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36Basic Theories - Body Constituents and Orifices of Sense OrganCode Term Chinese Definition/Description1.5.16 para-umbilical region 臍 傍 that part of abdomen lateral to the umbilicus1.5.17 infra-umbilical region 臍 下 that part of abdomen inferior to the umbilicus1.5.18 cinnabar field 丹 田three regions of the body to which one’s mind isfocused while practicing qigong: the lower cinnabarfield – the region located in the upper 2/3 of the linejoining the umbilicus and symphysis pubis; the middlecinnabar field – the xiphoid area; and the uppercinnabar field – the region between the eyebrows1.5.19 skeleton 骸 ; 百 骸 the supportive structure or framework of the body1.5.20 eyebrow bone 眉 稜 骨 the upper ridge of the orbital bone1.5.21 cervical vertebrae 頸 骨 a collective term for the cervical vertebrae1.5.22 vertebrae 脊a collective term of the thoracic, lumbar and sacralvertebrae, the same as spine1.5.23 lumbar vertebrae 腰 骨 lumbar bone1.5.24 assisting bone 輔 骨1.5.25 high bone 高 骨1.5.26 prominent muscle 胂the bony prominences on the sides of the knee,namely, the condyles of femur and the condyles oftibiaany bony process of the body surface, particularlyreferring to the styloid process of the radius(1) paravertebral muscle (2) the muscle below theiliac crest1.5.27house of brightessence精 明 之 府an expression referring to the head1.5.28 back of the head 腦 戶 the occipital region1.5.29 temple 太 陽 ; 太 陽 穴1.5.30 orifice of sense organ 官 竅1.5.31 five sense organs 五 官(1) the area on each side of the forehead abovethe cheek bones, lateral to and slightly superior tothe outer canthus of the eye; (2) an non-meridianacupuncture point on the temporal part of the heada general term for the external opening of senseorgansa collective term of the nose, eyes, mouth, tongueand ears, associated with five phase theory