胆足少阳之脉起于目锐 上抵头角下耳后循颈行手少阳之前至肩上却交出手少阳之后入
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盆其支者从耳后入耳中出走耳前至目锐 后其支者别锐 下大迎合于手少阳抵于 下加颊车
下颈合缺盆以下胸中贯膈络肝属胆循胁里出气街绕毛际入髀厌中其直者从缺盆下腋循胸过季
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下合髀厌中以下循髀阳出膝外廉下外辅骨之前直下抵绝骨之端下出外踝之前循足跗上入
小指次指之间其支者别跗上入大指之间循大指岐骨内出其端还贯爪甲出三毛
肝足厥阴之脉起于大指丛毛之际上循足跗上廉去内踝一寸上踝八寸交出太阴之后上 内
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股阴入毛中过阴器抵小腹挟胃属肝络胆上贯膈布胁肋循喉咙之后上入颃颡连目系上出额与督
脉会于巅其支者从目系下颊里环唇内其支者复从肝别贯膈上注肺
素问骨空论曰任脉者起于中极之下以上毛际循腹里上关元至咽喉上颐循面入目灵
枢五音五味篇曰冲脉任脉皆起于胞中上循背里为经络之海其浮而外者循腹上行会于咽喉别而络
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素问骨空论曰督脉者起于少腹以下骨中央女子入系廷孔其孔溺孔之端也其络循阴器
合篡间绕篡后别绕臀至少阴与巨阳中络者合少阴上股内后廉贯脊属肾与太阳起于目内 上额
交巅上入络脑还出别下项循肩膊内侠脊抵腰中入循膂络肾其男子循茎下至篡与女子等其少腹
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上者贯脐中央上贯心入喉上颐环唇上系两目之下中央
足少阳胆经的经脉，起始于目外角（瞳子髎），向上到达头角（颔厌），再向下经过耳后（完骨），沿着颈部行走，位于手少阳三焦经的前方，至肩部时，向后交叉到手少阳三焦经的后方，进入缺盆（锁骨上窝）。其支脉，从耳后进入耳中，穿出耳前，到达目外角后方。另一支脉，从目外角分出，下行至大迎穴，与手少阳三焦经会合，到达目眶下，再下行经过颊车（下颌角），沿颈部下行，与缺盆处的经脉汇合，然后下行进入胸中，穿过膈肌，联络肝脏，归属于胆，沿着胁肋内部，出于气街（腹股沟动脉搏动处），绕过阴毛边缘，进入髀厌（大腿外侧关节凹陷处）。直行者，从缺盆下行腋窝，沿着胸部，经过季胁（侧腹部），下行至髀厌处，与前文所述之脉汇合，然后沿大腿外侧下行，出膝盖外侧，下行于腓骨之前，直下抵达绝骨（腓骨下端）之端，向下出于外踝之前，沿足背上行，进入第四趾（足窍阴）与第五趾之间。其支脉，从足背分出，进入大趾（足大趾）趾缝间，沿大趾两根骨头之间前行，出其末端，回穿指甲丛毛部（爪甲后丛毛处，即足大趾外侧爪甲角旁）。
足厥阴肝经的经脉，起始于足大趾丛毛处（大敦），向上沿足背内侧缘上行，在内踝前一寸处上行至内踝上八寸处，交出足太阴脾经之后，上行沿大腿内侧中线，进入阴毛中，环绕生殖器，抵小腹，夹胃两旁，归属于肝，联络胆，向上穿过膈肌，分布于胁肋部，沿着喉咙后方，向上进入鼻咽部（颃颡），连接眼球后的目系，向上出于额部，与督脉会合于头顶（百会）。其支脉，从目系下行，经过脸颊内部，环绕口唇内侧。另一支脉，复从肝脏分出，贯穿膈肌，向上注入肺脏。
《素问·骨空论》说：任脉起始于中极穴之下，向上经过阴毛际，沿着腹部里面上行，至关元穴，到达咽喉，再向上至颐部，循面部分布，进入目内眦。
《灵枢·五音五味篇》说：冲脉和任脉都起始于胞宫（子宫），向上沿脊柱内部行走，是经络的海；其浮行于体表的分支，沿腹部上行，会合于咽喉，别出的分支络于口唇。
《素问·骨空论》说：督脉起始于小腹以下骨中央，女子入系廷孔（尿道口），该孔即溺孔之端。其络脉沿阴器行走，会合于篡间（肛门与生殖器之间），绕行篡后，别出的分支绕行臀部，至少阴经与巨阳经的中络处相合，少阴经上行至股内后廉，贯脊，归属于肾，与太阳经起始于目内眦，向上至额部，交会于头顶，向上进入络脑，复出别下项，沿着肩膊内侧，夹脊柱下行，抵腰中，入循骶骨，络肾。男子则沿阴茎下行至篡，与女子相同。其从小腹直上的分支，贯穿脐中央，向上穿过心脏，进入喉咙，上至颐部，环绕口唇，向上系于两目之下的中央。
The Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian of Jueyin starts at the outer canthus (Tongziliao, GB1), ascends to the frontal angle (Hanyan, GB7), then descends behind the ear (Wangu, GB12), follows the neck, running anterior to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian. At the shoulder, it crosses posteriorly behind the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian and enters the clavicular fossa (Quepen, SI15). A branch arises from behind the ear, enters the ear, emerges anterior to the ear, and reaches the post-auricular region of the outer canthus. Another branch diverges from the outer canthus, descends to Daying (ST4), meets the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, reaches the infraorbital region, descends past Jiache (ST6), follows the neck downward, converges with the main trunk at Quepen, then descends into the chest, pierces the diaphragm, connects with the Liver, and belongs to the Gallbladder. It runs along the interior of the hypochondrium, emerges at the Qi Street (inguinal region), surrounds the pubic hair margin, and enters the hip joint depression (Biyan). The straight branch descends from Quepen, passes through the axilla, follows the chest, traverses the lateral costal margin (Ji Xiong), descends to Biyan, where it merges with the aforementioned branch. It then runs down the lateral aspect of the thigh, exits the lateral knee, descends anterior to the fibula, reaches the end of Juegu (lower end of the fibula), emerges anterior to the lateral malleolus, follows the dorsum of the foot, and enters between the fourth and fifth toes. A branch from the dorsum of the foot enters the space between the great toe, runs along the medial side of the two metatarsal bones of the great toe, emerges at its tip, returns to penetrate the nail bed's fringe (Zhao Mao), and exits at the lateral corner of the nail.
The Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian starts at the fringe of hair on the big toe (Dadun, LR1), ascends along the medial margin of the dorsum of the foot, one cun anterior to the medial malleolus, ascends eight cun above the medial malleolus, crosses posterior to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, ascends along the medial aspect of the thigh, enters the pubic region, circles the external genitalia, reaches the lower abdomen, flanks the stomach, belongs to the Liver, and connects with the Gallbladder. It ascends through the diaphragm, spreads in the hypochondriac region, follows the posterior aspect of the pharynx, ascends to the nasopharynx (Hangsang), connects with the optic nerve system (Muxi), emerges at the forehead, and meets the Du Meridian at the vertex (Baihui, GV20). A branch descends from the Muxi, passes through the inner cheek, and circles the inner lips. Another branch diverges from the Liver, pierces the diaphragm, and ascends to inject into the Lungs.
The *Suwen: Gukong Lun* states: The Ren Meridian originates below Zhongji (CV3), ascends along the pubic margin, runs within the abdominal cavity, reaches Guanyuan (CV4), arrives at the throat, ascends to the chin, follows the face, and enters the inner canthus.
The *Lingshu: Wuyin Wuwei Pian* states: Both the Chong Meridian and the Ren Meridian originate in the Baozhong (uterus/womb), ascend along the interior of the spine, serving as the sea of the meridians; their superficial branches ascend along the abdomen, converge at the throat, and diverge to network the lips.
The *Suwen: Gukong Lun* states: The Du Meridian originates from the central part of the pelvic bone below the lower abdomen. In women, it enters and connects to the Tingkong (external urethral orifice), which is the end of the urinary passage. Its collateral vessels follow the external genitalia, converge at the Cu Jian (perineum), circle the anus posteriorly, diverge to circle the buttocks, and merge with the Shaoyin and Juyang middle collaterals. The Shaoyin meridian ascends along the posterior medial aspect of the thigh, pierces the spine, and belongs to the Kidney. The Taiyang meridian originates at the inner canthus, ascends to the forehead, intersects at the vertex, enters to network the brain, re-emerges, descends separately to the nape, follows the medial aspect of the scapula, runs alongside the spine, reaches the waist, enters to follow the paraspinal muscles, and networks the Kidney. In men, it follows the penis downward to the perineum, identical to women. The branch rising straight from the lower abdomen penetrates the center of the umbilicus, ascends through the Heart, enters the throat, ascends to the chin, circles the lips, and ascends to tie the central point below both eyes.