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Study Guide Acuanatomy Final Exam: Special Points Answered Correctly.Front Mu Points~are those points on the chest and abdomen where the qi of the respective Zang-fu organs is infused and con- verged.
"The term 'mu' means to gather or to collect, and the front-mu points are where the qi of the zang fu gathers and concentrates on the anterior surface of the body."
2.LU 1/Front Mu of Lung
3.St-25-Tian- shu-Heaven's
pivot/Front Mu of LIOn the lateral aspect of the chest, in the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline, 1 cun inferior to LU-2
~Thoroacromial AV
~Thoracic, Intercostal, Supraclavicular N.
*Caution: pneumothorax
2cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus
~10th Interccostal NAV (Epigastric) TONIFY QI AND YANG
RAISES YANG QI
REGULATE QI IN GI TRACK = REN12, ST25, REN6 (CALLED 4 DOORS) Study Guide Acuanatomy Final Exam: Special Points Answered Correctly
.Ren 12/Front mu of ST
Hui-Meeting
Points
5.LV 13 Zhang- men- "Comple-
tion Gate" Front Mu of SP
Hui-Meeting Points
6.Ren 14/Front Mu of the HeartOn the anterior midline, 4 cun above the umbilicus
~Epigastric AV
~7th Intercostal N
TONIFY QI AND YANG RAISES YANG QI
REGULATE QI IN GI TRACK = REN12, ST25, REN6 (CALLED 4 DOORS)
on the lateral side of the abdomen, below the free
end of the 11th rib
~10th Intercostal NAV
On anterior midline 6 cun above umbilicus Study Guide Acuanatomy Final Exam: Special Points Answered Correctly
~Epigastric AV
~7th Intercostal N
7.Ren 4/Front Mu of SI
8.Ren 3/Front Mu of UBOn the midline of the lower abdomen, 3 cun inferior to the umbilicus and 2 cun superior to the
pubic symphysis
~Epigastric AV
~12th Intercostal N
~Gunyuán REN-4 is one of the principle acupuncture points to promote and foster the original qi, benefit essence, fortify Kidney yang and nourish Kidney yin.
~Due to its location at the heart of the lower dantian (cinnabar field) and its close relationship with the original qi and hence essence, Gunyuán REN-4 is an indispens- able point to tonify and nourish the Kidneys
On the anterior midline, 4 cun below the umbilicus.
~Epigastric AV
~Iliohypogastric N Study Guide Acuanatomy Final Exam: Special Points Answered Correctly
.GB 25/Front Mu of Kidney
10.LV 14 Qimen- "Cycle Gate" Front Mu of LV
11.4th Intercostal Space/NerveOn the lateral side of the abdomen, on the lower border of the free end of the 12th rib
~11th Intercostal NAV
Directly below the nipple, in the 6th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
~6th Intercostal NAV
**deep perpendicular or oblique insertion carries a sub- stantial risk of causing a pneumothorax
S-17 SP-
18 K-
23 P-
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