100 Hr Review Flashcards
All vital activities of the human body are explained by changes and movement of?
Qi
Wei Qi is:
Defensive energy
Ancestral Qi comes from the?
Kidney
Ying Qi is:
Nutritive Energy
Qi or Life Force, as described in the West, is BPEMEPF. What do these letters stand for?
Bi-Polar Electro-Magnetic Energetical Power Flow
What is the “Premise of Acupuncture”?
There is a 2-way communication between the skin and all the organs, glands, and tissue of the body. By stimulating certain points, the progress of the condition can not only be arrested, but even reversed, bringing the patient back to health with normal function.
3 levels of treatment:
Pain control, formula, classical (pulse/graphing)
Name the 12 Main, or Principal Meridians, in the order of Superficial Classical flow:
LU LI ST SP HT SI BL KI CX TW GB LV
Name the longest Meridian in the body & the number of acupoints on that Meridian.
BL
67 points
Name the 4 Reflex Systems in Oriental Dx:
Alarm
Associated
Akabane
Thermal
4 finger widths consitutes:
3 Human Inches (cun)
How many inches are there from nipple to nipple?
8
How many inches are there from elbow to wrist?
12
How many inches are there from mid-spinal line to medial border of scapula?
3
Tai Yang is an:
Extraordinary Point
Of the historically documented “9 Classical Needles”, one:
Does not break the skin
Vital, or Essential Qi, can be raised by stimulating acupoints:
LI-4
ST-36
LU-7
Auriculo Shen Men
For patient safety in today’s society, which needle is highly recommended?
Disposable needles
Hau Tuo Jia Ji points are located?
0.5 cun from the midspinal line
There are a total of _____ Hua Tuo Jia Ji Points.
34 points bilaterally
17 points unilaterally
The Master Points are:
GV-20 LU-7 LI-4 ST-36 SP-6 BL-54
Master Points are extremely powerful points, each having multiple functions. If you treat these points together, they will:
Improve health, increase energy, increase mental acuity, balance the body hormones, and generally decrease pain in the neck, back, and legs.
De Qi is:
Energetical influx when a needle is inserted deep
An Intersection Point is a:
Reunion Point
Give the location of the Extraordinary Point Yin Tang.
At the glabella, mid-point b/w the eyebrows.
The distal point for the Tx of hemorrhoids is:
GV-20
GV-20 is located where?
On the continuation of the line connecting the highest points of the ears, on the mid-line of the head, 7 cun above the posterior hairline, 5 cun behind the anterior hairline.
The Antique Points are located:
B/w the elbows and fingers (wrists), and b/w the knees and toes (ankles)
Antique Points are also know as:
5 Element points
Associated points are located on the:
Bladder meridian
List 3 advantages of electrotherapy over needles:
Faster - easier to use
Less chance of infection - safer
Less painful
Give 5 examples of Yin:
Deficient Cold Female Moon Endogenous
Give 5 examples of Yang:
Excess Hot Male Sun Exogenous
What type of point raises or lowers the energy of the body according to what the body needs?
Amphoteric Point
The entry point of the Large Intestine Meridian is?
LI-4
According toe the Energy Clock (Midday-Midnight Law), the 2 hour span of high energy for the Stomach Meridian is?
7-9am
Akabane points are distal points and are located:
On the tips of the fingers and toes
Which of the 8 Extra Vessels accompany the Main 12 Meridians to constitute the commonly known “14 Meridians”?
Conception Vessel
Governor Vessel
A Meridian is a channel, or circuit, of energy flow, that circles the body in a _____ hour cycle.
24
This 24 hour cycle of energy flow is know as the ______?
Midday/Midnight Law
What is the electrical characteristic of an acupuncture point?
Low resistance - high conductance to an electrical current
Give the name for the Energetical Layer Companion of the Lung Meridian.
SP Meridian
Name 3 Yan Meridians of the Hand (Hollow).
LI
TW
SI
