Meridians II: Du Mai Flashcards
How many points are there on the Du channel?
28
What is the distance from the anterior hairline to the posterior hairline?
12 cun
At which point does the Du channel enter the brain?
Du-16 / Fengfu
Which thoracic and lumbar vertebral levels do not have a Du point associated with them?
Thoracic 2, 4, 8, 12
Lumbar 3, 5
Mingmen is the name for which Du point?
Du-4
What is the alternate name of the Du (Governing Meridian)?
The Sea of Yang
Du-4
Name:
Mingmen / Life Gate
Du-14
Name:
Dazhui / Great Hammer
Du-16
Name:
Fengfu / Wind Mansion
Du-20
Name:
Baihui / Hundred Meetings
Du-24
Name:
Shenting / Spirit Courtyard
Du-1
Location:
Midway between the tip of the coccyx and anus, locate the point with the patient in the prone position
Du-2
Location:
On the hiatus of the rectum
Du-3
Location:
Below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra, level with the iliac crest
Du-4
Location:
Below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra
Du-5
Location:
Below the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra
Du-6
Location:
Below the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra
Du-7
Location:
Below the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra
Du-8
Location:
Below the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra
Du-9
Location:
Below the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra
Du-10
Location:
Below the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra
Du-11
Location:
Below the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra
Du-12
Location:
Below the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra
Du-13
Location:
Below the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra
Du-14
Location:
Below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebral, approximately at the level of the shoulders
Du-15
Location:
0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression below the spinous process of the first cervical vertebra
Du-16
Location:
1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below the external occipital protuberance in the depression between the trapezius on both sides
Du-17
Location:
2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-16 in the depression of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance
Du-18
Location:
4 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-17
Du-19
Location:
5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-18
Du-20
Location:
On the midline of the head 5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline, approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting the apex of the ears
Du-21
Location:
3.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun anterior to Du-20
Du-22
Location:
2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Du-20
Du-23
Location:
1 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline
Du-24
Location:
0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline
Du-25
Location:
On the tip of the nose
Du-26
Location:
At the junction of the upper 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the philtrum
Du-27
Location:
On the labial tubercle of the upper lip on the vermillion border between the philtrum and the upper lip
Du-28
Location:
At the junction of the gum and the frenulum of the upper lip