Extra Points

Question 1

Yin Tang

Answer 1

At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows

Question 2

YUYAO

Answer 2

In the center of the eyebrow, in the depression directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward

Mnemonic: “I’m looking at you yuwow, my eyebrows are raised”

Question 3

TAIYANG

Answer 3

At the temple, in the tender depression approximately 1 cun posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye

Question 4

Qiuhou

Answer 4

Along the inferior border of the orbit, at the junction of the lateral one quarter and the medial 3 quarters of the infra-orbital margin

Mnemonic: “Queens eye makeup to cover the dark circles”

Question 5

ERJIAN

Answer 5

When the ear is folded forwards, this point lies at the apex of the ear

Question 6

BAILAO

Answer 6

At the back of the neck, 2 cun superior to DU-14 (C7), 1 cun lateral to the midline, around C3

Mnemonic: “Back of lower head”

Question 7

BAICHONGWO

Answer 7

3 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella, in a tender depression on the bulge of vastus medialis muscle, 1 cun past SP-10

“White hornet next- in the middle of the muscle”

Question 8

XIYAN

Answer 8

On the knee, in the hollows formed when the knee is flexed, immediately below the patella on both the medial and lateral side of patellar ligament, LABLE BOTH SIDES (same as ST-35, but ST-35 is the lateral side)

Mnemonic: “XI” to smoke “YAN” cigarette—- the eyes of knees great mouth hole to smoke a cigarette

Question 9

DINGCHUAN

Answer 9

.5 to 1 cun lateral to the depression below the spinous process of C7

Mnemonic “Ding C7, last vertebrae that moves before T1”

Question 10

WEIGUANXUSHU

Answer 10

1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T8

Question 11

YAOYAN

Answer 11

In the depression approximately 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border L4 (never over sacrum)

Question 12

SHIQIZHUIXIA

Answer 12

On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of L5

Question 13

ZIGONG

Answer 13

On the lower abdomen, 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with REN-3 (4 cun inferior to the umbilicus)

Question 14

LUOZHEN

Answer 14

On the dorsum of the hand, in the depression just proximal to the 2nd and 3rd metacarpo-phalangeal joints

Question 15

JIANQIAN

Answer 15

On the anterior aspect of the shoulder joint, midway between the anterior axillary crease and LI-15

Question 16

HEDING

Answer 16

In the depression at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella