wk10 & 11 - SP locations Flashcards
SP 1 – location
on the medial side of the big toe, 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail
SP 1 – category
Jing Well
SP 2 – location
on the medial side of the big toe, distal & inferior to the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint, at the junction of the red & white skin
SP 2 – category
Ying Spring
SP 3 – location
at the medial aspect of the foot, posterior & inferior to the head of the 1st metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red & white skin
SP 3 – categories
- Shu Stream
- Yuan Source
(also Horary, though this is not a category)
SP 4 – location
in the depression distal & inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red & white skin
SP 4 – categories
- Luo
- Confluent of Chong
SP 5 – location
on the medial side of the ankle, anterior & inferior to the medial malleolus
(technically, in the depression which lies at the junction of straight lines drawn along the anterior & inferior borders of the medial malleolus)
SP 5 – category
Jing River
SP 6 – location
3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the medial aspect of the tibia
SP 7 – location
6 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus (or 3 cun above SP 6) in the depression at the posterior border of the tibia
SP 8 – location
3 cun below SP 9 on the line connecting SP 9 and the medial malleolus
SP 8 – category
Xi Cleft
SP 9 – location
on the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia, in the depression on the medial border of the tibia
SP 9 – category
He Sea
SP 3 is located posterior & inferior to the _____ of the 1st metatarsal bone, while SP 4 is located posterior & inferior to the _____ of the 1st metatarsal bone
head (SP 3)
base (SP 4)
SP 5 is located ____ & ____ to the medial malleolus
anterior & inferior
which point should you find first, before locating SP channel points on the shin?
SP 9
SP 9 is located on the lower border of the ______ ______ of the ______, in the depression on the ______ ______ of the ______
medial condyle of the tibia
medial border of the tibia
SP 6 and SP 7 are located how many cun above the tip of the medial malleolus?
SP 6 = 3 cun up
SP 7 = 6 cun up
SP 8 is located how many cun below SP 9?
SP 8 = 3 cun down
SP 10 – location
when the knee is flexed, the point is 2 cun above the mediosuperior border of patella, on the bulge of the medial portion of m. quadriceps femoris
What are the 3 ways to locate SP 10?
1) with patient’s knee flexed, cup your palm over kneecap and index finger should land on SP 10
2) use height of patella, which is also 2 cun
3) with patient’s knee straight, use 18 cun measurement from upper border of symphysis pubis to upper border of epicondyle of femur
