Meridian Midterm

Question 1

Sudden heart pain?

Answer 1

PC Luo-Connecting Channel Neiguan P-6 (hand jueyin)

Question 2

3 Channels that enter the ear?

Answer 2

SJ 21, SI 19, GB2

Question 3

Which branch off the trunk and interlink?

Answer 3

The eight extraordinary channels branch off from the trunks of the primary channels, and interlink the primary channels to each other.

Question 4

Yin- Yang pairings:

Answer 4

Interior/exterior relationship LV- GB, HT-SI, PC-SJ, SP-ST, LU-LI, KI- UB Ying /yang relationship is same name pairings taiyin SP-LU, yangming ST-LI, Shoayin HT-KD, taiyang UB-SI, jueyin LV-PC, shaoyang GB-SJ

Question 5

Channel Lateral side of the trunk

Answer 5

GB channel of Foot Shaoyang

Question 6

Does not run longitude along the body?

Answer 6

Girdling Vessel

Question 7

Which organ has no direct relationship w/ 8 extraordinary vessel?

Answer 7

(PC) LV foot jueyin and SP foot taiyin ;They have no direct connections to the organ systems and, with the exception of the pairing of du mai (governing) and ren mai (conception), share points with the 12 regular meridians.

Question 8

What symptoms manifest for the Yang motility vessel?

Answer 8

Daytime epilepsy, eye diseases, loss of consciousness, aversion to wind, hemiplegia, chronic painful obstruction, rigidity of the body, lumbar pain, contracted sinews, flaccidity of the muscles of the medial leg and tightness of the muscles of the lateral leg (pronated foot)

Question 9

Lou connecting vessel deficiency symptom with inability to speak?

Answer 9

HT Lou connecting Hand Shaoyin, tongli HT5

Question 10

Which channel travels btwn the Palmaris longis and flexor carpi radialis muscles?

Answer 10

The pericardium channel of hand jueyin

Question 11

Where do the hand 3 yang channels meet?

Answer 11

the three yang channels of the hand (Large Intestine, Sanjiao and Small Intestine) begin on the hand and travel along the outer surface of the arm to the head (DU- 14)

Question 12

and foot 3 yang channels meet?

Answer 12

the three yang channels of the foot (Stomach, Gall Bladder and Bladder) begin on the face, in the region of the eye, and travel down the body and along the outer surface of the leg to the foot. (DU -14)

Question 13

Which channel encircles the genitals?

Answer 13

LV channel of Foot jueyin (Du, GB, Yin Motility)

Question 14

Which channel travels medial side of the popliteal fossa?

Answer 14

KD channel of Foot Shaoyin

Question 15

Channel begins at the center of the chest?

Answer 15

Pericardium channel of the Hand Jueyin

Question 16

Primary channel branch connects w/ middle toe and another branch connect with big toe at SP1?

Answer 16

Stomach channel of foot yangming

Question 17

What are the three vessels that originate in the lower abdomen?

Answer 17

Penetrating, Conception, Governing

Question 18

Which channel or vessel control the opening and closing the eyes?

Answer 18

Yin & Yang Motility Vessel

Question 19

Which channel goes to the tip of the middle finger?

Answer 19

Pericardium channel of Hand Jueyin

Question 20

statement 8 extraordinary vessels characteristics- (5)

Answer 20

Are NOT exteriorly-interiorly paired, 3 vessels begin at the lower abdomen, Only the conception and governing vessels have their own points, they do NOT pertain to any organ (zang fu), use points of the primary channels

Question 21

What point location medial side of the big toe in the depression, distal and inferior to the 1st metatarsal phalange red and white skin/meet?

Answer 21

SP-1

Question 22

Which channels does not passed through the SCF?

Answer 22

All yang except UB pass thru SCF (yin motility does)

Question 23

Rhinitis with obstruction is caused by excess in the Lou-connecting channel?

Answer 23

BL lou-connecting Foot Taiyang

Question 24

Which channel is most likely to cause itching in abdomen?

Answer 24

def of Conception lou-connecting channel (jiuwei Ren 15)

Question 25

LV primary channel connects with the liver and GB zangfu and____?

Answer 25

Lung and Stomach

Question 26

Besides Yang motility vessel which one of the extraordinary vessels ascends to the shoulder?

Answer 26

Yang Linking vessel

Question 27

What point is located on the radial side of wrist in the center of the hollow form by the tendons extensor longis and previs?

Answer 27

LI -5

Question 28

Which meridian connects the root of the tongue?

Answer 28

spread under tongue: SP

Question 29

Retention of urine is most likely cause by qi excess in what lou-connecting channel?

Answer 29

KI Lou-connecting channel foot shaoyin

Question 30

Shortness of breath is most likely cause by the def of qi in what lou-connecting channel?

Answer 30

Lung Lou-connecting channel Hand taiyin