NCCAOM Acupuncture Point Location 3

Question 1

ST36 (Zusanli) is located how many cun below ST35 and in what relationship to the tibia?

Accepted Answer

3 cun below, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest

Answer

ST36 is 3 cun below ST35 (Dubi), one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.

Question 2

ST25 (Tianshu), the Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine, is located how far lateral to the umbilicus?

Accepted Answer

2 cun

Answer

ST25 is located 2 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus.

Question 3

ST44 (Neiting) is found in which location?

Accepted Answer

Proximal to the web margin between the 2nd and 3rd toes

Answer

ST44 is located proximal to the web margin between the 2nd and 3rd toes, distal and lateral to the 2nd MTP joint.

Question 4

ST40 (Fenglong) is located how many cun above the external malleolus and in what relationship to the tibia?

Accepted Answer

8 cun above, two finger-breadths lateral to ST38

Answer

ST40 is 8 cun above the tip of the external malleolus, two finger-breadths lateral to ST38.

Question 5

SP6 (Sanyinjiao) is located how many cun above the medial malleolus?

Accepted Answer

3 cun, on the posterior border of the tibia

Answer

SP6 is 3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the tibia.

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