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ear anatomy & points
Question | Answer |
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The prominent rim of the ear | Helix |
A small tubercle at the posterior/inferior aspect of the helix | Helix Tubercle |
At the junction of the helix and ear lobe | Helix Cauda |
Elevated ridge inside the ear | Anti Helix |
Vertical portion of the antihelix | Anti helix principal part |
Superior branch of the antihelix | Anti helix superior crus |
Inferior branch of the antihelix | Anti helix inferior crus |
Triangular depression between 2 crura if antihelix | Triangular fossa |
Narrow curved depression between helix and anti helix | Scapha |
A small curved flap in front of the ear | Tragus |
Depression between helix crus and the upper border of the tragus | Supratragic notch |
Depression between te tragus and anti tragus | Infertragic notch |
A small tubercle opposite to the tragus and superior to the ear lobe | Antitragus |
Depression between the antitragus and the antihelix | Helix notch |
Lowest part of the ear without cartilage | Ear lobe |
Hollow formed by the anti helix, antitragus and helix crus | Concha |
Hollow between inferior antihelix crus and helix crus | Cymba concha |
Hollow between the helix crus and antitragus | Cavum concha |
Opening in the cavum concha shielded by tragus | Auditory Meatus external |
Superior border of ear attached to the scalp | Superior auricular root |
Inferior border of the ear attached to the face | Inferior auricular root |
Point & location for clearing heat & bleeding | Ear apex (tip of the helix) |
Point and location for hemorrhoids | Anterior to ear apex. (Midpoint between ear apex and superior ear root) |
Point and location for liver yang rising | Helix tubercle (center of the helix tubercle) |
Point and location for Skin disorders | Helix #1-#6. (From lower border of the helix tubercle to the midpoint of the lower border of the ear lobe. Devided by 6th |
What are the points on the helix | Ear apex, anterior ear apex, helix tubercle, helix #1-#6 |
Point and location for pubic or pelvic, and 2 yin orifices. | External genitalia. On the helix crus level with the superior border of the inferior antihelix crus (iahc) |
Point and location for Urinary disrders and lyn syndrome | Urethra orefice. Level with the inferior border of the inferior border of the antihelix crus (IAHC) |
Point and location for digestive issue, diarrhea, constipation, hemorrhoids | Lower portion of rectum. On the helix crus level with the upper border of the periphery |
Point and location for stomach Qi rebellion | Diaphragm. Mid point berween the superior ear root (SER) and the lateral end of helix crus |
Point and location for Eyes and shen men | Point zero. Midpoint between diaphragm and the lateral end of the helix crus |
Tip of the auricle when folded in half | Ear apex |
Midpoint between supra ear root & ear apex | Hemorrhoid |
Helix tubercle | Liver yang |
Region from lower border tubercle to midpoint of the lower earlobe. | Helix #1-#6 |
Level with the superior border of IAHC | External genitalia |
Level with the inferior border of the IAHC | Urethra orifice |
Level with the superior line of th periphery. Above the superior tragic notch | Lower portion of the rectum. Anus |
Above the superior tragic notch, midpoint between the superior ear root and the stomach | Diaphragm |
Solar plexus, midway between the diaphragm and the stoach, center of the helix crus | Point zero |
Lower 1/3 of SAHC | Hip |
Midpoint of SAHC | Knee |
Midpoint between sole & knee | Ankle |
Superior and medial angle of SAHC | Heel |
Superior and lateral angle of SAHC | Toe |
Between toe and heel | Sole |
Lateral and superior 1/3 of TF | Shen men |
Superior and medial angle of TF | Lower BP |
Between shen men and lower BP | Hepatitis |
Medial depression between medial 1/3 & medial 2/3 | Uterus |
Lateral edge of TF | Pelvic |
Below hepatitis | Antihistamine |
2 points superior & inferior to uterus | Adnexa |
On the scapha Level with the helix tragic notch | Clavicle |
Midpoint between clavicle and elbow | Shoulder |
Midpoint between clavicle and finger | Elbow |
Midpoint between elbow and finger | Wrist |
At the top of the scapha | Finger |
Inferior side of helix tubercle | Allergy |
Midway between shoulder and elbow | Shoulder joint |
Lateral 1/3 of IAHC | Buttock |
Medial 2/3 of IAHC | Sciatica (ischium) |
Medial end of the IAHC | Sympathetic |
Area between the midpoints of buttock & sciatica, sciatica & sympathetic | Constipation area |
Lower 1/3 of principal part | Cervical spine |
Middle 1/3 of principal part | Thoracic spine |
Upper 1/3 of principal part | Lumbosacral spine |
Border between cavum concha and cervical spine | Neck |
Border between cavum concha and thoracic spine | Chest |
Border between cymba concha and lumbosacral spine | Abdomen |
Superior tragus between supra tragic notch and the helix crus | External ear |
Upper apex of the tragus. Midpoint of upper border of tragus | Supra tragic apex |
Lower apex of tragus. Midpoint of lower border of tragus | Adrenal (stop smoking) |
Upper half of medial aspect of tragus. (Underside of thirst) | Larynx/pharynx |
Lower half of the medial aspect of the tragus (underside of hunger) | Internal nose |
Center of lateral aspect of the tragus/midpoint between the tip of the tragus and SI 19 | External nose |
Midway between external nose & inferior tragic apex (adrenal) | Hunger point |
Midway between external nose & superior tragic apex | Thirst point |
Superior and lateral to the ST | Liver |
Midway between the liver and kidney (left side) | Pancreas |
Midway between the liver and kidney (right side) | Gall bladder |
Superior to SI on the border line between cymba concha & IAHC | Kidney |
Midway between Kd & UB | Ureter |
Superior to LI on the border line between cymba concha and IAHC | UB |
Medial end to UB | Urethra/prostate |
Center of cymba concha | Umbilicus/ Navel/ abdominal center |
Inferior and lateral to ST | Spleen |
Center of the cavum concha | Heart |
Superior & inferior to HT (approximately midway between Ht and esophagus) | Lung 1&2 |
Midway between ear cannel & Ht | Trachea |
Interior to the base of te ITN | Endocrine |
Midway between endocrine & ear cannel | San jiao |
Interior opposite corner of antitragic apex | Hypothalamus |
Midway between trachea and Ht | Bronchus |
Inferior to the base of the ITN | Raise BP |
Superior and medial to the base of the ITN | Vision 1 |
Superior and lateral to the ITN | Vision 2 |
Section #2 of earlobe | Tongue |
Section #3 of earlobe | Jaw |
Section #4 of earlobe | Neurasthenia (sleep) |
Section #5 of earlobe | Eye |
Section #6 of earlobe | Inner ear |
Section #8 of earlobe | Tonsil |
Between section #3 & #5 of earlobe | Face |
Between sections #3 & #6 | Cheek |
Superior corner of section #3 | Tooth |
Tip of the antitragic apex | Asthma/ parotid/ stop coughing/ |
Midway between tragic apex & antitragic notch | Midbrain |
Inferior & medial to the antitragic apex | Frontal |
Midway between frontal & occipital | Temporal |
Inferior & lateral to the antitragic apex | Occipital |
Medial inferior end of antitragus | Ovary/testes |
Interior center of antitragus | Subcortex (brain) |
Superior & lateral to ear cannel | Mouth |
Between mouth & st | Esophagus |
Between esophagus and St | Cardiac sphincter |
Lateral end of helix crus | Stomach |
Between SI and St | Duodenum |
Superior opposite side to esophagus | Small intestine |
Between SI & LI | Appendix |
Superior opposite side to mouth | Large intestines |