The Meridians and Collaterals Misc Flashcards
Superficial to deepest: \_\_ Cutaneous Regions Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels 12 Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
12
Superficial to deepest: 12 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 12 Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels 12 Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
Cutaneous Regions
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions \_\_ Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels 12 Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
12
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 \_\_\_\_\_ 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels 12 Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
Sinew Channels
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 Sinew Channels \_\_\_ Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels 12 Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
15
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 Sinew Channels 15 \_\_\_\_\_\_ 12 Main channels 12 Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
Luo- connecting channels
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels \_\_\_ Main channels 12 Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
12
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 \_\_\_\_\_\_ 12 Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
Main channels
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels \_\_ Divergent Channels 8 Extraordinary Vessels
12
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels 12 \_\_\_\_ 8 Extraordinary Vessels
Divergent channels
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels 12 Divergent Channels \_\_Extraordinary Vessels
8
Superficial to deepest: 12 Cutaneous Regions 12 Sinew Channels 15 Luo-connecting Channels 12 Main channels 12 Divergent Channels 8 \_\_\_\_\_\_
Extraordinary vessels
Which meridians are regionalized on the body surface according to the distribution of channels
Cutaneous regions
Which meridians follow the same, slightly larger, 12 main channels, fit to the hand and the foot?
Sinew Channels
What are the two types of Luo channel?
Minute Luo
Luo
Which channels split from the collaterals and distribute all over the body
Minute Luo
Which channel connect with their paired channel and continue to follow their own pathways?
Luo channels
Blue green color on a channel indicates?
Local pain
Yellow to red on a channel indicates?
Heat
White on a channel indicates
Deficiency and cold
Dark colored along a channel indicates?
Blockage of qi and blood
The sinew channels of the 3 hand yin meet at?
GB 22 (thoracic cavity)
The sinew channels of the 3 foot yin meet at?
CV 3 (genital regions)
The sinew channels of the 3 hand yang meet at?
GB 13 (the forehead)
The sinew channels of the 3 foot yang meet at?
ST 3/ SI 18 (the eyes)
T/F: The sinew channels circulate only on the periphery of the the body?
True
T/F: The sinew channels penetrate to the Zang Fu?
False (they do not)
T/F: The sinew channels are more superficial and follow the lines of the major muscles and muscle groups, tendons, etc
True
T/F: The sinew channels all originate at the head or trunk and descend to the extremeties
False (they begin in the extremities and ascend to the head or trunk)
Cramping and pain along the course of the LU channel
Pathological Sx of the Sinew Channel of the LU limb
Accumulation of lumps below the R lateral costal region, tension along the lateral costal region and spitting of blood
Severe LU sx of Sinew Channel
Cramping and pain along the course of the LI channel
LI Sinew Channel of limb
Inability to raise the shoulder, inability to turn the neck to the left or the right
LI Sinew Channel of the trunk
Strained middle toe, cramping of the lower leg, spasmodic twitching and hardness of the muscles of the foot, spasm of the thigh
ST sinew channel of the limb
Swelling of anterior inguinal region, Shan (hernia) d/o, abdominal sinew spasm that extends to the ST12 region and cheek, sudden deviation of the mouth
ST sinew channel of the trunk
Inability to close the eye
cold in ST sinew channel
laxity of the sinews and eye can not be opened
heat in the ST sinew channel
Tension and pull of the cheek which deviates the mouth
cold in the ST sinew channel
Sinew leads to deviate mouth
heat in ST sinew channel
Strained big toe, pain in the medial malleolus, pain and cramping (along course of the channel(, pain of the medial aspect of the knee, pain of the medial thigh that reaches the inguinal region
SP sinew channel of the limb
Twisting pain of the genitals that may reach the naval and the lateral costal region or lead to pain of the chest and interior spine
SP sinew channel of the trunk
Pain, cramping, and strain along the course of the channel
HT sinew channel of limb
Internal tension, accumulation below the heart
HT sinew channel of the trunk
Strained little finger, pain along the medial aspect of the elbow and the upper arm, pain below the axilla and on the posterior aspect of the axilla
SI sinew channel of the limb
Pain in the scapula that reaches the neck, tinnitus, pain of the ear that may reach the submandibular region, the need to close the eyes for a long period before being able to see clearly, tension of the neck sinews that leads to sinew atrophy and swelling of the neck
SI sinew channel of the neck and the head
Strain of the little toe, pain and swelling of the heel, spasm of the popliteal region
BL sinew channel of the limb
Opisthotonus, spasms and tension of the nape of the neck, inability to raise the shoulder, strain of the axilla, pain and strain of the SCF
BL sinew channel of the trunk
Cramping of the bottom of the foot, cramping and pain along the course of the channel, convulsion and spasm associate with epilepsy
Kd sinew channel of the limb
Inability to bend the lumbar spine forward
Kd sinew channel yang d/o (exterior)
Inability to bend the lumbar spine backwards
Kd sinew channel yin d/o (interior)
Strained and cramping sensation along the course of the channel
PC sinew channel limb
Pain of the chest with urgent breathing and an “inverted cup sensation” below the lower right ribs
PC sinew channel trunk
Strained and cramping sensation along the course of the channel
TW sinew channel limb
Curled tongue
TW sinew channel face
Strained and cramping of the fourth toe leading to cramping of the lateral aspect of the knee, inability to extend and bend the knee, spasm of the popliteal region, spasm of the upper thigh (front)
GB sinew channel limb
Spasm of the sacrum radiating to the lateral costal region and the area below the lateral costal region, spasm of the SCF the sides of the neck and the neck
GB sinew channel Trunk
If one looks to the right, then the right eye will not open and vice versa
GB sinew channel head
Strain of the big toe, pain anterior to the medial malleolus, pain of the medial aspect of the knee, spasm and pain of the medial aspect of the thigh
Lv sinew channel limb
Dysfunction of the genitals: inability to have an erection
Internal injury to the LV sinew channel
a retraction of the genitals,
Cold injury to the LV sinew channel
Persistant erection
Heat injury to the LV sinew channel
