Acupuncture points (Chinese: ; pinyin: shùxué or Chinese: ; pinyin: xuéwèi, Japanese: tsubo), also called acupoints, are locations on the body that are the focus of acupuncture, acupressure, sonopuncture and laser acupuncture treatment. Several hundred acupuncture points are located, it is considered, along meridians (connected points across the anatomy which affect a specific organ or other part of the body). There are also numerous "extra points" not associated with a particular meridian.

Most current research into acupuncture points and mechanisms takes place in China. Traditional Chinese medicine's acupuncture theory predates scientific method. There is no known anatomical or histological basis for the existence of acupuncture points or meridians.

Acupuncturists tend to perceive traditional Chinese medicine in functional rather than structural terms, i.e. as being useful in guiding evaluation and care of patients. The findings of a 2005 systematic review of the effects of acupuncture on brain activation as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography were summarized as follows: "These studies show that specific and largely predictable areas of brain activation and deactivation occur when considering the traditional Chinese functions attributable to certain specific acupuncture points. For example, points associated with hearing and vision stimulates the visual and auditory cerebral areas respectively." Acupoints used in treatment may or may not be in the same area of the body as the targeted symptom.

The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory for the selection of such points and their effectiveness is that they work by stimulating the meridian system to bring about relief by rebalancing yin, yang and qi (also spelled "chi" or "ki"). This theory is based on the paradigm of TCM and has no analogue in western medicine.

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