Atlas of Acupuncture

7.2 Head and Lateral Aspect of the Neck

Styloid

process

ST-7

G.B.-3

S.I.-19

G.B.-2

Tragus

Mouth closed

S.I.-18

Mastoid

process

Process

T.B.-17

T.B.-17

G.B.-20

Ex-HN-14

(yiming)

1 cun

T.B.-17

Mastoid

process

Ex-HN

(anmian)

Transverse process

of the atlas

G.B.-20

Lower border

of the occiput

BL-10

Occiput

Axis Sternocleido-mastoid

G.B.-20

G.B.-12

G.B.-11

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Approximately
level with the helix root
Mastoid
process
ST-6
ST-6
ST-5
ST-7 (xiaguan) ‘Below the Joint’With the mouth closed in
the depression of the mandibular notch, between the coronoid
and condyloid process of the mandible
G.B.-2 (tinghui) ‘Meeting of Hearing’Anterior to the ear
with the mouth open, in the depression at the level of the
intertragic notch, on the lower border of the condyloid process
of the mandible
S.I.-18 (quanliao) ‘Cheek Bone Crevice’In a depression at
the intersection of a vertical line through the outer canthus of
the eye with the lower border of the zygomatic bone
T.B.-17 (yifeng) ‘Wind Screen’With the mouth open in the
depression behind the earlobe, between the mastoid process
and the mandible
Ex-HN-14 (yiming) ‘Eye Brightening’On the occiput, 1 cun
posterior to T.B.-17, on a line connecting T.B.-17andG.B.-20
Ex-HN (anmian) ‘Peaceful Sleep’Posterior to the ear,
midway between T.B.-17andG.B.-20, posterior to the
mastoid process
G.B.-20 (fengchi) ‘Wind Pool’On the lower border of the
occipital bone, in the depression between the origins of the
sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
G.B.-12 (wangu) ‘Mastoid Process’In a depression posterior
and inferior to the mastoid process
ST-6 (jiache) ‘Jaw Bone’With the teeth clenched, on the
highest prominence of the masseter, approximately one
fingerbreadth anterior and superior to the mandibular angle
ST-5 (daying) ‘Great Welcome’On the lateral mandible,
anterior to the masseter (ask the patient to clench the teeth); a
branch of the facial artery is palpable here
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