Meridians II: Liver Flashcards
What is the full name of the Liver channel?
The Liver Meridian of the Foot Jueyin
What is the relationship between the Liver channel and the Pericardium channel?
They are the hand and foot channels of the Jueyin
The Liver channel pathway connects with which sensory organ?
The eye system
LV-3
Name:
Taichong / Great Rushing
LV-5
Name:
Ligou / Woodworm Canal
LV-13
Name:
Zhangmen / Completion Gate
LV-14
Name:
Qimen / Cycle Gate
LV-1
Location:
On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great toe, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail
LV-2
Location:
On the dorsum of the foot between the first and second toe, proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin
LV-3
Location:
On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones
LV-4
Location:
Anterior to the medial malleolus, midway between SP-5 and ST-41, in the depression on the medial side of the tendon of the m. tibialis anterior
LV-5
Location:
5 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia
LV-6
Location:
7 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia
LV-7
Location:
Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia in the upper portion of the medial head of the gastroccnemius, 1 cun posterior to SP-9
LV-8
Location:
When knee is flexed, the point is at the medial end of the transverse popiteal crease, posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia, in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of the m. semimembranosus and m. semitendinosus
LV-9
Location:
4 cun above the medial epicondyle of the femur, between the m. vastus medialis and the m. sartorius
LV-10
Location:
3 cun directly below ST-30, at the proximal end of the thigh, below the pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of the m. abductor longus
LV-11
Location:
2 cun directly below ST-30, at the proximal end of the thigh, below the pubic tubercle and the on the lateral border of the m. abductor longus
LV-12
Location:
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
LV-13
Location:
On the lateral side of the abdomen, below the free end of the eleventh rib
LV-14
Location:
Directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline
