Some acupuncture points on the fourteen major meridians have their unique functions; they are singled out to be named "Specifically Designated Points." A total of 224 specifically designated points are mentioned in this book. 1. The five command points are closest to the tips of the four extremities. 2. The source points are the points where the original energy passes through or comes to a stop. 3. The fifteen Linking points are the points that link together the superficial and deep regions. 4. The Back points are the points on the back at which the energy streams of the viscera, the bowels, and the meridians enter into the posterior region of the body. 5. The Front points refer to the points in the thoracic and abdominal regions where the energy of meridians and that of the viscera and bowels gather together. 6. The sixteenCleft points are the fissures where the energy of meridians turns and gathers together. 7. The eight Meeting points are the points where the energy of two meridians meet together because those two meridians come across each other somewhere in the trunk and other regions. 8. The eight focus points refer to the focus points of viscera, bowels, energy, blood, the focus point of tendons, blood vessels, bones, and marrow. 9. There are approximately 102 meeting points of meridians.