title: [Human body structure in Su Wen].
abstract: The ancient medical book Su Wen states that the human is a dual composition of physical and spiritual bodies. Thus, if only physical perspectives were applied to interpret its medical terms, confusion would result because of the misunderstanding of spiritual terms. The descriptions in Su Wen didn't show a complete anatomy system or at least at organ levels. The fragments of its context revealed proofs of gross anatomical studies with measurement in ancient China. Su Wen was not a special work for the circulatory route of the channels, so the anatomy terms used was simple. The anatomy position of the body couldn't be judged. The elementary superficial anatomy system formed, which can be traced from the superficial anatomy locations expounded in the book.
authors.affiliation: School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, and Department of Radiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan, China.
authors.forename: Shizhe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang