| BL-10-Approximately
1.3 cun lateral to ➞ Du-15, where the trapezius muscle inserts on the
lower border of the occiput, close to where the major occipital nerve
emerges. |  |
| BL-11-1.5
cun lateral to the posterior midline, on the level of the lower border
of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra (T1,with hanging
shoulders on the level of the acromion). |  |
| BL-15-1.5
cun lateral to the posterior midline, on the level of the lower border
of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra (T5). |  |
| BL-4-0.5
cun superior to the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the
midline (or one third of the distance between ➞ Du-24 and ➞ ST-8). |  |
| BL-43-3
cun lateral to the posterior midline, on the level of the lower border
of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra (T4). |  |
| DU-12-On the midline, below the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra (T3). |  |
| DU-14-On the midline, below the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (C7). |  |
| DU-20-At
the junction of a line connecting the apices of the ears and the
midline, 5 cun from the anterior or 7 cun from the posterior hairline
respectively. |  |
| DU-26-Below the nose, on the upper third of the philtrum. Note: shuigou (Water Grave) is an alternative name for this point. |  |
| G.B.-20-At
the lower border of the occipital bone, in the depression between the
origins of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. |  |
| LI-1- On the index finger, 0.1 cun from the radial corner of the nail. |  |
| LI-10-2
cun distal to ➞ L.I.-11, on the line connecting ➞ L.I.-5 and ➞L.I.-11,
on the extensor carpi radialis longus muscle; a deeper insertion will
reach the supinator muscle. |  |
| LI-11-With
the elbow flexed, on the lateral end of the elbow crease, in a
depression between the end of the crease and the lateral epicondyle of
the humerus, on the extensor carpi radialis longus muscle. |  |
| LI-4-On
the radial aspect of the hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal
bones, closer to the 2nd metacarpal bone and approximately at its
midpoint. |  |
| LU-5-In the cubital crease, on the radial aspect of the tendon of the biceps. |  |
| P-5-3
cun proximal to the anterior wrist joint space (‘most distal wrist
crease’), between the tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi
radialis muscles. |  |
| SI-11-On
the scapula, in a depression on the infraspinatus muscle, one third of
the distance from the midpoint of the scapular spine and the inferior
angle of the scapula. |  |
| SI-3-On
the ulnar border of the hand, in the depression proximal to the
metacarpophalangeal joint, at the border of the ‘red and white’ skin. |  |
| SI-7-5
cun proximal to the wrist joint, on the line connecting the ulnar
wrist joint space with the ulnar sulcus of the elbow (➞ S.I.-5 to ➞
S.I.-8) or 1 cun distal to the midpoint of this line. |  |
| SI-8-With the elbow flexed, in the depression between the olecranon process of the ulna and the medial epicondyle of the humerus. |  |
| SP-6-3 cun proximal to the highest prominence of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the medial crest of the tibia. |  |
| ST-36-3
cun distal to ➞ ST-35 (‘lateral eye of the knee’) and 1 fingerbreadth
lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia, on the tibialis anterior
muscle. |  |
| ST-41-On
the ankle, on the level of the highest prominence of the lateral
malleolus, in the depression between the tendons of the extensor
digitorum and the extensor hallucis longus. |  |
| T.B.-5-2 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist joint space (‘dorsal wrist crease’), between the radius and the ulna. |  |
| T.B.-7-3 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist joint space (‘dorsal wrist crease’) and 0.5 cun ulnar to the centre of the forearm. |  |
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