The Back of head region contains 10 acupuncture points (meridians: BL, GB, GV). The interactive atlas below opens directly on this region: click a point for its booklet (location, needling, indications, combinations), turn on labels, or start the tour.
| Code | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| BL9 Yuzhen | Yuzhen | On the posterior head, 1.3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the superior border of the external occipital protuberance. This is… |
| BL10 Tiān Zhù | Celestial Pillar | In the posterior neck, in the depression on the lateral border of the trapezius muscle, 1.3 cun lateral to the posterior midline, at the… |
| GB10 Fúbái | Floating White | On the head, posterosuperior to the mastoid process, at the junction of the upper one third and lower two thirds of the curved line running… |
| GB11 Touqiaoyin | Head's Yin Orifice | On the head, posterior and superior to the mastoid process, at the junction of the upper two thirds and lower one third of the curved line… |
| GB19 Naokong | Brain Hollow | On the head, at the same level as the superior border of the external occipital protuberance, directly superior to the depression between… |
| GB20 Fengchi | Wind Pool | At the back of the neck, below the occipital bone, in the depression between the upper origins of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius… |
| GV15 Yamen | Yamen | On the posterior midline of the neck, in the depression 0.5 cun superior to the posterior hairline, located between the spinous processes… |
| GV16 Fengfu | Wind Mansion | On the posterior midline of the neck, in the depression directly below the external occipital protuberance, 1 cun superior to the posterior… |
| GV17 Naohu | Naohu | On the posterior midline of the head, in the depression superior to the external occipital protuberance, 2.5 cun above the posterior… |
| GV18 Qiangjian | Qiangjian | On the posterior midline of the head, 1.5 cun superior to the external occipital protuberance, or 4 cun superior to the posterior hairline… |
Other regions: Head & neck: Vertex · Face · Side of head · temple & ear · Front of neck · Back of neck
The Back of head region of the atlas lists 10 points: BL9, BL10, GB10, GB11, GB19, GB20, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV18.
Open the point in the 3D atlas: the booklet gives the standard location, a cun ruler from the nearest bony landmark, and a step-by-step description.