Extraordinary Vessels Flashcards
What are the only vessels that have their own points and don’t borrow from the primary channels?
Ren Mai
Du Mai
What is the conseption vessel (CV)?
Ren Mai
The Eight extraordinary channels are responsible for circulation of what Qi?
Essence Qi
Nutritive Qi
Defensive Qi
Compared to the external pathways of the primary channel they are more Superficial or Deeper?
Deeper
Pai the 8 extraordinay vessels in their yin yang pairing
1.
2.
3.
4.
- Ren Mai & Du Mai
- Chong Mai & Dai Mai
- Yin Qiao Main & Yang Qiao Mai
- Yin Wei Mai & Yang Wei Mai
“The primary channels are the rivers the extraordinary channels are the ?
Lakes / resevoirs
Seprates above and below in the Eight Extraordinary Vessels
Dai Mai
Which vessels governs the interior yin aspect of the body?
Yin Wei Mai
This pair creates a balance between Yin and Yang
- the balance between essence (jing) qi
- Blood
- Qi
- Left and Right
- Nutritive Qi
- Defensive Qi
Yin Qiao Mai
Yang Qiao Mai
Which is the only channel that runs vertically in the body?
Dai Mai
Which 3 extraordinary vessel play an important role in reproduction and fertility.
- Chong Mai
- Ren Mai
- Du Mai
Which vessels governs the exterior yang aspect of the body?
Yang Wei Mai
Which vessel is know as the “Sea of Yin”
Ren Mai
Compared to the internal pathways of the primary channel they are more Superficial or Deeper?
Superficial
Which vessels are Governing / Uniting yin and yang
Du Mai
Ren Mai
Chong Mai
What vessel is known as the “Sea of of the Primary Channels”
Chong Mai
What is the Governing vessel (CV)?
Du Mai
What is the flow of movement of the Eight Extraordinary Channel?
Lower and upward moving
Which vessels are connecting (linking) yin and yang
Yin Wei
Yang Wei
Which channels maake the 12 primary channels - 14 all together
Ren Mai
Du Mai
Which Luo vessel is on the anus and would require consent form?
Du Luo
Represents the basic devision of Yin and Yang
Originate from the moving Qi of the Chong Mai as yin and yang branches
Once devided it moves along the front and the back
Ren & Du Mai
Body Structure of Eaight Extraordinary Vessles
- Chong Mai
- Ren Mai
- Du Mai
- Dai Mai
- Qiao Mai
- Wei Mai
- Inner Vessel (middle)
- Front Vessel
- Back Vessel
- Girdle Vessel
- Left & Right Stepping
- Superficial & Deep
* these overlap primary channels
If pathogenic factors penetrate the primary channel, where can the excess be absorbed to ensure they don’t penetrate the Zangfu organs.
Into the Eight Extraordinary vessels
Which vessels is balancing excess yin and yang?
Yin Qiao
Yang Qiao
- Deepest Channels
- Original structure of the body
- Developed during embryonic phase
- Functions are more broad and related to form, structure, balance, symetry
Ren
Du
Chong
Dai
Yin Wei
Yang Wei
Yin Qiao
Yang Qiao
Which vessel is know as the “Sea of Yang”
Du Mai
Equated wih “moving qi”
The original Qi from kidneys
Chong Mai
In times of Qi deficiency, the primary channels can transport back qi from where?
The Eight Extraordinary Vessels
