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Points @ the Abdomen

Review of Point Location (ST, SP, KD, Ren, Extra Points) on the Abdomen

QuestionAnswer
Zi Gong Xue (Palace of the Child) 3 cun lateral to Ren 3
Ti Tuo (Lift and Support) 4 cun lateral to Ren 4
San Jiao Jiu (Three Burning Spaces) 3 points to form an equilateral triangle, with Ren 8 as the apex and the width of the sides the length of "patient's smile" (moxa only; 3 days on, 3 days off)
What Stomach point is @ level of Ren 2? ST30
What Stomach point is @ level of Ren 3? ST29
What Stomach point is @ level of Ren 4? Ti Tuo (4 cun lateral)
What point is "lateral and inferior to ST30?" LR12
What point is 3 cun below ST30? LR10
What point is 2 cun below ST30? LR11
Where is LR13? Free end of 11th rib
Where is GB26? Below LR13 (free end of 11th rib) at level of umbilicus
Where is LR14? 6th ICS, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline (directly below nipple)
Where is GB24? 7th ICS, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline (directly below nipple)
North of the umbilicus, what are the next ST, SP, KD points-- and at what Ren level? ST26 (one up=Ren 9), K17 (two up=Ren 10), SP16 (three up=Ren 11)
Where is SP14? 1.3 cun inferior to SP15
Where is SP13? *** .7 cun laterosuperior to SP 12 and 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline (between Ren 2 and Ren 3).
Where is SP12? 3.5 cun lateral to Ren 2: Superior to the lateral end of the inguinal groove & lateral to the pulsating external iliac artery (joins femoral artery) level with the upper border of the symphysis pubis.
Where is SP11? 6 cun up from SP10, on the line connecting SP10 with SP12
Stomach points 31 through 34 are on a line connecting what two landmarks? ASIS and latero-superior border of patella
Where is LR12? *** 2.5 cun lateral to Ren 2 AND 1 cun DOWN! "Lateral and inferior to ST30 (which is 2 cun lateral to Ren 2)
What is the (lateral) distance between ST30 and LR12? 0.5 cun (first one is 2 cun lateral to Ren 2; second one is 2.5 cun lateral to Ren 2 (and 1 cun inferior)
What point is "At the lateral border of the sartorius muscle @ level of the pubic bone?" ST31
What point is between the muscles vastus lateralis and rectus femoris? ST32
What point is the lateral of the two "eyes" of the knee? ST35
Where is LR10? 3 cun below ST30 ("IN the inguinal groove")
Where is LR11? 2 cun below ST30 ("just superior to inguinal groove")
Which LR point is said to actually lie within the inguinal groove? LR10
Which two LR points lie just above and above the inguinal groove? LR11, LR12
What points are @ same level as Ren 8? K16, ST25, SP15
What points are @ same level as Ren 9? ST24 only
What points are @ same level as Ren 10? K17, ST23
What points are @ same level as Ren 11? ST22, K18, SP16
What points are @ same level as Ren 12? ST21, K19 ONLY!!!
Where is SP17? 5th ICS, 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
What points are in the 5th, 6th and 7th ICS, respectively? SP17 (5th ICS), LR14 (& SP21) (6th ICS), GB24 (7th ICS)
What Ren point is in the sternal notch? Ren22
What Ren point is "on the manubrium?" Ren21
Where is K27? In a depression on the lower border of the clavicle
Where is K26? In the 1st ICS 2 cun lateral to Ren 20.
What points are on the same level as Ren 20? K26, ST14, (SP20 is in SECOND ICS then jumps)
Where is ST13? 4 cun lateral to anterior midline, at LB of clavicle
What three points are @ LB of clavicle? Ren 21, K27, ST13
What FOUR points are in 1st ICS? Ren 20, K26, ST14, LU1
If SP17, 18, 19 and 20 are in 5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd ICS, respectively, where are SP 16, 15, 14, 13 and 12? SP16 is 4 cun lateral to Ren 11. SP15 is 4 cun lateral to Ren 8. SP12 is 3.5 cun lateral to Ren 2. (SP14= 1.3 cun below SP15. SP13 is 4 cun lateral to anterior midline, between level of Ren 2 and Ren 3 (or "0.7 cun laterosuperior to SP12")
What 4 SP points are in ICS? SP17, 18, 19, 20
What 2 SP points are on abdomen but not @ specific Ren level? SP 14 and SP13
What Ren point is SP12 3.5 cun lateral to? Ren 2
How far below SP15 is SP14? 1.3 cun
How far above SP12 is SP13? 0.7 "laterosuperior," between levels of Ren 2 and Ren 3
What special thing happens @ Ren 14? It is the last Ren point with KD and ST points (KD21, ST19)
What are the first K, ST, SP points once meridian jumps to thorax (Ren 16)? K22, ST18, SP17
What TaiYang point is in the spot where SP21 should be? LU1 (6 cun lateral to anterior midline in 1st ICS)
Four points @ 4th ICS R17, ST17, SP18, K23
Four points @ upper border of pubic symphasis R2, ST30, SP12, K11
Point 2 cun lateral to R2 ST30
Point 3 cun lateral to R3 Zi Gong Xue
Point 4 cun lateral to R4 Ti Tuo
Point 3.5 cun lateral to R2 SP12
Two abdominal Spleen points that are not level with any Ren points SP14 (1.3 below SP15) and SP 13 (0.7 above SP12)
Created by: mrbarr
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