WEEK 5 Class 9 : Meridian System Flashcards
How many regular meridians are there?
12 Regular Meridians
How many are yang and how many are yin?
6 Zang (Yin) and 6 Fu (Yang) organs
How many extra meridians are there?
What are they?
8 Extra Meridians:
Du – Governor, Ren – Conception/Directing, Chong – Penetrating, Dai – Girdle, Yin Qiao & Yang Qiao – Heel/Stepping, and Yin Wei & Yang Wei – Linking/Network.
Why are some meridians “regular”
There are 14 meridians that have their own points on them.
The 12 regular and the Du and the Ren
Functions of Meridians and Collaterals
Functions of Meridians and Collaterals:
Transporting Qi and Blood and Balancing Yin and Yang:
Resisting Pathogens and Reflecting Symptoms and Signs:
Transmitting needling sensation and regulating Deficiency and Excess Conditions:
What are the 3 Yin meridians? Organ?
Terminology: Three Yin: Zang organs Taiyin – Greater Yin; LU & SP Jueyin – Extreme/Terminal Yin; PC & LR Shaoyin – Lesser Yin; HT & KI
What are the 3 Yang meridians?
Three Yang: Fu organs
Taiyang – Greater Yang; SI & BL
Yangming – Bright Yang; LI & ST
Shaoyang – Lesser Yang; SJ & GB
____ and _____ flow through the meridians
Qi and Blood
What are the 6 reg meridians in the foot?
Six Regular Meridians in Foot: Yin meridians in Foot: medial aspect (leg) Spleen (SP): Foot-Taiyin Liver (LR): Foot-Jueyin Kidney (KI): Foot-Shaoyin Yang Meridians in Foot: lateral aspect (leg) Bladder (BL/UB): Foot-Taiyang Stomach (ST): Foot-Yangming Gallbladder (GB): Foot-Shaoyang
What are 6 reg meridians in hand?
Yin meridians in Hand: medial aspect (arm)
Lung (LU): Hand-Taiyin
Pericardium (PC): Hand-Jueyin
Heart (HT): Hand-Shaoyin
Yang Meridians in Hand: lateral aspect (arm)
Small Intestine (SI): Hand-Taiyang
Large Intestine (LI): Hand-Yangming
San Jiao/Triple Burner (SJ/TB): Hand-Shaoyang
Lung meridian
starts in middle jiao, goes from trunk to side of chest under clavicle, then runs down the arm towards the fingers and ends at the corner of the thumb
Why do we have extra meridians?
Supplement the 12 regular meridians
Cycle of Qi Flow
LU-LI > ST-SP > *ADD
All yang meridians go to the ____
head
Name the meridians that go to the neck and head
(Anterior/ Facial)
(Side/ Temple)
(Posterior / Occipital)
In the Neck and Head:
Anterior/Facial – Yangming (Bright Yang) or ST & LI
Side/Temple – Shaoyang (Lesser Yang) or GB & SJ
Posterior/Occipital – Taiyang (Greater Yang) or BL & SI
What liver points are on the head?
There are none. Liver is a Yin meridian.
Tai Yin of arm general route
Lung Meridian
Origin is Middle Jiao and loops down to connects with LI, then it moves through the diaphragm and connects HOME with the Lung, up through the throat and nose, then goes down and EMERGES from the Lung 1 point on lateral of chest under clavicle, down the medial aspect of arm and down the arm to the thumb (page 949)
What yin meridians are the hand?
Tai Yin
Jue YIn
Shao Yin
Tai Yin = Lung Meridian
Jue Yin = Percardium
Shao Yin = Heart
What Yang meridians are in the foot?
Yang Ming = Stomach
Tai Yang = Bladder
Shao Yang = Gallbladder
What Yang meridians are in the hand?
Tai Yang = Small intestine
Shao Yang = San Jiao
Yang Ming = Large Intestine
What yin meridians are in the foot?
Greater
It goes to the anterior
Hand Yang Ming general route
Starts at radial side of index finger,
What is a Luo point?
It is a branch that connects meridians
Hand Yang Ming general route
(Raise hands, yang flows down)
Starts at radial side of index finger, anterior / lateral border of arm up to shoulder, connects with DU meridian (all yang meridians connect with the DU governing point on back at C7) and then meridian goes back to front of shoulder at front above clavicle goes inside the body and connects with lung, HOMES to LI and another branch goes up anterior part of neck, to cheek and ends at side of nose (opposite sides of the nose.)
Foot Yang Ming
Stomach meridian
starts at side of nose, down the face, in front of ear, around hair line to top of face, then enters and comes out of neck. down to nipples, down trunk, a branch enters body and connects to Spleen, HOMES to Stomach, outside branch continues down front of body, to hip, down leg following the anterior border of the lateral aspect of the leg, ends the lateral side of the second toe. (page 973)
Foot Tai Yin
Spleen Meridian
Tai yin goes to front, medial
Starts at big toe, goes up anterior border of the medial aspect of the leg (inside of leg), up to the front trunk (lateral to ST meridian) Branch connects organ: ST
Homing organ: SP
Ends at the root of the tongue
P995
Are the 12 regular meridians symmetrical or asymmetrical?
Symmetrical
Hand Shao Yin
Heart Meridian
Origin: the Heart
Branch goes up to eye
Other branch goes from Heart (Homing organ) and then connects to Small Intestine
Goes to exterior and follows the posterior border of the medial aspect of the arm
End: the radial side of the little finger tip
P1007
Hand Shao Yin
Heart Meridian
Origin: the Heart
Connecting organ: SI
Homing organ: HT
Main course: The posterior border of the medial aspect of the arm
End: the radial side of the little finger tip
P1007
Foot Tai Yang
Bladder Longest Meridian Origin: the inner canthus (corner of the eye) Connecting organ: KI Homing organ: BL Main course: Head (forehead, vertex & occiput) Whole back (2 lines down on each side) The posterior border of the Lateral aspect of the leg End: the lateral side of the little toe P1026
Foot Tai Yang
Small Intestine connects to Bladder Bladder Longest Meridian Origin: the inner canthus Connecting organ: KI Homing organ: BL Main course: Head (forehead, vertex & occiput) Whole back (2 lines down on each side) The posterior border of the Lateral aspect of the leg End: the lateral side of the little toe P1026
Tai Yang meridians
Hand Small Intestine
Foot Bladder
Tai Yin Meridians
Hand Lung
Tai Yin Meridians
Hand Lung
Foot Spleen
Shao Yin Meridians
Heart and Kidney
Foot Shao Yin
Kidney Origin: under the little toe (Yin aspect) then crosses under sole of foot to inside of arch, ankle medeollus and leg, running up posterior border of the medial aspect of the leg. Connecting organ: BL Homing organ: KI End: the root of the tongue P1063
Hand Jueyin
The PC Meridian
Origin: the chest
Connecting organ: SJ/TE
Homing organ: PC
Main course: The middle part of the medial aspect of the arm
End: the radial side of the middle finger
P1079
Hand Shaoyang
Origin: the ulnar side of the ring finger Connecting organ: PC Homing organ: SJ/TE Main course: The middle part of the lateral aspect of the arm Temple End: the outer canthus P1087
Hand Shaoyang
San Jiao
Origin: the ulnar side of the ring finger
Connecting organ: PC
Homing organ: SJ/TE
Main course:
Starts at ulnar side of ring finger, travels along the middle part of the lateral aspect of the arm, connects with DU14 at C7, connects with pericardium, homes to San Jiao, continues to temple area and ends at the outer canthus
P1087
Foot Shaoyang
Gallbladder Origin: the outer canthus Connecting organ: LR Homing organ: GB Main course: Head (lateral/Temple) connects with DU 14 (yang at C7) The lateral side of the trunk The middle part of the lateral aspect of the leg End: the lateral side of the forth toe P1099
Foot Jueyin
The LR Meridian of Foot Jueyin Origin: the dorsal part of the big toe Connecting organ: GB Homing organ: LR Main course: The middle part of the medial aspect of the leg Genital region Lateral side of the trunk End: the chest (lungs) P1119
What does “Tai yin” mean?
“Greater Yin”
It means it goes to the anterior
What does “Tai Yang” mean?
“Greater Yang”
Goes to the posterior
What meridians run along the front of trunk?
Stomach, Kidney, Spleen, Lung, Stomach
What meridians run along side of trunk?
Liver, Gallbladder
What meridians run along the back / posterior of trunk?
Urinary Bladder, Small Intestine (upper), San Jiao (uppeR)
The longest meridians are the
3 yang foot meridians - head to toe
All yang meridians go to the ______
head.
All passing DU-14.
Hands up. Yang meridians go which way?
Down. Hand to trunk or head to toe
Yin meridians travels which way?
Up -starts at trunk and travels to hand or foot to chest
What time is lung time?
3-5am
Where does the GB merdian run?
It is a yang meridian that starts at the outer canthus of the eye, and goes around the ear, zig zags around the head and goeszig sagging to lateral side of the trunk. It runs down the leg and ends at the 4th toe
Where does the LV meridian run?
It is between the Spleen and the Kidney -
It starts at the big toe and runs up the medial aspect of the leg, middle part, up to lower abdomen / genital area, and then side of trunk hypochondriac and goes interior to the Liver, GB and then the Stomach, Lungs. Meridian connection to eyes and top of head.
How many Extra Meridians are there?
8
Where are the 8 extra meridians points?
Du and Ren have their own points, and 6 use the points of the other 12 regular meridians.
Do the 8 extra meridians connect to a zang fu?
They do not have a homing or paired Zang-Fu organ.
Extra Meridians:
Biao- Li?
Function?
They are not Biao-Li or exteriorly-interiorly related;
They function to strengthen the connection among the meridians and regulate the Qi and Blood flow of 12 regular meridians.
Which organs are the 8 extra meridians closely related to?
They are closely associated with Liver, Kidney, Uterus, Brain and Marrow.
Chong Meridian has a lot of
Blood
The DU / Governor meridian travelling path?
The back midline of the body
It starts at the Uterus / Seminal Place and goes to the
Midline of the back (Spine)
Head and Face
End: the upper lip
What is the DU meridian origin and where does it end?
Origin: Uterus/Jing Gong (Seminal Palace)
End: the upper lip
What is the function of the DU meridian?
to govern the Qi of all the Yang meridians.
“The Sea of the Yang meridians”.
P1147
Which 3 meridians have their origin in the Uterus/ Seminal Palace (Jing Gong)?
Ren, Du and Chong
Du Meridian connects with what organ?
Brain
Is the Du Meridian a Yin or Yand meridian?
Yang
It goes to the head
What is the Du Meridian translated as “Governor”
It governs / controls all Yang meridians.
All Yang meridians go through Du 14 (at C7 on the spine)
What is the origin of the Ren Meridian (or Conception Vessel) ?
Origin: Uterus/Jing Gong (Seminal Palace)
What is the main travelling course of the Ren Meridian?
Main Course:
Midline of the abdomen and chest
End: the infraorbital region at ST 1 (not a point here, just connects here.)
Which Yin meridians have point on the head?
Only the Ren meridian has a superficial point on the chin.
The Liver travels to the top of head but there is superficial acu point.
Ren Meridian function?
It governs all Yin meridians.
“Sea of Yin Meridians”
Note: Lots of gynaecological fx
Chong Meridian (Penetrating Vessel) pathway?
Origin: Uterus/Jing Gong (Seminal Palace)
Main Course:
Parallel to the Kidney meridian / close relationship with Kidney (connects interior to Kidney)
End: the infraorbital region between side of nose and eye
There is a branch that goes down instead of up at ST 30 (point is called CHONG) then down the leg on the inside of leg (medial aspect)
Function of Chong meridian?
- Reproductive function (connects to Kidney)
- Chong meridian has a lot of Qi and Blood (esp Blood)
- reservoir of blood
To reservoir the Qi and Blood of the 12 regular meridians. (Liver stores the blood, but if extra qi or blood, it goes to the chong)
“The Sea of the 12 meridians” and “The Sea of Blood”.
Dai / Girdle Meridian function
To bind the meridians
Where is the Dai Meridian?
Origin: Hypochondrium
Main Course:
Around the waist as a girdle
Yang Qiao Meridian (Heel/Stepping Vessel)
Main course and function?
Origin: Lateral side of the heel
Main Course:
Lateral side of the leg, shoulder and head
Function: to keep posture, standing / walking, to control the movement of the leg and the opening of the eyes.
YIn Qiao Meridian (Heel / Stepping Vessel)
Origin: Medial side of the heel
Main Course:
Medial side of the leg, abdomen and chest.
Function: to control the movement of the leg and the closing of the eyes. Points on the Kidney meridian (inside leg)
Opening controlled by yang qiao, closing controlled by yin qiao
P816
Yang Wei Meridian (Linking Vessel)
Origin: Lower part of the external malleolus
Main Course:
Lateral side of the leg, shoulder and head (points along the GB meridian.)
Function: to link with all the Yang meridians and govern the exterior layer of the body.
(DU governs all Yang. Yang Wei links all Yang.)
P818
Yin Wei Meridian (Linking Vessel)
Origin: Medial aspect of the lower leg
Main Course:
Medial side of the leg, abdomen and chest
Function: to link with all the Yin meridians and govern the interior layer of the body.
P818
Confluence points
For 8 extra meridians
