A First Look at the Meridian System in TCM
Jeonhee Jang · 2018
Twelve main meridians are used in most acupuncture clinics for relieving ailments. There are also 8 extraordinary meridians, 12 divergent meridians, 12 muscle regions or meridians, and 12 cutaneous regions or meridians. The muscle and skin meridians can also be called a region because they indicate the connecting region rather than lines.