Atlas of Acupuncture

7.13 Dorsum of the Foot

SP-5 (shangqiu) ‘Shang Mound’In the depression at the

junction of a vertical line along the anterior border and a

horizontal line along the lower border of the medial malleolus.

Or: in the depression halfway between the highest prominence

of the medial malleolus and the navicular tuberosity

BL-64 (jinggu) ‘Capital Bone’Distal to the tuberosity of the

5th metatarsal bone, at the border of the red and white skin

SP-4 (gongsun) ‘Grandfather Grandson’In a depression

distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone, at the

border of the red and white skin

G.B.-41 (zulinqi) ‘Foot Governor of Tears’In the

depression at the junction of the shafts and the bases of the

4th and 5th metatarsal bones, lateral to the branch of the

extensor digitorum longus tendon running to the little toe

ST-42 (chongyang) ‘Rushing Yang’On the highest point of

the dorsum of the foot, between the tendons of extensor

hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus, directly lateral

to where the dorsalis pedis artery may be palpated. The point is

bordered proximally by the second and third metatarsal bones

and distally by the second and third cuneiform bones.

Alternative location:sometimes this point may be located

lateral to the medial portion of the extensor digitorum longus

tendon (joining the second toe)

G.B.-40 (qiuxu) ‘Large Mound’In the depression anterior

and inferior to the lateral malleolus, lateral to the tendons of

extensor digitorum longus muscle.

ST-41 (jiexi) ‘Stream Divide’On the ankle, between the

tendons of extensor digitorum and extensor hallucis longus, at

the level of the highest prominence of the lateral malleolus

LIV-4 (zhongfeng) ‘Middle Seal’1 cun anterior to the

prominence of the medial malleolus, medial to the tendon of

the tibialis anterior

Highest prominence

of the medial malleolus

SP-5

Inferior border

of the lateral

malleolus G.B.-40

Tendon of extensor

hallucis longus

ST-41 Talocrural joint

[ankle joint]

Level of the

highest prominence

of the lateral

malleolus

Tendon of extensor LIV-4

hallucis longus

Tibialis anterior

BL-64 BL-63

ST-41

Talocrural joint

(ankle joint)

ST-42

Dorsalis pedis

G.B.-41

G.B.-42

SP-3

SP-4

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