角以下至柱骨长一尺[《甲乙》卷二第七校语:“尺一作寸”]，行腋中不见者长四寸，腋以下至季胁长一尺二寸，季胁以下至髀枢长六寸，髀枢以下至膝中长一尺九寸，膝以下至外踝长一尺六寸，外踝以下至京骨长三寸，京骨以下至地长一寸。

"The length from the forehead corner to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra is one foot, and from the spinous process of the seventh vertebra to the horizontal line of the armpit which can not be seen due to its hiding in the armpit is four inches. The length from under the armpit to the hypochondrium is one foot and two inches, from the hypochondrium to the hip joint is six inches, from the hip joint to the level of the middle point of the knee cap is one foot and nine inches, from the level of the middle of the knee cap to the outer ankle is one foot and six inches, from the outer ankle to the fifth metatarsal bone on the lateral aspect of the foot is three inches, and from the fifth metatarsal bone on the lateral aspect of the foot to the ground is one inch.

耳后当完骨者广九寸，耳前当耳门者广一尺三寸[三寸:《甲乙》卷二第七“三”作“二”]，两颧之间相去七寸，两乳之间广九寸半[广九寸半:《图翼》，《医统》，《金十方六集》等俱当折八寸]，两髀之间广六寸半。

"The width between the two Wangu points behind the ears is nine inches, the width between the two Tinggong points in front of the ears is one foot and two inches, the width between the two cheekbones is seven inches, the width between the two nipples is eight inches, and the width between the two thighs is six and half inches.

足长一尺二寸，广四寸半。肩至肘长一尺七寸，肘至腕一尺二寸半，腕至中指本节长四寸，本节至其末长四寸半。

"The length of the foot is one foot and two inches, its width is four and half inches. The length from the end of the shoulder to the elbow is one foot and seven inches, from the elbow to the wrist is 1. 25 feet, from the wrist to the root of the basic joint of the middle finger (between the finger and the palm) is four inches, and from the basic joint to the tip of the middle finger is four and half inches.

项髪以下至背骨长二寸半，膺骨以下至尾骶二十一节长三尺，上节长一寸四分分之一,奇分在下，故上七节至于膂骨九寸八分分之七，此众人骨之度也，所以立经脉之短也。是故视其经脉之在于身也，其见浮而坚，其见明而大者，多血;细而沉者，多气也。

"From the hairline behind the neck to the Dazhui point is two and half inches; there are altogether twenty one vertebrae in the spine, including twelve thoracic vertebrae, five lumbar vertebrae and four cоcсygeal vertebrae and the length is three feet. Each of the seven cervical vertebrae above is l. 4l inches and the remainder is allocated in the spine, so, the length of the seven cervical vertebrae is 9. 87 inches. These are the bone lengths of a man in common statue, and it is the base for one to establish the standard for examining the length of channels. When one examines the channel and the collaterals of the body, the superficial and shallow ones are the collaterals. When they are obvious and thick, it shows the blood is plenty, when they are thin and hidden, it shows the energy is lacking.

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