The Vertex region contains 20 acupuncture points (meridians: BL, EX, GB, GV, ST). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BL3 Méi Chōng | Méi Chōng | Directly superior to the medial end of the eyebrow (frontal notch), 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, on the vertical line through the… |
| BL4 Qucha | Qucha | On the head, 1.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline, 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline (1.5 cun lateral to GV24 Shenting). |
| BL5 Wuchu | Wuchu | On the head, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline at the level of Shangxing (GV23), which is 1 cun posterior to the anterior hairline. |
| BL6 Chengguang | Receiving Light | On the scalp, 2.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline, on the line running parallel to the midline at… |
| BL7 Tongtian | Tongtian | On the head, 4 cun superior to the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline, on the line running parallel to the midline at… |
| BL8 Luoque | Luoque | On the scalp, 5.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline (1.5 cun posterior to BL7 Tongtian). |
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| GB13 Benshen | Root of the Spirit | On the head, directly superior to the outer canthus of the eye, located 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline and 3 cun lateral to the… |
| GB15 Toulinqi | Head Overlooking Tears | Directly superior to the pupil of the eye, located 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline, within a palpable depression. |
| GB16 Muchuang | Eye Window | On the head, 1.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, directly above the centre of the pupil (1 cun… |
| GB17 Zhengying | Zhengying | On the head, 2.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, directly above the centre of the pupil (1 cun… |
| GB18 Chengling | Receiving the Spirit | On the head, 4 cun superior to the anterior hairline and 2.25 cun lateral to the midline, directly above the centre of the pupil (1.5 cun… |
| GV19 Houding | Houding | On the posterior midline of the head, 1.5 cun directly posterior to GV20 (Baihui) and 5.5 cun superior to the posterior hairline. |
| GV20 Baihui | Baihui | On the midline of the head, 1.5 cun posterior to the point Qianding (GV21), at the center of the vertex. This point is often found in a… |
| GV21 Qianding | Qianding | On the midline of the head, 3.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun anterior to GV20 (Baihui). |
| GV22 Xinhui | Fontanelle Meeting | On the midline of the head, 2 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 1 cun posterior to GV23 (Shangxing), over the anterior fontanelle. |
| GV23 Shangxing | Upper Star | On the midline of the head, in a palpable depression one cun posterior to the anterior hairline, directly superior to the nose. |
| GV24 Shenting | Shenting | On the midline of the head, 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline, directly superior to the bridge of the nose. |
| ST8 Touwei | Touwei | At the corner of the forehead, 0.5 cun within the anterior hairline, 4.5 cun lateral to the midline of the head. |
Other regions: Head & neck: Face · Side of head · temple & ear · Back of head · Front of neck · Back of neck
The Vertex region of the atlas lists 20 points: BL3, BL4, BL5, BL6, BL7, BL8, EX-HN1, EX-HN2, GB13, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GV19, GV20, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24, ST8.
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.