Which CV point is on the midline of the abdomen, 1 cun above the umbilicus and 7 cun below the sternocostal angle?

Which CV point is on the midline of the abdomen, 1 cun above the umbilicus and 7 cun below the sternocostal angle?

• A. CV10
• B. CV8
• C. CV11
• D. CV9

Answer: (D)

Locating Ren (CV) points uses fixed distances along the anterior midline from recognizable landmarks. The sternocostal angle (near the upper chest) and the umbilicus provide consistent reference points. When a point is described as 7 cun below the sternocostal angle and 1 cun above the umbilicus, that combination pins you to a single location on the midline in the lower abdomen. That location is CV9. So the description matches CV9 exactly, sitting just above the navel and well below the upper chest landmark. The other points don’t share that exact pair of distances from those landmarks, so they don’t fit the description.

Locating Ren (CV) points uses fixed distances along the anterior midline from recognizable landmarks. The sternocostal angle (near the upper chest) and the umbilicus provide consistent reference points. When a point is described as 7 cun below the sternocostal angle and 1 cun above the umbilicus, that combination pins you to a single location on the midline in the lower abdomen. That location is CV9. So the description matches CV9 exactly, sitting just above the navel and well below the upper chest landmark. The other points don’t share that exact pair of distances from those landmarks, so they don’t fit the description.