| TRANSLATION: | Crooked Wall |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | In a depression superior to the medial end of the suprascapular fossa, midway between SI 10 and the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 90° insertion, b) 45° lateral insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.3-0.5 cun, b) 0.5-1.0 cun |
Small Intestine Meridian 小肠经
| TRANSLATION: | Outer Shoulder Hollow; Outer houlder Transporter |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra (GV 13) |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 45° medial insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Middle Shoulder Hollow; Middle Shoulder Transporter |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (GV 14) |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 45° medial insertion towards spine |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Heaven's Window; Heavenly Window |
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| TYPE: | Window of the Sky |
| LOCATION: | On the lateral aspect of the neck, on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoideus, level with the laryngeal prominence and posterosuperior to L I 18 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-0.8 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Heavenly Appearance |
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| TYPE: | Window of the Sky |
| LOCATION: | In the depression between the angle of the mandible and the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | Toward the root of the tongue, anterior to the carotid vessels |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Cheekbone Opening |
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| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Small Intestine meridian with the San Jiao meridian |
| LOCATION: | Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression at the lower border of zygomatic bone |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 5° insertion, b) 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) joining ST 4, ST7, LI 20 or ST6, etc, b) 0.5-0.7 cun |