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Point Categories Flashcards

1
Q

Which point category is located at or distal to the elbow and knee joints?

A

Five Shu Points

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2
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Which category of points lie at roughly the same anatomical level as their related zang or fu?

A

Back-Shu

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3
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What are the 8 subdivisions of the Hui-Meeting points?

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Zang, Fu, Qi, Blood, Sinews, Vessels, Bone, and Marrow

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4
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The 8 influential points are for what 8 things?

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Zang, Fu, Qi, Blood, Blood, Sinew, Bone, Marrow, and Vessels

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5
Q

The Xi-cleft points of the ____ channels have an additional action of treating blood disorders

A

Yin

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6
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What is better to treat an internal organ in excess, Front Mu or Back Shu?

A

Front Mu

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7
Q

Shu-stream points can be used to treat disorder of Zang and of channels when combined with what other points?

A

Ying-spring

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8
Q

These points treat fullness under Heart, Shen disorders, loss of consciousness (5 Shu points)

A

Jing-well

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9
Q

What effective combination of point categories is known as “host and guest combination” ?

A

Yuan-source and Luo-connecting

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10
Q

Which points should primarily be selected in cases of deficiency and cold (yin), and for diseases of the zang (yin) rather than the fu?

A

Back-Shu

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11
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These points treat bi-syndrome, dampness, heaviness, joint pain, wind (5 Shu points)

A

Shu stream

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12
Q

The principal action of the ____ points along the yang channels is to dispel excess pathogenic factors and treat disorders along the pathway of their respective channels

A

Yuan-source

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13
Q

Beyond their general use, the ________ of the yin channels have an additional action of treating disorder of the blood

A

Xi-cleft

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14
Q

Name the 5 Shu Points in order

A

Jing-well, ying-spring, Shu-stream, Jing-river, he-sea

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15
Q

What are the best type of Shu points to clear heat?

A

Ying-spring

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16
Q

The _____ points of the yin channels are the primary points for tonifying and harmonizing their respective zang, and may therefore be considered as the single most important point of their respective channel.

A

Shu-stream

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17
Q

What is better to treat an internal organ with yin disease, Front Mu or Back Shu?

A

Back Shu

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18
Q

On the yin channels, the Jing-well point is ascribed as what element?

A

Wood

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19
Q

The Shu-stream points of the ____ channels are also the yuan-source point of their respective channel

A

Yin

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20
Q

On the yang channels, the Jing-well point is ascribed to what element?

A

Metal

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21
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What type of point along the yin channels are the primary points for tonifying and harmonizing their respective zang?

A

Shu-stream

22
Q

What are some other names for the 8 influential points?

A

Gather points, Hui Meeting Point, Master Points

23
Q

These points take the overflow from main channels, absorb the Qi and transfer it back to the primary channels when that Qi is needed

A

Confluent Points of the Extra Meridians

24
Q

Which type of points are generally situated on the tips of the fingers or toes?

A

Jing-well

25
Q

On the yin channels, the he-sea point is what element?

A

Water

26
Q

These type of Shu points of all the twelve channels are situated close to the elbow or knee joints

A

He-sea

27
Q

These points treat cough, sore throat, asthma, hot and cold sensation, diseases manifesting as changes in the patient’s voice, diseases of sinews and bones, malaria (5 Shu points)

A

Jing river

28
Q

What category of points is used to tonify the Yin and Yang organs, as well as to evaluate the state of Qi of an organ (will be tender)?

A

Yuan-source

29
Q

On the yin channels, the yuan-source point is the same point as the _____ point

A

Shu-stream

30
Q

The combination of what two point categories will tonify deficiency and tonify the yin organ?

A

Yuan-source and luo-connecting

31
Q

These points are also called Alarm Points, used for Diagnosis

A

Mu Points

32
Q

Which points are called Uniting Points, used to treat Yang problems and diseases of the 6 Fu organs

A

6 lower he sea points

33
Q

What are the 4 seas?

A

Sea of Qi, Sea of Blood, Sea of Water and Grain, Sea of Marrow

34
Q

What category of points are where extraordinary channels connect with the 12 primary channels?

A

Confluent Points of the Extra Meridians

35
Q

The Jing-well, ying-spring, Shu-stream, Jing-river and he-sea points are known as the what?

A

Five Shu Points

36
Q

What type of Shu points are used to restore consciousness?

A

Jing-well

37
Q

These points gather / collect Qi that the associated Zangfu concentrates in the body

A

Mu Points

38
Q

Of the six yin channels, the ______ points are also the yuan source points

A

Shu-stream

39
Q

The term _____ means to transport; in terms of these points, the qi of the zangfu organ is transported between the organ and this point

A

Shu

40
Q

The 4 command points command what?

A

Abdomen,
Head/Back of Neck,
Back (upper and lower),
Face/Mouth

41
Q

What type of Shu-points are effective for treating cough and dyspnoea, due to the fact that these points of the yin channels are metal points (the Lung pertains to metal)?

A

Jing-river

42
Q

The ____ points in general are indicated in the treatment of acute conditions and pain

A

Xi-cleft

43
Q

Several of the ________ have an important action on the sinews and bone

A

Jing-river

44
Q

The term ____ means to gather or to collect, and in terms of these points, this is where the qi of the zangfu gathers and concentrates on the anterior surface of the body.

A

Mu (points)

45
Q

What type of points are used to treat “systemic conditions” (Organs, Qi and Blood, Different types of Tissues) ?

A

Influential Points

46
Q

These points treat rebellious Qi, nausea, vomit, diseases of the Fu (5 Shu points)

A

He-Sea

47
Q

What are the best category of acupuncture points to directly treat the Zangfu organs?

A

Front Mu and Back Shu

48
Q

On the ____ channels, the yuan-source point is the same as the Shu-stream point.

A

Yin

49
Q

These points treat heart disease, clear heat, treat changes in the complexion, clear excess pathogenic factors (5 Shu points)

A

Ying-spring

50
Q

What does Shu mean, as in Back Shu points?

A

Transport

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