Acupressure

Question 1

Remember the law: For every ______ there is a(n) _______ and __________ reaction.

Answer 1

Action, equal and opposite

Question 2

Some muscles share a lymph vessel or an acupressure meridian bringing them in close relationship to a specific organ. Therefore if we can affect the muscle(s) and restore the energy flow, it can bring relief to the organ sharing the system. True or False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is Chi?

Answer 3

Energy

Question 4

What are the four different types of Chi? And what are the last three collectively known as?

Answer 4

1) congenital chi - inherited from the parents - primarily in the kidneys
2) pectoral chi
3) defensive chi
4) nutritive chi
Acquired Chi

Question 5

What is Acquired Chi?

Answer 5

It is Chi that is derived after birth from food.

Question 6

All four chi do not depend on each other, as they get their own nourishment and production from different substances. True or False

Answer 6

False. They do depend on each other for their nourishment and production.

Question 7

How many paired and unpaired meridians are there?

Answer 7

12 paired and 2 unpaired

Question 8

What are the two unpaired meridians?

Answer 8

Central and Governing Vessels.

Question 9

What are the 12 paired meridians? And label them in yin and yang.

Answer 9

Yin: lungs, spleen, heart, kidneys, pericardium, liver
Yang: large intestine, stomach, small intestine, bladder, tripple heater, gall bladder

Question 10

What are the three types of acupressure points?

Answer 10

The primary ones are found along the routes of large nerves in the skin and muscle.
The secondary points are found in smaller nerves.
The third type are found at small nerve-muscle fibres.