SI Channel Study Guide

Question 1

the full name of the SI channel is the _______

Answer 1

Hand Tai Yang Small Intestine Channel

Question 2

crossing pt, SI/GB/SJ

Answer 2

SI 19

Question 3

crossing pt, SI/SJ

Answer 3

SI 18

Question 4

window of the sky pts

Answer 4

SI 16 & SI 17

Question 5

crossing pt, SI/GB/SJ/LI

Answer 5

SI 12

Question 6

crossing pt, SI/UB/Tang Wei/Yang Qiao

Answer 6

SI 10

Question 7

He-Sea pt

Answer 7

SI 8

Question 8

earth pt

Answer 8

SI 8

Question 9

luo-connecting point

Answer 9

SI 7

Question 10

xi-cleft point

Answer 10

SI 6

Question 11

jing-river

Answer 11

SI 5

Question 12

fire pt

Answer 12

SI 5

Question 13

source pt

Answer 13

SI 4

Question 14

opening pt. of Du channel

Answer 14

SI 3

Question 15

shu-stream pt

Answer 15

SI 3

Question 16

Wood pt

Answer 16

SI 3

Question 17

ying-spring pt

Answer 17

SI 2

Question 18

water pt

Answer 18

SI 2

Question 19

jing-well pt

Answer 19

SI 1

Question 20

metal pt

Answer 20

SI 1

Question 21

front-mu pt

Answer 21

Ren 4

Question 22

back-shu point

Answer 22

UB 27

Question 23

empirical pt to promote lactation

Answer 23

SI 1

Question 24

pt combination to ope Du channel

Answer 24

SI 3 & UB 62

Question 25

best pt for gaining mental clarity

Answer 25

SI 5

Question 26

exerts a notable action on fingers and hands and it also alleviates warts

Answer 26

SI 7

Question 27

trigger pt for neck/shoulder pain and headaches

Answer 27

SI 11

Question 28

treats all three yang channels for pain spreading on all yang channels of the arm

Answer 28

SI 12

Question 29

name SI 3

Answer 29

Hou xi

Question 30

name SI 6

Answer 30

Yang lao

Question 31

Name SI 8

Answer 31

xiao hai

Question 32

the SI channel enters the ____

Answer 32

ear

Question 33

SI 12 is a crossing pt of SI, SJ, GB and _____

Answer 33

LI channel

Question 34

SI 3 is the confluent pt of ____channel

Answer 34

DU

Question 35

SI 6 is a pt to treat ____ problems due to aging

Answer 35

eye

Question 36

SI 16 is located in the _____ border of m. sternocleidomastoideus

Answer 36

posterior

Question 37

where is SI 16 located?

Answer 37

in the posterior border of the sternocleidomstoid m.

Question 38

SI 4 is located in the depression b/w the base of the 5th metacarpal bone and the _______ bone

Answer 38

triquetral

Question 39

the SI channel crosses with DU ____

Answer 39

DU 14

Question 40

the fire pt of the SI channel is _____

Answer 40

SI 5

Question 41

the distance b/w the jing-river pt and the he-sea pt is

Answer 41

12 cun

Question 42

true/false: the SI channel reaches the ST organ?

Answer 42

T

Question 43

true/false: SI 16 mat be needled perpendicularly 2 cun

Answer 43

F

Question 44

true/false: SI 15 may be needled obliquely towards the spine 0.5 cun?

Answer 44

T

Question 45

true/false: the SI muscle channel enters the ear?

Answer 45

T

Question 46

true/false: SI 7 has notable action on fingers and hand

Answer 46

T

Question 47

which two areas does the SI channel reach?

Answer 47

inner and outer canthus

Question 48

list a function of the SI channel

Answer 48

expelling wind-heat affecting the sensory organs

Question 49

SI 4 is an empirical pt to treat ___________

Answer 49

jaundice

Question 50

list 5 things SI 3 is indicated for

Answer 50

malaria, night sweats, musculo-skeletal problems along the DU, SI and UB channels, mania and epilepsy

Question 51

which SI pts calm the mind?

Answer 51

SI 3, SI 5, SI 7

Question 52

which zang-fu organs does the SI channel connect with?

Answer 52

HT, ST and SI

Question 53

where does the SI divergent channel separate?

Answer 53

at the shoulder

Question 54

which other channel is the SI channel pared according to the 6 channel theory

Answer 54

the Foot Tai Yang UB channel