The Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang

The Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang originates from the inner canthus. Ascending to the forehead, it joins the Governor Vessel at the vertex. From the vertex, a branch arises, running to the temple. The straight portion of the channel enters and communicates with the brain from the vertex. It then emerges and bifurcates to descend along the posterior aspect of the neck. Running downward along the medial aspect of the scapula region and parallel to the vertebral column, it reaches the lumbar region, where it enters the body cavity via the paravertebral m. to connect with the kidney and join its pertaining organ, the bladder. The branch of the lumbar region descends through the gluteal region and ends in the popliteal fossa. The branch from the posterior aspect of the neck runs straight downward along the medial border of the scapula. Passing through the gluteal region and going downward along the lateral aspect of the thigh, it meets the preceding branch descending from the lumbar region in the popliteal fossa. From there, it descends through the gastrocnemiusm, to the posterior aspect of the external malleolus. Then running along the tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal bone, it reaches the lateral aspect of the tip of the little toe.

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