Acupuncture Point Locations Flashcards
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ST36 (Zusanli) is located:
Answer: 3 cun below ST35, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia
ST36 is 3 cun below ST35 (lateral eye of knee), one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
SP6 (Sanyinjiao) is located:
Answer: 3 cun above the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the tibia
SP6 is 3 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus on the posterior border of the tibia.
KD1 (Yongquan) is found:
Answer: In the depression on the sole at the junction of the anterior third and posterior two-thirds, when the toes are plantar flexed
KD1 is in the depression on the sole formed when the toes are plantar flexed, at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the foot.
LR3 (Taichong) is located:
Answer: In the depression distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones
LR3 is in the depression on the dorsum of the foot distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
GB34 (Yanglingquan) is located:
Answer: In the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula
GB34 is in the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.
BL40 (Weizhong) is located:
Answer: At the midpoint of the transverse popliteal crease
BL40 is at the midpoint of the transverse popliteal crease, between the tendons of biceps femoris and semitendinosus.
SP9 (Yinlingquan) is located:
Answer: In the depression in the angle between the posterior border of the tibia and the medial condyle of the tibia
SP9 is in the depression formed by the angle between the posterior border of the tibia and the medial condyle of the tibia.