Which point is on the radial side of the wrist, in the centre of the hollow formed by the tendons of extensor pollicis longus and brevis (anatomical snuffbox)?

Which point is on the radial side of the wrist, in the centre of the hollow formed by the tendons of extensor pollicis longus and brevis (anatomical snuffbox)?

• A. LI 5
• B. LI 8
• C. LI 1
• D. LI 11

Answer: (A)

The point sits in the anatomical snuffbox, the hollow on the radial (thumb) side of the wrist between the tendons of the extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. That precise location corresponds to LI 5, which lies at the level of the wrist crease right in that hollow. This makes LI 5 the correct choice because it is the Large Intestine point identified exactly by being in that snuffbox region. The other options are not in that spot: one is on the index finger, another on the forearm higher up, and another at the elbow, so they don’t match the described location.

The point sits in the anatomical snuffbox, the hollow on the radial (thumb) side of the wrist between the tendons of the extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis. That precise location corresponds to LI 5, which lies at the level of the wrist crease right in that hollow. This makes LI 5 the correct choice because it is the Large Intestine point identified exactly by being in that snuffbox region. The other options are not in that spot: one is on the index finger, another on the forearm higher up, and another at the elbow, so they don’t match the described location.