week 1 - annie Flashcards
3 functions of channels
- transport Qi + Blood, and regulate Yin + Yang
- resist pathogens, and reflect symptoms + signs
- transmit needle sensations, and regulate deficiency + excess conditions
jing luo channel system (from most superficial to deepest)
- cutaneous regions
- tendino-muscular channels
- luo connecting vessels
- regular channels
- divergent channels
- extraordinary channelsj
of cutaneous regions
12
of tendino-muscular channels
12
of luo connecting vessels
15
of divergent channels
12
of regular channels
12
of extraordinary channels
8
what has no starting or terminating points, has no directional flow, distributes superficially at the skin to circulate Blood + Qi, nourish skin + pores, and protect body from Evil Qi?
12 cutaneous regions
what represents the external branches of the regular channels, integrates the whole body surface, “knots” at the joints and large muscles, and reinforces the connection bw joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc?
12 tendino-muscular channels
what acts as a lnk between paired Yin + Yang channels, arises below the elbows + knees, and has one connecting point on the regular channels?
15 luo connecting vessels
what are branches of the regular channels that reinforce connection among Zang + Fu organs, arise above or at the elbows + knees, and have NO acupoints?
12 divergent channels
which are deeper – luo or divergent channels?
divergent channels are deeper in the body
what channels run vertically, bilaterally, and symmetrically; are distributed relatively deep within the body; have internal + external pathways; and are considered the main portion of the channel system?
12 regular channels
what channels possibly run even deeper than the regular (jing-mai) channels, and are considered reservoirs of Qi (including Ren + Du channels)?
8 extraordinary channels
