Anatomy of the Cun Position at Wrist and Its Application in Pulse Diagnosis

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The right wrist and hand anterior (palmar) view and lateral (radial) view. (a) Anatomical area. (b) Deeper dissections. (c) The superficial palmar branch in Cun overflows to the thenar eminence in the palm of the hand. (d) The radial artery bent around the radial styloid process to the anatomical snuff box in the dorsal aspect at wrist. 1. Radial artery. 2. Radial venae. 3. Radial palmar carpal branch. 4. Flexor carpi radialis tendon and tendon sheath. 5. Superficial palmar branch. 6. Tubercle of scaphoid. 7. Abductor pollicis longus tendon and tendon sheath. 8. Bulge of the prominent bone proximal to the palm. 9. Thenar eminence 10. Anatomical snuffbox.

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