Sinew Meridians Flashcards
The Leg Yang are what three meridians? What are the confluent points for the three leg yang?
UB –> GB –> ST
Confluent Points: SI-18 or ST-3
What is the Jing Well for UB?
UB-67
What other channel does UB overlap on the calf?
Gall Bladder
All three leg yang connect to what bone?
The sacrum
What is the Jing Well for GB?
GB-44
What other channel does GB connect with on the calf?
Urinary Bladder
What other channel does GB connect with on the thigh?
Stomach
What two channels go around the ear?
Gall Bladder and Small Intestine
What is the Yang Sequence of Sinew Meridians?
UB –> GB –> ST –> SI –> SJ –> LI
What is the Jing Well for the Stomach?
ST-45
The Stomach Channel connects to what two toes?
2nd and 3rd
The Urinary Bladder Channel connects to what toe? In what place?
The 5th toe (pinky). On the lateral side/outside of the foot.
The Gall Bladder connects to what toe? In what place?
The 4th toe. On the lateral side.
What are the three Arm Yang? What are the confluent points for these?
Small Intestine, San Jiao, and Large Intestine
The Confluent Points are GB-13 or ST-8
What is the Jing Well for the Small Intestine?
SI-1
On what finger does the Small Intestine Channel begin? On what part?
On the pinky. On the lateral side.
The Small Intestine Channel covered what bone near the shoulder?
The Scapula
The Small Intestine Channel is near what bone near the head?
The Mastoid
The Binding Point on the front of the face on the Small Intestine channel is near what bony prominence? What acupuncture point?
The Zygomatic Arch, which is near and/or associated with SI-18
The Small Intestine goes to what part of the ear? The San Jiao goes to what part of the ear?
SI: behind and around
SJ: stays in the front
What is the Jing Well for the San Jiao Meridian?
SJ-1
The SJ starts on what two fingers? On what parts of the fingers?
3rd and 4th. It covers the whole front of the 4th finger and the lateral half of the 3rd finger.
What is the Jing Well for the Large Intestine?
LI-1
There is a binding point on the Large Intestine channel that is near the shoulder. What acupuncture point is this close to?
LI-15
The Large Intestine Channel goes to what fingers? On what finger is the Jing Well?
It goes to the thumb and pointer and index fingers. The Jing Well (LI-1) is on the pointer finger.
What are the three Foot Yin channels and what are their confluent points?
Spleen, Kidney, Liver
Confluent Points: Ren 2 and Ren 3
What is the Jing Well for the Spleen?
SP-1
On what toe does the Spleen Meridian begin? What part?
It begins on the big toe, on the medial side.
What are the three Yin Arm Channels and what are their confluent points?
Lung, Heart, and Pericardium. Their confluent points are GB-22 or Ren-17
What is the Jing Well for the Lung Meridian?
LU-11
On what fingers is the the Lung Meridian? On what part? Where is the Jing Well?
It is on the thumb and the pointer finger. It covers the underside of the thumb and half of the pointer finger, on the lateral side (side closer to thumb). The Jing Well (LU-11) is on the tip of the thumb.
What Meridian does the Lung overlap on the hand?
The Large Intestine
What is the Jing-Well for the Kidney Meridian?
K-1
The Kidney Meridian goes to what anatomical feature?
The spine
What is the Jing Well for the Heart Meridian?
HT-9
The Jing Well for the Heart Meridian is on what finger? What two fingers does the meridian cover? What part?
HT-9 is on the pinky. The meridian covers the underside of the pinky and the underside of half of the ring finger. It is the medial side of the ring finger (or the side close to the pinky).
What is the Jing Well for the Liver Meridian?
LIV-1
On what toe is the Jing Well for the Liver Meridian? On what part?
It is on the big toe, on the front, on the lateral side.
What is the Jing Well for the Pericardium Meridian?
PC-9
Where is the Jing Well for the Pericardium Meridian? What three fingers (and what part) does the PC Meridian cover?
PC-9 in on the middle finger. The PC Meridian covers the underside of the middle finger. The median side of the ring finger and the lateral side of the pointer finger (or the sides that are closest to the middle finger).
Which channels go through the Ren 2/Ren 3 area?
ST, SP, KID, LIV
Which channels go to the navel (Ren 8)?
KID, HT, LIV, SP
What four meridians go to ST-12?
ST, UB, GB, LI
What three meridians go to BL-1?
LI, ST, UB
