Atlas of Acupuncture

3.1 Head

Temporalis muscle and temporal corner of

the forehead (
Figs 3.7–3.9)

By asking the patient to firmly clench and release his/her teeth,

the temporalis muscle can be palpated on the lateral aspect of the

forehead. The corner between the forehead and the temples is

marked by the junction of the anterior hairline with the temporal

hairline, which tends to become more pronounced with a receding

hairline.


ST-8is located in the centre of this area, at the insertion point

of the temporalis muscle and 0.5 cun within the natural hairline.

Often, the coronal suture can be palpated here.

Frontal bone

Zygomatic arch

Occipital bone

Temporal bone

Zygomatic bone

ST-8

Coronal suture

Parietal bone

Mandible
Fig. 3.7

Sternocleidomastoid

Temporalis

ST-8

Fig. 3.8

ST-8

Chewing still

palpable

Temporalis

Fig. 3.9