Acupoint Location and Classification Flashcards
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Which acupoint is located at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the wrist, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis?
Answer: PC 7 (Daling)
PC 7 (Daling) is located at the midpoint of the wrist crease between the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis tendons.
The 'Back-Shu' point of the Lung is located at which vertebral level?
Answer: T3
BL 13 (Feishu), the Back-Shu point of the Lung, is located 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T3.
Which classification of acupoints refers to points that do NOT belong to any of the 14 meridians but have specific locations and indications?
Answer: Extra points (Extraordinary points)
Extra points (extraordinary points / miscellaneous points) have fixed locations and clinical indications but are not part of the 14 regular meridians.
ST 36 (Zusanli) is located how many cun below the knee?
Answer: 3 cun
ST 36 is located 3 cun below ST 35 (the lateral eye of the knee), one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
Which acupoint category includes LU 1 (Zhongfu), CV 4 (Guanyuan), and GB 24 (Riyue)?
Answer: Front-Mu (Alarm) points
LU 1, CV 4, and GB 24 are all Front-Mu (Alarm) points of their respective organs (Lung, Small Intestine, and Gallbladder).
The Confluent (Master) point of the Yin Wei Mai is:
Answer: PC 6 (Neiguan)
PC 6 (Neiguan) is the confluent point of the Yin Wei Mai (Yin Linking Vessel) and is paired with SP 4.
Which point is located at the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones, in the depression distal to the junction?
Answer: LV 3 (Taichong)
LV 3 (Taichong) is located in the depression distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones on the dorsum of the foot.