[Revelation of angiosome theory in the study of meridian point structure]

Meridian point and angiosome are the concepts in two different medical systems with a thousand year in between. In comparison between the angiosome concept and the meridian point structure characteristics in Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic), it is found that angiosome and meridian point are distri-buted in the head, face, trunk and four limbs. Both of them are the complex tissues of stereostructure. The essential structure of them is the vessel for blood circulation and the relevant vascular grades are of equity relationship. Both meridian point and angiosome are distributed segmentally and the number of perforator vessels is very near to that of meridian points. It is indicated on the basis of analysis that both of them are of high similarity in terms of human body structure and it is further discovered that the study achievement on angiosome not only benefits the understanding of traditional literature of meridian point, but also contributes to the deep research on the structural morphology of meridian point in terms of modern science and technology.