Mixed Questions Flashcards
The Conception Vessel has a meeting with what Governing vessel point?
DU1
What is the meeting point of all yang channels?
DU14 @ the base of neck on midline below C7
What is the meeting point of all yang channels used for?
- tonify xu
- clear heat
- expel wind
- firm the exterior
What point on the GV is named “Center of the Spine” and is used the treat adbominal fullness, diarrhea, hemmoroids, and prolapse of the rectum in children?
DU6 @ the midline of back below T11
DU8 is a point that is often used to treat…
Muscle contraction & spasm (often with interior wind) ie. “Sinew Contraction” @ midline below T9
Which GV point is classically used for treating muteness, as well as loss of voice & stiffness & flacidity of the tongue?
DU15 “Gate of Muteness” @ nape of neck .5 cun inferior to DU16 below spinouts porcess of C1 (impalpable)
What are common clinical applications of DU20?
- prolapse
- headache
- poor memory
Branches of the GV connect to what zang fu?
- HT
- KD
- Brain
Which GV merridian point is commonly used to treat jaundice?
DU9 @ midline of back below T7
What GV point is located below spinous process of L2?
DU4
What GV point is for acute lumbar sprain, especially on the midline of the back?
DU26 @ the upper lip on the midline at the junction of the upper 1/3 of the philtrum
What is the Luo Connecting point of the GV?
DU1
What GV point is the emperical point for furnacle and clove sores as it clears heat & detoxifies poison?
DU10 @ the midline below T6
What point is known as Shenado (Spirit Pathway) as it tonifies the HT & LU + calms the spirit?
DU11 @ midline below L5
Two times in it’s pathway the GV has a deep connection to the brain between these 2 points?
- DU16 “Fengfu” (Palace of Wind)
- midline below the EOP
- DU20 “Baihui” (Hundred Meetings)
- at vertix on midline - 5 cun posterior to anterior hairline & 7 cun superior to posterior hairline
This GV Ghost Point is used in Traditional Japanese moxibustion as a local point for sinus/nasal congestion.
DU23 @ midline 1 cun posterior to anterior hairline & .5 cun posterior to DU24
What points are generally located at the head & neck and can treat disorders such as headache, dizziness, and hypertension?
Window to the Sky Points
What are the 6 channel pairs?
- Tai Yin = LU & SP
- Yang Ming = LI & ST
- Shao Yin = HT & KD
- Tai Yang = SI & BL
- Jue Yin = PC & LV
- Shao Yang = SJ + GB
What is the directional flow of the 3 foot yang channels?
Head to Foot = ST, GB, BL
What is the directional flow of the 3 foot yin channels?
Foot to Chest = SP, LV, KD
What is the directional flow of the 3 hand yang channels?
Hand to Head = LI, SI, SJ
What is the directional flow of the 3 hand yin channels?
Chest to Hand = LU, HT, PC
The KD channel meets with all yin organs, except?
SP
A divergent meeting point of SJ & PC is?
SJ16 (always on the head/face)
