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ear anatomy & points
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |