Atlas of Acupuncture

3.3 Shoulder and Arm

3.3.2 Elbow

Elbow, tendon of the biceps muscle

(
Figs 3.52, 3.53)

The anterior aspect of the elbow is marked by the cubital crease,

extending from the lateral to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.

It is divided by the tendon of the biceps muscle. 
L.I.-11and


LU-5are located lateral to the tendon while 
P-3 and


HE-3are located medial to it.

Lateral and medial epicondyles of the

humerus (
Figs 3.53, 3.55, 3.56)

The lateral and medial epicondyles of the humerus form the lat-

eral aspects of the elbow. The olecranon is located between

them, on the posterior aspect of the elbow. The medial epi-

condyle is the origin of the extensor muscles of the wrist joint,

while the flexor muscles originate at the medial epicondyle.

Tendon of

the biceps

brachii P-3

LU-5

HE-3

Biceps

brachii

Cubital

crease

Fig. 3.52

Triceps brachii,

medial head

Aponeurosis

of the biceps

brachii

Medial

epicondyle

Palmaris

longus

Flexor

digitorum

superficialis

Biceps brachii

Tendon of

the biceps

brachii

Brachioradialis

P-3

HE-3

LU-5

Flexor carpi

ulnaris

Flexor carpi

radialis

Fig. 3.53

90 


L.I.-11

Lateral epicondyle Olecranon

Fig. 3.54