Atlas of Acupuncture

7.9 Dorsum of the Hand

L.I.-3 (sanjian) ‘Third Space’On the radial aspect of the

index finger, proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint at the

junction of the shaft and the head of the 2nd metacarpal bone

Ex-UE-7 (yaotongdian/yaotongxue) ‘Lumbar Pair Point’

Two points on the dorsum of the hand, between the 2nd/3rd

and 4th/5th metacarpal bones

S.I.-4 (wangu) ‘Wrist Bone’On the ulnar border of the hand,

between the 5th metacarpal and the carpal bones, at the

border of the red and white skin

S.I.-5 (yanggu) ‘Yang Valley’On the ulnar aspect of the

wrist, at the level of the lateral joint space

L.I.-5 (yangxi) ‘Yang Stream’With the thumb abducted in

the depression between the tendons of the extensor pollicis

longus and brevis muscles (‘anatomical snuff box’)

T.B.-4 (yangchi) ‘Yang Pool’On the dorsum of the wrist, in

the gap ulnar to the tendons of extensor digitorum

Ex-UE-8 (wailaogong/luozhen/xianqiang) ‘Stiff Neck’On

the dorsum of the hand, between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal

bones, approximately 0.5 cun proximal to the

metacarpophalangeal joints

L.I.-4 (hegu) ‘Joining Valley’On the radial aspect of the

hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bone, closer to the

2nd metacarpal bone and approximately at its midpoint

T.B.-3 (zhongzhu) ‘Central Islet’On the dorsum of the

hand, in the depression between the 4th and 5th metacarpal

bones, proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joints. T.B.-3is

located at the junction between the heads and shafts of the two

metacarpals

S.I.-3 (houxi) ‘Back Stream’On the ulnar border of the

hand, in the depression proximal to the metacarpophalangeal

joint, at the junction between the head and shaft of the

5th metacarpal

L.I.-3

Proximal

phalanx II

Metacarpal II

Ex-UE-8

T.B.-3

Most distal

transverse

crease

S.I.-3

S.I.-2

Junction shaft

Metacarpal II

L.I.-4

Metacarpal II Ex-UE-7

Metacarpal V

S.I.-4

S.I.-5

Pisiform

Metacarpal V

L.I.-5

Extensor tendon

Wrist joint space

Tendons of

extensor

digitorum T.B.-4

Ex-UE-3

(zhongquan)

S.I.-4

S.I.-5

Wrist joint space

Pisiform

Metacarpal V

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