Point Location Acupuncture Final Exam GallBladder

Question 1

GB-44

Answer 1

Jing Well - Metal

Location: Dorsal Aspect of the 4th toe, 0.1 cun from lateral/proximal border of nail

Clears Heat and benefits head, Benefits lateral costal region, calms spirit, nightmares, insomnia

Question 2

GB-43

Answer 2

Ying Spring Water

Between 4th and little toe, 0.5 cun from web.

Clears heat, benefits eyes and head. Clears damp heat from channel.

Question 3

GB-41 *

Answer 3

Shu Stream Wood and Confluent Point of Dai Mai

Depression distal to junction of 4th + 5th metatarsal bones, on lateral side of tendon extensor digitorum longus

Spreads Liver Qi. benefits chest, lateral costal regions, clears head / eyes, transforms phlegm / nodules

Question 4

GB-40

Answer 4

Yuan Source

Location: Ankle joint, in depression inferior and anterior too lateral malleolus

Spreads Liver Qi, clears GB heat + damp-heat, Reg. Shaoyang

Question 5

GB-38

Answer 5

Jing River Fire

4 cun superior to prominence of lat. malleolus,at anterior border of fibula (locate by 1/4 way from popliteal crease and l.mall, drawing a line from GB-38 to head of fibula)

Clears GB heat, harmonizes shaoyang

Question 6

GB-37

Answer 6

Luo-Connecting

Anterior border of fibula, 5 cun superior to prominence of lateral malleolus.

Benefits eyes, dispels wind-damp

Question 7

GB-36

Answer 7

Xi Cleft GB

Anterior border of fibula, 7 cun superior to prominence of lateral malleolus. (Note: GB-35 is just posterior to this point, but posterior border of fibula, and is the Xi-Cleft of Yang-Qiao)

Clears heat + detoxifies poison

Question 8

GB-34

Answer 8

He Sea Earth
Meeting point of SINEWS

Below the lateral aspect of knee, in tender depression 1 cun inferior and superior to the head of fibula

Benefits sinews and joints, damp-heat in LV / GB, Spreads Liver qi and helps lateral costal region, harmonizes shaoyang

Question 9

GB-25

Answer 9

Front Mu Point of Kidney
(Capital Gate : Jīng Mén)

Below lateral aspect of ribcage, anterior and inferior to the free end of the 12th rib

Tonifies Kidney, Regulates water passages, Tonifies Spleen, helps lumbar region

Question 10

GB-24

Answer 10

Front Mu Gallbladder
(RìYùe : Sun and Moon)

Location : 7th intercostal space below nipple, 4 cun from midline

Question 11

Luo-Connecting of GB Channel

Answer 11

GB-37 (5 cun up)

Question 12

Xi-Cleft of GB Channel

Answer 12

GB-36 (7 cun up)

Question 13

Confluent Point of Dai Mai? Also?

Answer 13

GB-41 (Also Shu Stream)

Question 14

Ying Well of GB

Answer 14

GB-44 Metal (4th toe lateral border of nail)

Question 15

Jing Spring of GB

Answer 15

GB-43 Water (o.5 cun from margin of web between 4th and 5th)

Question 16

Shu Stream of GB

Answer 16

GB- 41 Wood

Question 17

Jing River of GB

Answer 17

GB - 38 Fire (4 cun up)

Question 18

He-Sea of GB

Answer 18

GB- 34 Earth (head of fibula)

Question 19

Hui Meeting point of Sinews?

Answer 19

GB- 34 (fibula head)

Question 20

Front Mu of Gallbladder?

Answer 20

GB- 24

Question 21

Front Mu point of Kidneys?

Answer 21

GB-25 (anterior and inferior to 12th small rib, posterior to midline below armpit)