Acupuncture, Anatomy; Bronchial asthma; Cadaver; Meridian; Physiology; Traditional Chinese Medicine

The acupuncture is one of the most widely known methods of Chinese medicine. The essence of acupuncture is the insertion of special needlesinto acupuncture points, which are located on energetic pathways called meridians. In this paper, we have focused on the lung meridian, specificallyon the possible influence of acupuncture point LU5 stimulation by an acupuncture needle on bronchial asthma. Our study focuses on locating thepoints, their projection on the upper limb, and dissection of surrounding areas in thin layers and finding of possible ways of their influence on ahuman organism. By dissection of these points and subsequent evaluation of surrounding structures, which could be influenced by the insertion, it ispossible to determine the potential way how the given meridian can influence functions of organs, which are assigned to it.