Meridians - Extra Meridians - Practical Exam Flashcards
Path of Yin Qiao
Heel Kid 2, 6, 8 postero-medial external genitals abdomen and chest throat just anterior of St 9 beside nose and mouth UB 1
Path of Yang Qiao
UB 62, 61, 59 Lateral Leg (GB) GB 29 Axilary Crease SJ 10 LI 15, 16 (Inner acromial process) St 4,3,2,1 GB 20
Yang Wei
Path
UB 63 lateral maleolus GB 35 lateral aspect SI 10 SJ 15 (1/2 way b/w GB 21 and SI 13) GB 21 St 8 GB 13-20 Du 15, 16
Yin Wei
Path
K 9 medial leg Liv 14 (6th Nip) Sp 12 (pub symph, lateral of femoral) Sp 13 (+.5 & .5) Sp 15 (umbil) Sp 16 (3c north of button, medial of ribs) Ren 22 Throat Ren 23
Dai
Path
Liv 13 (just medial and distal to the free end of the 11th rib) GB 26 (directly below Liv 13, on the level of the umbilicus) GB 27 (anterior ASIS, Ren 4 level) GB 28 (.5 anterior and inferior to GB 27) then around to the next one, and on and on and on and on
Chong Paths
Uterus
Perenium (Ren 1)
a) to spine
b) to St 30 -> K 11-> K 21->disperses in chest
c) chest-> throat ->mouth->eye
d)St 30 -> medial leg -> foot-> arch (Sp 4) ->sole
e) foot-> Big Toe
Ren
Paths
a) pelvic cavity -> spine -> back of mouth
b) Ren 15 -> disperses throughout chest
c) Uterus -> Ren 1 -> along path to Ren 24
d) interior path: winds around mouth Du 28 -> St 1
Du Paths
a) L.abdm->Prnm->Du 1->Du 12->UB12->Du 13->Du 16->Brain->Du 20->Du 28
b) Low Abdmn->genitals -> Perenium->anus-> L spine->Kidneys
c) L. Abdm-> around ext. Gentls// ->umbilicus->Heart->mouth->St 1
d) UB 1 bilateral=>Vertex->Du 16 bilat=>UB 12=>Kidneys
e) Lou Route: Du 1 bilat=>Spine=>occiput::dispersing all the way
Master Pt of Du
SI 3
Master of Ren
Lu 7
Master of Chong
Sp 4
Master of Dai
GB 41
Master of Yin Wei
P 6
Master of Yang Wei
SJ 5
Master of Yin Qiao
K 6
Master of Yang Qiao
UB 62
Extra Meridian of K 13
Chong
EX Meridian of K 14
Chong
Ex Meridian of Liver 13
Dai
Ex Meridian of GB 27
Dai
Ex Meridian of LI 15
Yang Qiao
Ex Meridian of GB 20
Yang Qiao
Ex Meridian of K 2
Yin Qiao
Ex Meridian of K 9
Yin Wei
Ex Meridian of SJ 15
Yang Wei
Ex Meridian of GB 20
Yang Qiao (and Yang Wei)
Ex Meridian of K 8
Yin Qiao
Ex Meridian of Sp 6
Yin Wei
Ex Meridian of GB 16
Yang Wei
Notoriety of Du
Governing Vessel Governs Yang Sea of Yang and Marrow Brain Root of Original Qi Man Parts
Notoriety of Yang Qiao
Yang Motility Vessel
Absorbs Excess Yang
Notoriety of Ren
Conception Vessel Sea of Yin Regulates Yin, Esp Lower Abdomen Uterus Conception Menstruation Pregnancy Genitals - uterus and prostate
Notoriety of Yin Qiao
Yin Motility vessel
Controls the Yin on both sides of the body
Moves Yin Qi and Fluids from Lower to Upper
Absorbs Excess Yin
Notoriety of Chong
Penetrating Vessel Sea of Blood Strongly connected to the Arterial Circulation Breasts Body Hair Chest and Heart
Notoriety of Yin Wei
Yin Linking Vessel Influences all Yin EXCEPT Lungs Heart Blood Vessels Upper Burner/Chest/Throat
Notoriety of Dai
Girdling Vessel/Belt Vessel Harmonizes Liv + GB Regulates Leg Qi Posture Damp in LJ
Notoriety of Yang Wei Mai
yang Linking Vessel Sides of body/shoulders/hips Bi Ear Unilateral Back Pain Wind Alternating Chills and Fever Uterus
Du 4 Location
Lower Border L2
Du 11
Location
Lower Border T5
Ren 6
Location
1.5c below umbilicus, on midline
Ren 12
Location
Midway between umbilicus and sternocostal angle, on the midline of the abdomen
Kidney 13
Location
3c below umbilicus, .5c lateral of midline of abdomen
Kidney 14 location
2c below umbilicus, .5c lateral of midline of abdomen
Liver 13 Location
Just inferior to the tip of the 11th rib
GB 27 Location
Just anterior to ASIS, Ren 4 level
Large Intestine 15
Location
The groove in the front of the shoulder
GB 20 Location
Dip in the head that is 1/2 way between Du 16 and GB 12, just above UB 10
K 2
depression distal and inferior to navicular tuberosity
K 8
2c above K 3, just off the medial aspect of the tibia. Further posterior and you hit K 7
K 9
5c above K 3
Sp 6
3 c above the prominence of the medial Malleolus, in a depression close to the medial prominence of the tibia
SJ 15
Halfway between GB 21 and SI 13 (the spoon)
GB 16
1.5c posterior to GB 15, which is .5c into hairline, directly above pupil
X vessel(s) that store yin and yang Qi?
Ren
Du
Extra Vessels that Circulate Qi between Yin and Yang regions?
Chong
Dai
Extra Vessels that Distribute Yin and Yang Qi between Yin and Yang body Surfaces?
Yin Qiao
Yang Qiao
Extra Vessels that Link Yin and Yang Aspects of Qi together
Yin Wei
Yang Wei