Meridians II Midterm Study Guide Flashcards
What is the origin of the kidney channel?
Inferior aspect of the small toe
Where does the kidney channel terminate?
Straight portion terminates at the root of the tongue
What is the orgin of the urinary bladder channel?
Inner canthus of the eye
Where does the urinary bladder channel terminate?
Branch from posterior aspect of the neck reaches the lateral side of the
tip of the little toe (where it links with the Kidney Meridian)
What is the orgin of the du mai channel?
Primary, 1st & 2nd branchesLower abdomen
Where does the du mai channel terminate?
Primary pathway terminates at the columella of the nose (CAM)/at the
junction of the upper lip and the gum (Deadman)
What is the Luo connecting points of DU?
DU-1
What is the Luo connecting points of UB?
UB-58
What is the Luo connecting points of KI?
KI-4
The Luo point of the (fill in the blank) channel is located posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus, in the depression anterior to the medial side of the attachment of Achilles’ tendon.
Which point is this?
Kidney
KI-4
The Luo point of the (fill in the blank) channel is located midway between the tip of the coccyx and anus, locate the point with the patient in prone position.
Which point is this?
DU
DU-1
The Luo point of the (fill in the blank) channel is located 7 cun directly above BL 60, on the posterior border of fibula, about 1 cun lateral and inferior to BL 57.
Which point is this?
Urinary Bladder
BL-58
What is the six channel pairing name of the kidney channel?
Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin
What is the six channel pairing name of the urinary bladder channel?
Urinary Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang
What is the alternate name of the Governing Vessel?
Du Mai
The DU Mai is connected to the Ren Mai and Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming
True or False?
True
Where on the level of the spine skips for the DU meridian?
Du: SKIPS C2-C6, T2, T4, T8, T12. L3, L5, PSF1-4
Where on the level of the spine skips for the UB meridian?
UB: SKIPS C1-7, T-8
Through six channel pairing, what is the paired meridian for the Kidney meridian?
KI meridian of Foot Shaoyin is paired with HT meridian of Hand Shaoyin
Through six channel pairing, what is the paired meridian for the Urinary Bladder meridian?
UB meridian of Foot Taiyang is paired with the SI meridian of Hand Taiyang
What is the “interior-exterior” related organs for the KI meridian?
KI channel is interiorly-exteriorly related to the Bladder channel and vice-versa
What does “interior-exterior” relationship mean regarding the primary meridians?
The yang meridians are considered “exterior” and the yin meridians are “interior.”
Which UB point is level
Which organ is it the mu point of?
Lung
Gaohuangshu is the outer shu point of which organ?
Which point is it?
Pericardium
UB-43
(UB14 + 30 -1)
Shentang is the outer shu point of which yin organ?
Which point is it?
Heart
UB-44
(UB15 + 30 -1)
Hunmen is the outer shu point of which yin organ?
Which point is it?
Liver
UB-47
(UB 18 + 30 - 1)
Yishe is the outer shu point of which yin organ?
Which point is it?
Spleen
UB-49
(UB20 + 30 -1)