wk10 - practice cun measurements

Question 0

How many cun from sternocostal angle to center of umbilicus?

Answer 0

8 cun

Question 1

How many cun from axillary crease to tip of the 11th rib?

Answer 1

12 cun

Question 2

How many cun from center of umbilicus to upper border of symphasis pubis?

Answer 2

5 cun

Question 3

How many cun from upper level of greater trochanter to middle of patella?

Answer 3

19 cun

(though this is a difficult cun measurement to use in location, so we usually use the medial side of leg measurement instead)

Question 4

How many cun from eye of knee (ST 35) to lateral malleolus?

Answer 4

16 cun

Question 5

How many cun from upper border of symphasis pubis to upper border of epicondyle of femur?

Answer 5

18 cun

Question 6

How many cun from medial condyle of tibia to tip of medial malleolus?

Answer 6

13 cun

Question 7

How many cun from lower end of sternum to upper border of symphasis pubis?

Answer 7

13 cun

8 cun (sternocostal angle to umbilicus) + 5 cun (umbilicus to symphasis pubis)

Question 8

How many cun from upper level of greater trochanter to tip of lateral malleolus?

Answer 8

35 cun

19 cun (greater trochanter to patella) + 16 cun (eye of knee to lateral malleolus)

Question 9

How many cun from upper border of symphysis pubis to tip of medial malleolus?

Answer 9

31 cun

18 cun (symphysis pubis to epicondyle of femur) + 13 cun (medial condyle of tibia to medial malleolus)