Governing Vessel 督脉

Hou Ding 後頂 (GV 19)

TRANSLATION: Behind the Vertex
TYPE:  
LOCATION: On midline of head, 1.5 cun directly above GV 18
NEEDLE INSERTION: 5° insertion
NEEDLE DEPTH: 0.5-1.0 cun

Tianman 百會 (GV 20)

TRANSLATION: Celestial Fullness; One Hundred Meetings
TYPE: Sea of Marrow
LOCATION: On midline of head, 7 cun directly above posterior hairline, approximately on midpoint of line connecting apices of the auricles
NEEDLE INSERTION: 5° insertion
NEEDLE DEPTH: 0.5-1.0 cun

Qian Ding 前頂 (GV 21)

TRANSLATION: Before the Vertex
TYPE:  
LOCATION: On midline of head, 1.5 cun anterior to GV 20
NEEDLE INSERTION: 5° insertion
NEEDLE DEPTH: 0.5-1.0 cun

Xin Hui 囟會 (GV 22)

TRANSLATION: Fontanel Meeting
TYPE:  
LOCATION: 2 cun posterior to midpoint of anterior hairline 3 cun anterior to GV 20
NEEDLE INSERTION: 5° insertion
NEEDLE DEPTH: 0.5-1.0 cun

Shang Xing 上星 (GV 23)

TRANSLATION: Upper Star
TYPE: Ghost point
LOCATION: 1 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline
NEEDLE INSERTION: 5° insertion
NEEDLE DEPTH: 0.5-1.0 cun

Shen Ting 神庭 (GV 24)

TRANSLATION: Courtyard of the Spirit
TYPE:  
LOCATION: 0.5 cun directly above the midpt of the anterior hairline
NEEDLE INSERTION: 5° insertion
NEEDLE DEPTH: 0.5-1.0 cun