The Side of head · temple & ear region contains 18 acupuncture points (meridians: EX, GB, SI, ST, TE). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| EX-HN6 | ||
| EX-HN14 | ||
| GB2 Tinghui | Tinghui | On the face, in the depression between the intertragic notch and the condylar process of the mandible. |
| GB3 Shangguan | Shangguan | On the head, in the depression superior to the midpoint of the zygomatic arch. |
| GB4 HánYán | Jaw Contentment | On the head, in the temporal region, at the junction of the upper one-quarter and lower three-quarters of the curved line from the corner… |
| GB5 Xuánlú | Suspended Skull | On the head, at the midpoint of the curved line along the temporal hairline from the corner of the forehead (0.5 cun within the anterior… |
| GB6 Xuánlí | Xuánlí | On the side of the head, within the hairline, at the junction of the lower one-quarter and upper three-quarters of the curved line from the… |
| GB7 Qúbìn | Curve of the Temple Hairline | On the head, at the junction of the vertical line of the posterior border of the temple hairline and the horizontal line of the apex of the… |
| GB8 Shuaigu | Leading Valley | On the side of the head, in the temporal region, directly superior to the apex of the ear, 1.5 cun within the hairline. |
| GB9 Tianchong | Tianchong | On the head, directly superior to the posterior border of the auricular root, 2 cun superior to the hairline. |
| GB12 Wangu | Mastoid Process Bone | In the anterior region of the neck, in the depression posteroinferior to the mastoid process. Traditionally about 0.4 cun within the… |
| SI19 Tinggong | Tinggong | Anterior to the tragus, in the depression formed when the mouth is opened, between the tragus and the condyloid process of the mandible. |
| ST7 Xiaguan | Lower Gate | On the face, in the depression between the midpoint of the inferior border of the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch. Locate with the… |
| TE18 Chìmài | Chìmài | Posterior to the ear, on the mastoid process, within the hairline, at the junction of the middle and lower thirds of the curved line… |
| TE19 Lúxī | Lúxī | Posterior to the ear, on a line connecting Jiaosun (TE20) and Yifeng (TE17), approximately two-thirds of the distance from Yifeng, over a… |
| TE20 Jiǎosūn | Angle of the Apex | Directly superior to the apex of the ear, within the hairline. The point is found in a depression that forms when the mouth is opened. |
| TE21 Ěrmén | Ear Gate | Anterior to the ear, in the depression found at the supratragic notch when the mouth is slightly open. |
| TE22 Erheliao | Ear Harmony Crevice | In the temporal region, anterior to the root of the auricle and posterior to the hairline of the temple, just posterior to the pulsating… |
Other regions: Head & neck: Vertex · Face · Back of head · Front of neck · Back of neck
The Side of head · temple & ear region of the atlas lists 18 points: EX-HN6, EX-HN14, GB2, GB3, GB4, GB5, GB6, GB7, GB8, GB9, GB12, SI19, ST7, TE18, TE19, TE20, TE21, TE22.
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.