Study Guide Week 1 Flashcards by Amy woodstock

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

Cutaneous region

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

Luo Connecting Channels

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

Extraordinary channels

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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

Tendino-muscular Channels

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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

Divergent channels

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

Regular channels

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

Luo Connecting Vessels

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

Extraordinary Vessels

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The Sea of Yin is

Ren

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The Sea of Yang

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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?

Tendino-muscular channels

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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?

Cutaneous regions

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

Divergent

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Yin connects to Yang and yang connects to Yin

Luo

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Yin connects to Yang and Yang connects to Yang

Divergent

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Arise above the elbows or knees

Divergent

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Arise below the elbows or knees

Luo

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Have 1 connecting point on the regular channel

Luo

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have no points

Divergent

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3 Arm Yin - Chest to Fingers

LU
PC
HT

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3 Arm Yang - Fingers to Face

LI
SJ
SI

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3 Foot Yin - Foot to Chest

SP
LV
KD

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3 Foot Yang - Face to Foot

ST
GB
UB

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All Yin meridians meet in the

Chest

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All Yang Meridians meet in the

Head/Face

Yang Ming

ST and LI

Shao Yin

HT and KD

Tai Yang

SI and UB

Tai Yin

LU and SP

Jue Yin

PC and LV

Shao Yang

SJ and GB

Foot Shao Yang

Foot Jue Yin

Foot Tai Yang

Foot Tai Yin

Foot Shao Yin

Foot Yang Ming

Hand Tai Yin

Hang Yang Ming

Hand Shao Yang

Hand Jue Yin

Hand Shao Yin

Hand Tai Yang

Jing Well Element on Yin Channel

Wood

Jing Well Element on Yang Channel

Metal

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

Water

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

Water

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

Fire

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

15 points Ren 15 Du 1 SP 21

How many Xi Cleft points are there? | What are extra?

16 points | Yin Wei, Yang Wei, Yin Chao, Yang Chao

How many Yuan source points are there? | Where are they located?

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

Which points access source Qi?

Yuan source

Which points treat acute pain and bleeding?

Xi Cleft

Which points connect Yin and Yang?

Luo Connecting

Treat a specific area of the body

Command Points

Access the 8 extraordinary vessels?

Confluent points

Access the 6 Yang organs

Lower He Sea Points

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

Influential points

Used for asthma, dryness, cough , voice change?

Jing River points

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

Bach Shu points

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

Xi Cleft points

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

He Sea points

Used for mental illness, chest stifling, fullness under heart

Jing Well points

Bi, wind, damp, heaviness, joint pain

Shu Stream points

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

Front Mu points

Used to treat febrile disease, complexion change, hot sensations

Ying Spring points

Internal/external related -- Yin/Yang

Luo points

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

Yuan Source points

Horary on LU

LU 8

Horary on PC

PC 8

Horary on HT

HT 8

Horary on LI

LI 1

Horary on SJ

SJ 6

Horary on SI

SI 5

Horary on SP

SP 3

Horary on LV

LV 1

Horary on KD

KD 10

Horary on ST

ST 36

Horary on GB

GB 41

Horary on UB

UB 66