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Study Guide Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Do not distribute interiorly, only superficially at the skin. They have no starting point nor terminating points, no directional flow – Which meridian/region

A

Cutaneous region

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2
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Arise from a specific point located below the elbow or knee and separate from the regular channel – Which meridian/region

A

Luo Connecting Channels

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3
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Possibly even deeper than the Jing Mai (regular channel) – Which meridian/region

A

Extraordinary channels

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4
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Start on the extremities (hands or feet) and travel inward toward the trunk. They cover broad areas and “knot” at the joints and large muscles – Which meridian/region

A

Tendino-muscular Channels

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5
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Separate from the channels abover or at the elbow or knee joints, enter the chest and abdomen, emerge from the body cavity (usually at the head or neck) converge with the yang channels of the pair (at the head) – Which meridian/region

A

Divergent channels

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6
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Run vertically, bilaterally, and symmertically distributed relatively deep within the body, have internal and external pathways – which meridian/region

A

Regular channels

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7
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Which channels act as a link between paired yin and yang channels?

A

Luo Connecting Vessels

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8
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Which channels are considered reservoirs of Qi, including Ren and Du?

A

Extraordinary Vessels

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9
Q

The Sea of Yin is

A

Ren

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10
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The Sea of Yang

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Du

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11
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Which channels are the external branches of the Regular Channels and reinforce the connection between joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc. and maintain articulation?

A

Tendino-muscular channels

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12
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Which channels are the most external portion of the regular channels, circulate qi and blood, nourish the skin and pores and protect the body from evil qi?

A

Cutaneous regions

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13
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Which are the branches of the regular channels that reinforce the connection among Zang Fu organs?

A

Divergent

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14
Q

Yin connects to Yang and yang connects to Yin

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Luo

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15
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Yin connects to Yang and Yang connects to Yang

A

Divergent

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16
Q

Arise above the elbows or knees

A

Divergent

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17
Q

Arise below the elbows or knees

A

Luo

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18
Q

Have 1 connecting point on the regular channel

A

Luo

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19
Q

have no points

A

Divergent

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20
Q

3 Arm Yin - Chest to Fingers

A

LU
PC
HT

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21
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3 Arm Yang - Fingers to Face

A

LI
SJ
SI

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22
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3 Foot Yin - Foot to Chest

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SP
LV
KD

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23
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3 Foot Yang - Face to Foot

A

ST
GB
UB

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24
Q

All Yin meridians meet in the

A

Chest

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25
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All Yang Meridians meet in the

A

Head/Face

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26
Q

Yang Ming

A

ST and LI

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27
Q

Shao Yin

A

HT and KD

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28
Q

Tai Yang

A

SI and UB

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29
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Tai Yin

A

LU and SP

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30
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Jue Yin

A

PC and LV

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31
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Shao Yang

A

SJ and GB

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32
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Foot Shao Yang

A

GB

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33
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Foot Jue Yin

34
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Foot Tai Yang

35
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Foot Tai Yin

36
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Foot Shao Yin

37
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Foot Yang Ming

38
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Hand Tai Yin

39
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Hang Yang Ming

40
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Hand Shao Yang

41
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Hand Jue Yin

42
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Hand Shao Yin

43
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Hand Tai Yang

44
Q

Jing Well Element on Yin Channel

45
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Jing Well Element on Yang Channel

46
Q

The He Sea point on the LU meridian is associated with which element?

47
Q

The Ying Spring point on the ST meridian is associated with which element?

48
Q

The Jing River point on the LI meridian is associated with which element?

49
Q

How many Luo Connecting points are there? Where are the extra?

A

15 points
Ren 15
Du 1
SP 21

50
Q

How many Xi Cleft points are there?

What are extra?

A

16 points

Yin Wei, Yang Wei, Yin Chao, Yang Chao

51
Q

How many Yuan source points are there?

Where are they located?

A

12 points
Yin – 3rd from extremity
Yang – 4th from extremity, except GB

52
Q

Which points access source Qi?

A

Yuan source

53
Q

Which points treat acute pain and bleeding?

54
Q

Which points connect Yin and Yang?

A

Luo Connecting

55
Q

Treat a specific area of the body

A

Command Points

56
Q

Access the 8 extraordinary vessels?

A

Confluent points

57
Q

Access the 6 Yang organs

A

Lower He Sea Points

58
Q

Treat specific tissue or substance (qi, blood, marrow, bone, etc.)

A

Influential points

59
Q

Used for asthma, dryness, cough , voice change?

A

Jing River points

60
Q

Located on the bladder meridian on the back, used in correspondence with the internal organ/chronic, Zang organs, vacuity/deficiency

A

Bach Shu points

61
Q

Site where qi and blood are deeply converged, used for acute pain and bleeding

A

Xi Cleft points

62
Q

Used for Fu organs, stomach, intestines, rebellious qi, diarrhea

A

He Sea points

63
Q

Used for mental illness, chest stifling, fullness under heart

A

Jing Well points

64
Q

Bi, wind, damp, heaviness, joint pain

A

Shu Stream points

65
Q

located on the torso over associated internal organs, often used for diagnosis/acute problems, Fu organs, excess/stagnation

A

Front Mu points

66
Q

Used to treat febrile disease, complexion change, hot sensations

A

Ying Spring points

67
Q

Internal/external related – Yin/Yang

A

Luo points

68
Q

Source qi is retained, used to treat diseases of the zang-fu

A

Yuan Source points

69
Q

Horary on LU

70
Q

Horary on PC

71
Q

Horary on HT

72
Q

Horary on LI

73
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Horary on SJ

74
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Horary on SI

75
Q

Horary on SP

76
Q

Horary on LV

77
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Horary on KD

78
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Horary on ST

79
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Horary on GB

80
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Horary on UB

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