Liver Flashcards
What is the luo pt of the LIV and where does it ascend?
LIV 5 and to the genitals
On which important landmark on the anterior trunk does the LIV channel meet with the GB channel
the 11th rib (LIV 13)
Where does the Liver Primary Meridian originate?
Dorsal hairy region of the great toe (LR 1)
With which important acupuncture point does the Liver Primary Channel ascend to the vertex and meet?
Du 20
Liver primary pathway: …Ascends along the posterior aspect of the throat to the nasopharynx and connects with the “________________”
eye system
A branch of which meridian arises from the “eye system” runs downward into the cheek and curves around the inner surface of the lips?
Liver Primary Meridian
- When the knee is flexed, which point is located at the medial end of the transverse popliteal crease, posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia, in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of m. semitendinosus and m. semimembranosus?
- Which point is located just posterior to this point, in-between the insertions of m. semitendinosus and m. semimembranosus?
LIV 8 & KD 10
What are the differences in location, between Sp-1 and Liv-1?
Liv 1 is lateral. Sp 1 is medial
Bilateral LI-4 and which point on the Liver channel are known as ‘the four gates’, effective in treating painful obstruction in the body. What is its location?
LIV-3. On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.
What is the front-Mu point of the Liver? Which is located directly above, one intercostal space above the Front-Mu point of the Gallbladder, GB-24. (7th ics, 4 cun lateral to the midline)
(It’s location is directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline).
Liv-14 (6th ics)
What is the Mu pt of the GB?
GB 24 (7th ics)
Liv 14 is located?
Directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
ST 18 located?
On the chest, directly below the nipple, on the lower border of the breast, in the 5th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
What other points are located at the level or the inguinal groove, or level with the pubic symphysis? List the points in order of distance from the pubic symphysis, most medial to most lateral.
Ren 2, K-11, ST-30, Liv-12, Sp-12
Liver 9 is located _______ cun above the medial epicondyle of the femur, between m. _____________ and m. _____________.
4; m. vastus medialis & m. sartorius
- Liv-11 is located ____________ cun directly below ST-30, at the proximal end of the thigh, below the pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of m. ____________________?
- About how many cun lateral to the midline is Liv-11 located?
2 cun
ADDuctor longus
2 cun
Which point is located anterior to the medial malleolus, midway between SP 5 and ST 41, in the depression on the medial side of the tendon of m. tibialis anterior?
LIV 4
The location of Liver 12 is: Lateral to the pubic tubercle, lateral and inferior to ST 30, in the inguinal groove where the pulsation of the femoral artery is palpable, 2.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
- Is LIV-12 located directly next to the femoral artery?
- If not, where is it located?
- Which point is located lateral to the pulsating iliac [femoral] artery?
No. Medial to the femoral vein.SP-12
LIV-4 is located anterior to the ___________ malleolus, midway between SP 5 and ST 41, in the depression on _____________ side of the tendon of m. tibialis anterior?
medial, medial
what type of headache is assoc with the liver
vertex
A branch of the Liver Meridian which arises from the “eye system” runs downward into the cheek and curves around the inner surface of the lips. T or F
True
The Liver Meridian originates where
Dorsal hairy region of the great toe
What is the Front-Mu point of the Spleen?
LIV 13
LV-6 is located on the anterior surface of the tibia. How many cun above the tip of the medial malleolus is it located?
7 cun
