Point Location: ST

St 1

eyes looking straight forward, directly below pupil, between eyeball & infraorbital ridge

St 2

Directly below the pupil, in the depression at the infraorbital foramen.

St 3

Directly below the pupil, at the level of the lower border of ala nasi on lateral side of nasolabial groove.

St 4

lateral to the corner of the mouth, directly below the pupil

St 5

Anterior to the angle of the mandible, on anterior border of attached portion of the masseter muscle where pulsation of the facial artery is palpable, in the groove-like depression appearing when the cheek is puffed out.

St 6

One finger breadth anterior and superior to lower angle of mandible, where masseter is prominent when the teeth are clenched and depressive when it is pressed

St 7

On the face, anterior to the ear, in the depression between zygomatic arch and mandibular notch. Located with mouth closed.

St 8

On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline at corner of forehead, and 4.5 cun lateral to midline of head.

St 9

Level with tip of the Adam's apple where pulsation of common carotid artery is palpable, on anterior border of SCM

St 10

midpoint of the line joining St 9 & St 11 on anterior border of SCM

St 11

At the superior border of the sternal extremity of the clavicle, between sternal and clavicular heads of SCM.

St 12

In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

St 13

At the lower border of the middle of the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

St 14

1st ICS, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

St 15

2nd ICS, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

St 16

3rd ICS, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

St 17

4th ICS, in center of nipple, 4 cun lateral to anterior midline

St 18

On the chest, directly below the nipple, on the lower border of the breast, in the 5th ICS, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

St 19

6 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 14

St 20

5 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 13

St 21

4 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 12

St 22

3 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 11

St 23

2 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 10

St 24

1 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 9

St 25

2 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus

St 26

1 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 7

St 27

2 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 5

St 28

3 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 4

St 29

4 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 3

St 30

5 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to Ren 2

St 31

Anterior side of thigh, line connecting ASIS & superiolateral corner of patella, level of perineum, thigh flexed, lateral to sartorius

St 32

line connecting the ASIS & lateral border of the patella, 6 cun above and laterosuperior border of patella.

St 33

knee flexed, 3 cun above laterosuperior border of patella, on line joining laterosuperior border of patella & ASIS

St 34

knee flexed, 2 cun above laterosuperior border of patella

St 35

knee flexed, at lower border of patella, in depression lateral to patellar ligament

St 36

3 cun below St 35, one finger breadth from anterior border of tibia

St 37

6 cun below St 35, one finger breadth from anterior border of tibia

St 38

8 cun below St 35, one finger breadth from anterior border of tibia

St 39

9 cun below St 35, one finger breadth from anterior border of tibia

St 40

8 cun superior to prominence of the lateral malleolus, lateral to St 38; about two finger breadths lateral to anterior border of tibia.

St 41

dorsum of foot, midpoint of transverse crease of ankle joint, in depression between extensor digitorum longus & extensor hallucis longus, approximately at level of tip of external malleolus

St 42

On the dome of instep of foot, between tendons of long extensor muscle of the great toe and long extensor muscle of toes, where the pulsation of the dorsal artery of foot is palpable.

St 43

depression distal to the junction of the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones

St 44

Proximal to web margin between 2nd & 3rd toes, in depression distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint.

St 45

lateral side of 2nd toe, 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail