Head Points Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Bl3
A
- directly superior to Bl 2
- 1/2 cun into the hairline
- on the horizontal circle that connects Du24 to St8 at 1/6 of a distance.
2
Q
Bl4
A
- lie on the horizontal circle that connect Du24 and St8
- 1/2 cun into the hairline
- 1/3 distance from Du 24 to St8 / 3/4 cun from Bl3
3
Q
Bl10- heavenly pillar
A
- lies in the depression in the trapezius muscle
- 1.3 cun lateral to Du 15
- just inferior to the occiput
- Roughly 1/2 cun superior to a well defined hair line
4
Q
TB 17- wind screen
A
- flatten the bottom of the ear
- slip the tip of your index finger under the top of the earlobe
- the tip of the finger is on the point
- between the mandible and the mastoid process
- needle upwards toward the face with the ear out of the way
5
Q
TB20
A
-fold the ear half forward to highlight the pinna
- the point lies at the where the tip of the ear touches the head
- roughly just superior to the natural hairline
6
Q
GB8- leading valley
A
- as with TB 20 fold the ear forward to find the pinna
- found superior to the apex of the ear
- 1 1/2 cun superior to the hairline
7
Q
GB9- heavenly surge
A
- find GB 8 first
- 1/2 cun posterior and slightly inferior to GB 8
- In line with the root of the ear
8
Q
GB 12 - completed bone
A
- inferior and posterior to the masood process (behind the ear)
- put finger on the height of the prominence and roll back into a depression
- asking patience to nod to highlight
- 1 cun superior to TB6 and slightly inferior to the level of Du 16
9
Q
GB13- Shen Source
A
- on the horizontal circle that joins Du 24 and St8
- 2/3 from Du 24 (3 cun from midline)
- 1/2 cun into the hairline
10
Q
GB 14 - Yang white
A
- on the forehead
- 1 cun superior to the centre of the eyebrow
- 1/3 from brow to hairline
- use centre of pupil to guide
- some people will have a dip, palpate for the slight hollow
11
Q
GB 15 - head overlooking tears
A
- directly above GB14
- on the horizontal circle that connects Du 24 and St 8
- midway between these points
- 1/2 cun into the hairline
12
Q
GB 20- wind pond
A
- halfway from the midline of the neck to the mastoid process
- in the recess between the trapezius muscle and stenoclydomastiod muscle
- start at Du 16 and slide out laterally over the trapezius until you find a hollow (2 1/4 cun from midline)
- roughly 1 cun into hairline and below the occiput
