wk4 - LI locations (1-15)

Question 1

another name for Large Intestine channel

Answer 1

Hand Yang Ming

Question 2

general location of Large Intestine channel

Answer 2

anterior lateral aspect of arm, from fingers to chest

Question 3

of points on Large Intestine channel

Answer 3

20

Question 4

where does the Large Intestine channel run?

Answer 4

1. originates on radial side of 2nd finger (LI 1) and travels up anterior lateral aspect of arm following its pathway to the shoulder (LI 15)
2. at shoulder, the channel goes to the back of the body and there is a crossing point (SI 12)
3. then the channel connects / crosses with Du 14 behind the neck
4. then the channel goes forward to the collarbone and descends down to its internal organ (large intestine)
5. the regular channel goes up the neck + around the mouth/ nose

Question 5

location of Du 14?

Answer 5

right below C7

Question 6

why is Du 14 significant?

Answer 6

all Yang channels go to the back of body and connect / cross with Du 14 before going forward and descending down to its internal organ

Question 7

what is a crossing point (aka intersecting point)?

how is it indicated on a chart?

Answer 7

• a crossing point is where a channel intersects with point son another channel (that are not points on its own channel)
• it is indicated by a triangle

Question 8

which internal organs does the LI channel connect with?

Answer 8

Lungs + Large Intestine

Question 9

what happens at the LI Luo point?

Answer 9

• at LI 6, the Luo / Collateral channel breaks off + travels parallel to the LI channel
• at face, the Luo / Collateral channel splits and goes into the ear + lower jaw

Question 10

where do the LU and LI channels intersect?

significance?

Answer 10

• LI 18

- this is where the LI Divergent + LU Divergent channels go into the LU + LI internal organs

Question 11

where does the LI Tendinomuscular channel (aka Sinew channel) begin?
where does it run?

Answer 11

• begins at LI 1 (Jing Well)
• goes up the lateral arm
• crosses to other side of head
• at shoulders, the LI Sinew channel spreads into upper thoracic vertebrae

Question 12

LI 1 location

Answer 12

on radial side of index finger: about 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail

Question 13

LI 1 category

Answer 13

Jing Well

Question 14

LI 2 location

Answer 14

on radial side of index finger: DISTAL to the metacarpal-phalangeal joint, at the junction of the red + white skin (locate with finger slightly flexed)

Question 15

LI 2 category

Answer 15

Ying Spring

Question 16

LI 3 location

Answer 16

on radial side of index finger: in the depression PROXIMAL to the head of the 2nd metacarpal bone (locate with patient making a loose fist)

Question 17

LI 3 category

Answer 17

Shu Stream

Question 18

LI 4 location

Answer 18

on dorsum of hand: bw the 1st + 2nd metacarpal bones, approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone, on the radial side

Question 19

LI 4 categories

Answer 19

• Yuan Source (stimulates LI source qi)

- Command of Face + Mouth (directs treatment to face + mouth)

Question 20

LI 5 location

Answer 20

on radial side of wrist: when thumb is tilted upward, it is in the “anatomical snuff box” (the depression bw the tendons of the m. extensor pollicus longus + m. extensor pollicus brevis)

Question 21

LI 5 category

Answer 21

Jing River

Question 22

LI 6 location

Answer 22

with elbow flexed + radial side of arm upward: on the line joining LI 5 + LI 11, 3 cun above LI 5

Question 23

LI 6 category

Answer 23

Luo Connecting

Question 24

LI 7 location

Answer 24

with elbow flexed + radial side of arm upward: on the line joining LI 5 + LI 11, 5 cun above LI 5

Question 25

LI 7 category

Answer 25

Xi Cleft

Question 26

LI 8 location

Answer 26

with elbow flexed + radial side of arm upward: on the line joining LI 5 + LI 11, 8 up from LI 5 (or 4 cun below LI 11)

Question 27

LI 9 location

Answer 27

on the line joining LI 5 + LI 11: 9 up from LI 5 (or 3 cun below LI 11)

Question 28

LI 10 location

Answer 28

on the line joining LI 5 + LI 11: 10 up from LI 5 (or 2 cun below LI 11)

Question 29

LI 11 location

Answer 29

when the elbow is flexed: the point is in the depression at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease, midway between LU 5 and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus

Question 30

LI 11 category

Answer 30

• He Sea

- also the “Master Point of Heat + Fever” (though this is not a category)

Question 31

LI 12 location

Answer 31

when the elbow is flexed: the point is on the lateral side of the upper arm, 1 cun above LI 11, on the border of the humerus

Question 32

LI 13 location

Answer 32

on the lateral side of upper arm: on the line connecting LI 11 + LI 15, 3 cun above LI 11

Question 33

LI 14 location

Answer 33

on the lateral side of upper arm: on the line connecting LI 11 + LI 15, 7 cun above LI 11, at the insertion of m. deltoidus

Question 34

LI 15 location

Answer 34

• antero-inferior to the acromium: on the upper border of the deltoid muscle
• when the arm is abducted to just above 90 degrees, the point is in the depression appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint
• when the arm is lowered, the point should come out in front of the acromion

Question 35

which point to be careful needling? why?

Answer 35

LI 13 - need to avoid the radial collateral artery

Question 36

which point is on the radial side of the wrist, in the “anatomical snuffbox”?

Answer 36

LI 5

Question 37

which 5 points are on the forearm?

how many cun up from LI 5?

Answer 37

LI 6 -- 3 cun up
LI 7 -- 5 cun up
LI 8 -- 8 cun up 
LI 9 -- 9 cun up 
LI 10 -- 10 cun up

Question 38

which point is located in the depression at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease?

Answer 38

LI 11

Question 39

which 3 points are on the upper arm?

how many cun up from LI 11?

Answer 39

LI 12 – 1 cun up
LI 13 – 3 cun up
LI 14 – 7 cun up