Which acupuncture point is located on the neck, at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, midway between Renying ST-9 and Qishe ST-11?

• A. ST 9
• B. ST 10
• C. ST 11
• D. ST 12

Answer: (B)

This question tests ability to pinpoint a point along the Stomach channel on the neck by using anatomical landmarks. The location is on the neck, specifically on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and it sits roughly halfway between two named neck points.

The point described is the one that lies on that border and midway between the upper neck landmark and the lower neck landmark. That makes it Shousanli, the point known as a Stomach channel point located at the neck, midway between the higher Renying and the lower Qishe. It’s chosen because its position exactly matches the halfway point along the anterior border of the SCM between those two references.

ST9 is higher up near the level of the lower thyroid cartilage, while ST11 sits a bit lower toward the supraclavicular region, and ST12 lies further down near the clavicle area. They don’t sit at the midway position, so they don’t fit the described localization.