel
ST8 头维 Touwei
At the corner of the forehead, 4.5 cun lateral to Shenting DU24, and 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline
- Intersection of the Gallbladder and Yang Wei Mai on the Stomach channel
ST9 人迎 Renying
Level with the tip of the laryngeal prominence, in the depression between the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the lateral border of the thyroid cartilage
- Intersection of the Gallbladder on the Stomach channel
- Sea of the Qi point
- Window of the Sky point
*ST10 水突 Shuitu
On the anterior border of the SCM muscle, midway between ST9 and ST11
*ST11 气舍 Qishe
Above the medial end of the clavicle, between the clavicular and sternal heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
ST12 缺盆 Quepen
In the supraclavicular area, posterior to the superior border of the clavicle and at its midpoint, 4 cun lateral to the midline , on the mamillary line
- Intersection of the Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Sanjiao, Gallbladder and Yin Qiao Mai on the Stomach channel
- deep or posterior insertion may injure the subclavian vessels or puncture the lung
*ST13 气户 Qihu
In the depression directly below Quepen ST12, just under the inferior border of the clavicle, on the mid-mamillary line, 4 cun lateral to the midline, situated in the clavicular head of the pectoralis major, and deeper, the subclavius muscle
*ST14 库房 Kufang
In the first intercostal space, in the depression directly below Qihu ST13, on the infra-mammary line, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
*ST15 屋翳 Wuyi
Directly below Kufang ST14, in the second intercostal space, on the infra-mammary line, 4 cun lateral to the midline (approximately level with Zigong RN19 and KI25). The location of ST15 and ST16 may vary, depending on the individual structure of the mammary glands
*ST16 鹰窗 Yingchuang
Situated directly below Wuyi ST15, in the third intercostal space, on the infra-mammary line, 4 cun lateral to the midline (approximately level with Yutang RN18 and KI24). See also location note for Wuyi ST15
ST17 乳中 Ruzhong
At the centre of the nipple, in the fourth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline
Usually used as an anatomical landmark
ST18 乳根 Rugen
Directly below the nipple, in the fifth intercostal space
*ST19 不容 Burong
Just below the costal margin, 6 cun above the level of the umbilicus and 2 cun lateral to the midline
ST20 承满 Chengman
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 5 cun superior to the umbilicus, level with Shangwan RN13
ST21 梁门 Liangmen
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun superior to the umbilicus, level with Zhongwan RN12
ST22 关门 Guanmen
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 3 cun superior to the umbilicus, level with Jianli RN11
ST23 太乙 Taiyi
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 2 cun superior to the umbilicus, level with Xiawan RN10
ST24 滑肉门 Huaroumen
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 1 cun superior to the umbilicus, level with Shuifen RN9
ST25 天枢 Tianshu - 募穴
On the abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the umbilicus
- Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine
ST26 外陵 Wailing
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 1 cun inferior to the umbilicus, level with Yinjiao RN7
ST27 大巨 Daju
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 2 cun inferior to the umbilicus, level with Shimen RN5
ST28 水道 Shuidao
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 3 cun inferior to the umbilicus, level with Guanyuan RN4
ST29 归来 Guilai
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus, level with Zhongji RN3
ST30 气冲 Qichong
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun lateral to the midline, level with the superior border of the pubic symphysis (Qugu RN2)
- Intersection of the Chong Mai on the Stomach channel
- Sea of Nourishment point
*ST31 髀关 Biguan
On the anterolateral aspect of the thigh, below the hip, in the prominence depression appearing when the thigh is flexed, between the satorius and tensor fasciae latae muscle. Situated approximately level with the lower border of the pubic symphysis and directly below the ASIS
ST32 伏兔 Futu
On the thigh, on a line drawn between the lateral border of the patella and the anterior superior iliac spine, in a depression 6 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella
*ST33 阴市 Yinshi
3 cun above the latero-superior border of the patella, on the line joining the lateral border of the patella with the anterior superior iliac spine.
ST34 梁丘 Liangqiu - 郗穴
On the thigh, on a line drawn between the lateral border of the patella and the ASIS, in a depression 2 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella
- Xi-Cleft point
ST35 犊鼻 Dubi
On the knee, in the hollow formed when the knee is flexed, immediately below the patella and lateral to the patellar ligament
ST36 足三里 Zusanli - 合穴（土）
Below the knee, 3 cun inferior to DUbi ST35, one fingerbreadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia
- He-Sea point
- Earth point
- Command point of the abdomen
- Sea of Nourishment point
- Heavenly Star point
ST37 上巨虚 Shangjuxu - 大肠经下合穴
On the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to Zusanli ST36, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia
- Lower He-Sea point of the Large Intestine channel
- Sea of Blood point
ST38 条口 Tiaokou
On the lower leg, midway between the tibiofemoral joint line (level with the popliteal crease) and the prominence of the lateral malleolus, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia
ST39 下巨虚 Xiajuxu - 小肠经下合穴
On the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to Shangjuxu ST37, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia
- Lower He-Sea point of the Small Intestine channel
- Sea of Blood point
ST40 丰隆 Fenglong - 络穴
On the lower leg, midway between the tibiofemoral joint line (level with the popliteal crease) and the lateral malleolus, two finger-breadths lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia (one finger-breadth lateral to Tiaokou ST38)\
- Luo- Connecting point
ST41 解溪 Jiaxi - 经穴（火）
On the ankle, level with the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in a depression between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus
- Jing-River point
- Fire point
ST42 冲阳 Chongyang - 原穴
On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the junction of the second and third metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bones (second and third), at the point where the polsation of the dorsalis pedis artery may be palpated
- Yuan-Source point
ST43 陷谷 XIangu - 腧穴（木）
On the dorsum of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, in a depression 1 cun proximal to Neiting ST44
- Shu-Stream point
- Wood point
ST44 内庭 Neiting - 荥穴（水）
On the dorsum of the foot, between the second and third toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web
- Ying-Spring point
- Water point
- Heavenly Star point
ST45 厉兑 Lidui - 井穴（金）
On the dorsal aspect of the second toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail
- Jing-Well point
- Metal point
