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Meridian theory WK6 - Heart Flashcards

1
Q

Chinese Heart organ Functions:
________ the blood

A

Governs the Blood
“forms” the blood and governs pumping it through the vessels

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2
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Chinese Heart organ Functions:
Houses the _______

A

Houses the spirit

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3
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Chinese Heart organ Functions:
Expresses in the ______

A

Expresses in the tongue
(communication/expression/speech)

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4
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Chinese Heart organ functions:
its fluid

A

HT governs sweating

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5
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Chinese Heart organ Functions:
manifests in the _______

A

complextion

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6
Q

The Heart Channel is the Hand ______ ________

A

Hand Shao Yin

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7
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Heart CHANNEL functions:
Calm the ______ & stabilize the _____

A

calm the spirit & stabilize the emotions;
houses the shen and ALL the points can be used for this function

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8
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Heart CHANNEL functions:
circulates _____ & _____

A

Circulates qi & blood to (nourish lungs hearts & eyes)

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9
Q

Heart CHANNEL functions:
Regulates ________ in the body

A

heat
(remember heart is fire element; issues can manifest as skin disorders or spirit disorders, thirst, dryness, facial redness)

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10
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Heart CHANNEL functions:
treats

A

all areas traversed by channel:
eyes, throat, lungs, diaphragm heart etc

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11
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Heart CHANNEL key features:
Begins

A

Heart organ

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12
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Heart CHANNEL key features:
Ends

A

Radial corner of the nail of the pinky

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13
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Heart CHANNEL key features: Branches (3 of them)

A

1) separates from HT enters lungs and axilla
2)Separates from HT/PC decends through diaphragm to the Small Intestine
3) travels up through esophagus and connects with eye

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14
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Heart CHANNEL key features:
Entry pt

A

HT 1

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15
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Heart CHANNEL key features:
exit pt

A

HT 9

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16
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of points

Heart CHANNEL key features:
number of points

A

9

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17
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Heart CHANNEL key features:
organ connections

A

small intestine
pericardium
lung

18
Q

Heart CHANNEL key features:
impo body part connections

A

diaphragm, throat, eye, posterior/medial aspect of arm (axilla/elbow/wrist)

19
Q

Heart CHANNEL key features:
channel connections

A

SI primary & luo primary

20
Q

Heart
its fluid

A

sweat
(and insubstantial phlegm ex. when you look into someones eyes and no ones there)

21
Q

HT channel he sea

A

HT 3

22
Q

HT channel jing river

A

HT 4

23
Q

HT channel Luo connecting point

A

HT 5

24
Q

HT channel Xi Cleft

A

HT 6

25
Q

HT channel SHU Stream & Yuan Source

A

HT 7

26
Q

HT channel ying Spring

A

HT 8

27
Q

HT Jing Well & Exit Point

A

HT 9

28
Q

HT Entry point

A

HT 1

29
Q

HT channel usually used for

A

shen issues

30
Q

HT Channel path:
ascends to
descends to
originates
enters
emerges

A

ascends = along esophasus crosses face, cheek, eye
descends= to connect with small intestine
originates = originates in HT then enters lung
emerges = from axilla

31
Q

HT LUO Channel:
connecting point

A

HT 5

32
Q

HT LUO Channel:
pathway

A

separates from HT channel at HT 5 to connect w/ small intestine channel; follows pathway of HT channel to the HT organ then ascend to the root of tongue and the eyes

33
Q

HT LUO Channel:
main use

A

chest disorders tongue & vocal cord disorders; heat transferring to small intestine

34
Q

HT SINEW/TENDINO MUSCULAR CHANNEL
begins

A

HT 9

35
Q

HT SINEW/TENDINO MUSCULAR CHANNEL
ends at

A

ends at umbillicus

36
Q

HT SINEW/TENDINO MUSCULAR CHANNEL
Qi accumulates (knots or binds) at

A

wrist elbow axilla breast/chest, diaphragm umbillicus

37
Q

HT SINEW/TENDINO MUSCULAR CHANNEL
main uses

A

used for stiffness/ pain/spasm swelling along pahway of channel;
chest tightness anxiety
hiatal hernia stomach disorders

38
Q

HT Divergent: SEPARATES AT

A

AXILLA

39
Q

HT Divergent: ENTERS AT

A

CHEST

40
Q

HT Divergent: EMERGES AT

A

FACE

41
Q

HT Divergent: CONVERGES AT

A

Inner canthus of the eye(UB-1area)

42
Q

HT Divergent: ADDITIONAL CONNECTIONS

A

The HEART ORGAN AND THROAT

EASTERN meridian theory (9 decks)

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