Antique Pts.

Question 1

Acupuncture was at first was a study of external pathways and were conduits of ______, which engenders life. Well = ______.

Answer 1

water, beginning.

Question 2

Wei qi is _____ and a ______/response to the world. It is about ______.

Answer 2

instinctual, reflex. adaptation.

Question 3

Jing wells are where the ___ qi is most unstable. Water has a ___ and a _____.

Answer 3

wei. depth, volume.

Question 4

All the antique points are located distal to the ____ and the _____ joints. They flow ___ to ____ and the flow of the ____ shu pts corresponds to the _____ cycle of the five phases, ( ____ to ______ to _____to____to______)

Answer 4

elbow, knee. distal, proximal. earth, metal, water, wood, fire

Question 5

Jing means _____ and are found at the ___ of fingers or toes except for ____ and are the ___ or ___ on the channel. The yang channel it is the ____ pt; the yin it is the _____ pt.

Answer 5

well, tips, KD-1, first, last. metal, wood.

Question 6

Jing well are the strongest for clearing excess ____ from the _____ end of the channel. They also treat disorders of the _____ and ___ problems. They generally clear ____, restore ____ and rescue ______.

Answer 6

heat, opposite. spirit, sleep. heat, consciousness, collapse.

Question 7

Ying Spring pts are located in the ____ margins of the fingers or toes where the flesh begins to ____, like ____ bubbling out of the ground. Yang channels it is the ______ pt and yin channels it is the ____ pt. Ying spring treats ____ but specifically clears ___ along the entire course of the _______, whereas the well only treats the ____. On the yin channels, it is where the pathogen can be moving from the ____ to the _____, so it is a good point for _____. These can also be combined with ___- ____ to treat _____ disorders.

Answer 7

webby, spread. qi. water, fire. heat, heat, channel, end. interior, exterior, releasing. shu stream, zang

Question 8

Shu Stream pts are located at the ____ or ______ where qi flourishes rapidly. These pts direct ____ as a bank is created where ___ is directed. The ___ and the ____ communicate at this pt. On the Yin meridians, the shu stream pts are also the ___ ____ points of their respective channels. On the yin channels it is the ___ pt; on the yang ____. The shu of the yin have different functions than the shu of the yang.

Answer 8

wrist, ankle. qi, qi. ying, wei. yuan source. earth, wood.

Question 9

The Shu stream pts treat ___ body sensation and ___ pain due to ___ bi obstruction as well as ____-___ intermittent diseases. Here the pf has not been expelled by heat and ____ responds to heat creating __ syndrome.

Answer 9

heavy, joint, painful, damp-heat. dampness, bi.

Question 10

The Yin shu streams are used for ___ and _____the zang and the yang have little action on ___ __ disorders.

Answer 10

harmonizing, tonifying, zangfu.

Question 11

when the EPF is chronic use the ____, when acute use the ____.

Answer 11

Shu, jingwell.

Question 12

Jing river pts are located on the ___ and lower ___ where the flow of qi intensifies and is moving ____–it can thus affect the ___ and the ____. Qi is more abundant as it gains greater distance from the source. On the yin channels, it is the ____ pt, on the yang it is ____. These pts are indicated in alternating ___ and ____ symptoms, cough and ____. They are also indicated in ___ problems with voice changes and issues: throat congestion, laryngitis and because it moves in deeper, disease of the ___ and the ___.

Answer 12

forearm, leg, deeper. bones, joints. metal, fire. hot, cold, SOB, throat, sinews, bones.

Question 13

“He” means to ____/____ and is therefore where the qi enters inwards and ____ and _____, uniting with the ____ of its home channel. It is located close to the ___ or ____. The ___, ____, ____ have a lower HeSea: ST-39, ST-37, UB-39 respectively. On the yin channels it is _____ and on the yang it is _____.

Answer 13

unite/converge, converges, stabilized, organ. elbow, joint. SI, LI, SJ. water, earth.

Question 14

HeSea pts are indicated in treatment of _____ qi, and ____, as the heat pathology did not come out, and it goes down to create ____. The pts therefore treat ___ disorders, and ___ diseases, and for the yang ___ disorders.

Answer 14

rebellious, diarrhea, diarrhea. ST, fu, skin.

Question 15

In cases of excess, _____ the child. In cases of deficiency, _____/_____ the mother.

Answer 15

reduce, tonify, reinforce.

Question 16

The Yuan Source points are the sites where the ___ qi from the KD stays in the ___ and influences the organs. The source pts store the ____ essence. In the yin channels, it is the same as the _____ ___ pt. The yang do not store and therefore have little action on the zang fu.

Answer 16

yuan, channels. KD. shu stream.

Question 17

In general, the yuan i supports the ___ and the ____ by bringing source qi to them and the source pts can be used to diagnoses organ disharmony when ______. The yang source pts are located one pt ____ to the _____ ____ and they affect the ___, ____ ___, _____ and limbs. They also treat ____ and treat ____ pathology rather than organ, albeit ST-42 and SJ-4. The Yin source are the ____ source points and deal with ___ and _____, tonifying and harmonizing the ____ (as they are related to source qi_. They also promote ____.

Answer 17

ying, wei, palpated. proximal, shu stream, head, sensory organs, throat. epf’s, channel. yuan, food, digestion, zang. latency.

Question 18

When there is a disparity between ying and wei, the source pts of the affected zang fu can be used with the ___ of its associated pair.

Answer 18

luo.

Question 19

The Xi cleft pts are located in ____ or _____ and hold ____ qi in a hollow or crevice. They are where the ___ and ___ plunge more deeply. These pts prevent pathology from moving back to the ____ ancestry. They function in treating ___ ___ conditions and pain, and the Xi cleft of the yin meridians treat ___ disrorders.

Answer 19

ravines, valleys, channel. qi, blood. first. acute stages, blood.