Atlas of Acupuncture

7.4 Vertex

7.4 Vertex

Du-16 (fengfu) ‘Palace of Wind’On the posterior midline,

directly below the external occipital protuberance, in the

depression between the origins of the trapezius

BL-10 (tianzhu) ‘Celestial Pillar’Below the lower border of

the occiput, approximately 1.3 cun lateral to the midline

(Du-15), at the insertion of the trapezius

Du-15 (yamen) ‘Gate of Muteness’On the posterior

midline, in the depression between the 1st (atlas) and 2nd

cervical vertebrae (axis 
first palpable spinous process),

approximately 0.5 cun below Du-16

BL-8 (luoque) ‘Declining Connection’1.5 cun lateral to the

midline and 5.5 cun superior to the anterior hairline, or 0.5 cun

posterior to Du-20

Du-20 (baihui) ‘Hundred Meetings’At the junction of a line

connecting the apices of the ears and the midline, 5 cun from

the anterior or 7 cun from the posterior hairline respectively

G.B.-21 (jianjing) ‘Shoulder Well’At the highest point of

the shoulder, midway between the lower border of the spinous

process of C7 and the lateral extremity of the acromion

Du-14 (dazhui) ‘Great Vertebra’Below the spinous

process of C7

G.B.-20

Lower border

of the occiput

External

occipital

Occiput protuberance

Atlas

Du-16

G.B.-20

Lower border

of the occiput

BL-10

Occiput

Axis

Sternocleido-

mastoid

ld d

Du-16

G.B.-20

G.B.-20G.B.-20

G.B.-20

Lower border

of the occiput

BL-10

Du-15

Occiput

Axis Sternocleido-

mastoid

G.B.-20

Spinous process C7 1/2

G.B.-21

T.B.-15

Spinous process C7

Base of the

scapular spine

Du-14

BL-4

BL-6

BL-5

BL-7

BL-8

G.B.-18

G.B.-17

G.B.-16

G.B.-15

Du-20

Du-21

Du-22

Du-23

BL-3

Du-24 Hairline

Apex of the ear

BL-8

Apex of the ear

Du-20

0.5 cun

Du-20

5 cun

Apex of

the ear

Apex of

the ear

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