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The Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian has sixty-three acupoints, starting with Jingming (BL1), Cuanzhu (BL2), and Qucha (BL4), followed by Wuchu (BL5), Chengguang (BL6), and Tongtian (BL7); Luoque (BL8) and Yuzhen (BL9) are located beside Tianzhu (BL10). Dazhu (BL11) and Fengmen (BL12) lead to Feishu (BL13); Jueyinshu (BL14), Xinshu (BL15), Geshu (BL17), Ganshu (BL18), and Danshu (BL19) are arranged in sequence; Pishu (BL20), Weishu (BL21), Sanjiaoshu (BL22), Shenshu (BL23), Dachangshu (BL25), Xiaochangshu (BL27), and Pangguangshu (BL28) follow. Zhonglushu (BL29) and Baihuanxu (BL30) are both distributed on the second lateral line, approximately two cun away from the midline of the spine; Shangliao (BL31), Ciliao (BL32), Zhongliao (BL33), and Xialiao (BL34) are arranged in order, while Huiyang (BL35) is taken below the side of the coccyx. There is also Fufen (BL16) on the third lateral line, corresponding to the space below the second vertebra, three and a half cun away from the midline of the spine; Pohu (BL42), Gaohuang (BL43), Shentang (BL44), Ge Guan (BL45), Hunmen (BL47), Yanggang (BL48), Yishe (BL49), Weicang (BL50), Huangmen (BL51), Zhishi (BL52), Baohuang (BL54), Zhibian (BL54 - *Note: Text says Zhibian connects to Baohuang, but standard is Zhibian BL54*), Chengfu (BL36), and Yinmen (BL37) are connected in succession; Fuxi (BL38) is adjacent to Weiyang (BL39), Heyang (BL57) is below Weizhong (BL40), and Chengjin (BL56) and Chengshan (BL57) extend sequentially. Feiyang (BL58) and Fuyang (BL59) reach Kunlun (BL60); Pucan (BL61) and Shenmai (BL62) pass through Jinmen (BL63); Jinggu (BL64), Shugu (BL65), and Tonggu (BL66) are close together, and Zhiyin (BL67) is found on the lateral side of the little toe.

The Foot-Taiyang meridian is the Bladder Meridian, beginning at Jingming (BL1) in the inner canthus of the eye. Cuanzhu (BL2) is taken in the depression at the medial end of the eyebrow. Qucha (BL4) is one and a half cun lateral to Shenting (GV24). Wuchu (BL5) is five fen posterior to Wuchu's straight line. Chengguang (BL6), Tongtian (BL7), Luoque (BL8), and Yuzhen (BL9) are spaced one and a half cun apart along the posterior course. Tianzhu (BL10) is located in the depression on the lateral border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, inside the hairline at the nape. From here, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, Dazhu (BL11) is at the first thoracic vertebra, Fengmen (BL12) at the second, Feishu (BL13) at the third, Jueyinshu (BL14) at the fourth, Xinshu (BL15) at the fifth, Dushu (BL16) at the sixth, Geshu (BL17) at the seventh, Ganshu (BL18) at the ninth, Danshu (BL19) at the tenth, Pishu (BL20) at the eleventh, and Weishu (BL21) is sought below the twelfth thoracic vertebra. Sanjiaoshu (BL22) is at the thirteenth, Shenshu (BL23) at the fourteenth, Qihai Shu (BL24) at the fifteenth, Dachangshu (BL25) at the sixteenth, Xiaochangshu (BL27) at the eighteenth, and Pangguangshu (BL28) at the nineteenth. Zhonglushu (BL29) is at the twentieth, and Baihuanxu (BL30) at the twenty-first. From Xiaochangshu to Baihuanxu are on the medial line; Shangliao (BL31), Ciliao (BL32), Zhongliao (BL33), and Xialiao (BL34) are in the sacral foramina, and Huiyang (BL35) is beside the coccyx. There are two rows of points two cun lateral to the back, and another row branches off three and a half cun from the spinal midline. Fufen (BL16) is below the second vertebra, Pohu (BL42) below the third, Gaohuang (BL43) between the fourth and fifth, Shentang (BL44) below the fifth, Ge Guan (BL45) below the sixth (Note: Text implies Ge Guan here based on song, though standard varies), Hunmen (BL47) below the ninth, Yanggang (BL48) below the tenth, Yishe (BL49) below the eleventh, Weicang (BL50) below the twelfth, Huangmen (BL51) correctly positioned at the thirteenth, Zhishi (BL52) at the fourteenth, Baohuang (BL54) and Zhibian (BL54) at the nineteenth, following the three rows down the back. Chengfu (BL36) is in the gluteal fold above the thigh. Moving down six cun is Yinmen (BL37). From Yinmen, moving obliquely upward one cun and flexing the knee reveals Fuxi (BL38). Weiyang (BL39) is six cun below Chengfu, obliquely inward from the popliteal fossa, aligning with Yinmen. Weizhong (BL40) is in the center of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa. Three cun below this is Heyang (BL57). Chengjin (BL56) is seven cun above the heel, in the center of the gastrocnemius muscle. Chengshan (BL57) is in the depression between the muscles of the calf. Feiyang (BL58) is seven cun above the lateral malleolus. Fuyang (BL59) is three cun above the lateral malleolus. Kunlun (BL60) is in the depression behind the lateral malleolus and above the calcaneus. Pucan (BL61) is also below the malleolus. Shenmai (BL62) is five fen below the lateral malleolus. Jinmen (BL63) is one cun below Shenmai. Jinggu (BL64) is under the large bone on the lateral side of the foot. Shugu (BL65) is in the depression behind the metatarsophalangeal joint. Tonggu (BL66) is measured before the joint. Zhiyin (BL67) is at the outer corner of the nail of the little toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail.

[Note] Jingming (BL1) is in the depression one fen lateral to the inner canthus. Moving up from Jingming to the depression at the medial end of the eyebrow is Cuanzhu (BL2). Moving up from Cuanzhu to the hairline, one and a half cun lateral to the Governing Vessel's Shenting (GV24), taking the head upright, is Qucha (BL4). Five fen posterior to Qucha, one and a half cun lateral to the Governing Vessel's Shangxing (GV23), is Wuchu (BL5). One and a half cun posterior to Wuchu is Chengguang (BL6). One and a half cun posterior to Chengguang, one and a half cun lateral to the Governing Vessel's Baihui (GV20), is Tongtian (BL7). One and a half cun posterior to Tongtian is Luoque (BL8). One and a half cun posterior to Luoque is Yuzhen (BL9). From Yuzhen, along the lateral border of the large tendon at the nape, descending into the depression at the hairline, is Tianzhu (BL10). Descending from Tianzhu, at the depression two cun lateral to the spinal midline below the first cervical/thoracic vertebra, sitting upright, is Dazhu (BL11). Descending from Dazhu, two cun lateral to the spinal midline below the second vertebra, sitting upright, is Fengmen (BL12). From Fengmen to the third vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, placing the hand on the back, crossing left to right or right to left, where the middle finger ends is the location of Feishu (BL13), sitting upright. From Feishu to the fourth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Jueyinshu (BL14). From Jueyinshu to the fifth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Xinshu (BL15). From Xinshu to the sixth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Dushu (BL16). From Dushu to the seventh vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Geshu (BL17). From Geshu to the ninth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Danshu (BL18). From Danshu to the eleventh vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Pishu (BL20). From Pishu to the twelfth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Weishu (BL21). From Weishu to the thirteenth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Sanjiaoshu (BL22). From Sanjiaoshu to the fourteenth vertebra, level with the umbilicus, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Shenshu (BL23). From Shenshu to the fifteenth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Qihai Shu (BL24). From Qihai Shu to the sixteenth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, lying prone, is Dachangshu (BL25). From Dachangshu to the seventeenth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, lying prone, is Guanyuan Shu (BL26). From Guanyuan Shu to the eighteenth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, lying prone, is Xiaochangshu (BL27). From Xiaochangshu to the nineteenth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, lying prone, is Pangguangshu (BL28). From Pangguangshu to the twentieth vertebra, two cun lateral to the spinal midline, between the raised muscles of the scapula, lying prone, is Zhonglushu (BL29). From Zhonglushu to the twentieth vertebra (Note: Text repeats 20th, likely error for 21st or refers to S4), two cun lateral to the spinal midline, lying prone, is Baihuanxu (BL30). From Baihuanxu, one cun below the iliac crest/sacral angle, in the first depression lateral to the spine, is Shangliao (BL31). From Shangliao to the second depression lateral to the spine is Ciliao (BL32). From Ciliao to the third depression lateral to the spine is Zhongliao (BL33). From Zhongliao to the fourth depression lateral to the spine is Xialiao (BL34). From Xialiao, five fen lateral to the coccyx, is Huiyang (BL35). Branching from Dazhu, the branch runs from the shoulder blade internally to the second vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Fufen (BL16). Descending from Fufen to the third vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Pohu (BL42). Descending from Pohu to the fourth vertebra, above the fifth, centered, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright with curved spine, is Gaohuang (BL43). To locate it, have the patient sit upright, curve the spine, extend hands, place arms on knees, align thumb with knee cap, support elbow, do not move arm. Feel from upper angle of scapula to lower head, there are four ribs and three spaces. Based on the edge of the scapula, about the width of a side finger from the bone edge, press the empty space among them; if it feels like traction to the shoulder, that is the point. Descending from Gaohuang to the fifth vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline in the depression, sitting upright, is Shentang (BL44). Descending from Shentang to the sixth vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is [missing character, context implies Geshu or related], pressing heavily, if the patient cries "pain", that is the location due to tenderness. Descending from [Geshu?] to the seventh vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline in the depression, sitting upright with shoulders open, is Ge Guan (BL45). Descending from Ge Guan to the ninth vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline in the depression, sitting upright, is Hunmen (BL47). Descending from Hunmen to the tenth vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline in the depression, sitting upright, is Yanggang (BL48). Descending from Yanggang to the eleventh vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Yishe (BL49). Descending from Yishe to the twelfth vertebra (Text says 10th, likely error), three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Weicang (BL50). Descending from Weicang to the thirteenth vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline, sitting upright, is Huangmen (BL51). Descending from Huangmen to the fourteenth vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline in the depression, sitting upright, is Zhishi (BL52). Descending from Zhishi to the nineteenth vertebra, three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline, lying prone, is Baohuang (BL54). Descending from Baohuang to the twenty-first vertebra (Note: Standard is S4/19-20 level), three and a half cun lateral to the spinal midline in the depression, lying prone, is Zhibian (BL54). Descending from Zhibian to the buttock, in the fold above the thigh, is Chengfu (BL36). From Yinmen, moving obliquely upward one cun, flexing the knee reveals Fuxi (BL38), which is one cun above Weiyang (BL39). Descending from Fuxi, still six cun below Chengfu, flexing and extending to take, is Weiyang (BL39), connecting with Huiyang below in the popliteal fossa. Descending from Weiyang, in the arterial depression in the center of the popliteal crease, having the person look up to the ground, lying prone, is Weizhong (BL40). Descending from Weizhong, three cun below the popliteal crease, is Heyang (BL57). Descending from Heyang, in the depression in the center of the gastrocnemius, seven cun above the heel, is Chengjin (BL56). Descending from Chengjin, in the depression between the muscles at the tip of the calf, is Chengshan (BL57). Obliquely descending from Chengshan, seven cun above the posterior lateral malleolus in the depression, is Feiyang (BL58). Descending from Feiyang, between the bone and tendon three cun above the lateral malleolus, is Fuyang (BL59). Descending from Fuyang, five fen posterior to the lateral malleolus, in the depression above the calcaneus where the fine artery beats, is Kunlun (BL60). Descending from Kunlun, in the depression below the calcaneus, lifting the foot to take, is Pucan (BL61). From Pucan, five fen below the lateral malleolus in the depression, at the white skin margin allowing for the nail width, is Shenmai (BL62). Descending one cun from Shenmai is Jinmen (BL63). From Jinmen, under the large bone on the lateral side of the foot, in the depression at the junction of red and white skin, is Jinggu (BL64). Pressing finds the large bone behind the base of the little toe, named Jinggu, and the point is below the bone. From Jinggu, on the lateral side of the little toe, in the depression behind the base of the metatarsophalangeal joint at the junction of red and white skin, is Shugu (BL65). From Shugu, on the lateral side of the little toe, in the depression before the base of the metatarsophalangeal joint, is Tonggu (BL66). From Tonggu, on the lateral side of the little toe, removing the nail corner by the width of a leek leaf, is Zhiyin (BL67).