Which point is on the ankle level with the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in a depression between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus?

Which point is on the ankle level with the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in a depression between the tendons of extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus?

• A. ST 39
• B. SP 2
• C. ST 41
• D. ST 44

Answer: (C)

This location targets the Stomach channel’s dorsum of the foot at the ankle level. ST 41 sits in a small hollow on the dorsum of the foot, at the level of the ankle, between the tendons of extensor digitorum longus and extensor hallucis longus. It’s the Jing-River point of the Stomach channel, which helps explain its positioning along the dorsal foot near the ankle. Among the options, this is the only point that matches the described anatomical groove between those two tendons at the ankle; the others are positioned on different parts of the toe or leg.

This location targets the Stomach channel’s dorsum of the foot at the ankle level. ST 41 sits in a small hollow on the dorsum of the foot, at the level of the ankle, between the tendons of extensor digitorum longus and extensor hallucis longus. It’s the Jing-River point of the Stomach channel, which helps explain its positioning along the dorsal foot near the ankle. Among the options, this is the only point that matches the described anatomical groove between those two tendons at the ankle; the others are positioned on different parts of the toe or leg.