The Development of Auricle and Inversion of the Distribution of Auricular Points / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

From the pictures presenting the development of auricle, it's found that the auricle is substantially derived from the protrusion beneath auricular hillocks, which has corrected the conclusion in textbook holding that the auricle develops from the six hillocks around the first branchial cleft fistula. This finding provides evidence for the standardization of auricular points locations based on the development of auricle, and also explains why the distribution of auricular points on the auricle is like a reverse human body.