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Meridians and Points PT 1
Basic Understandings of the Yin and Yang Channels, Extraordinary Channels and Special Points
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Post-Graduate
10/10/2017

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Term
What are the 5 Shu Points?
Definition

Jing-Well Point (Wood point) 

Ying-Spring Point ( Fire point)

Sh- Stream Point (Earth)

Jing-River Point (Metal point)

He-Sea Point (Water)

Term

What are the Yin Channels of the foot?

 

Definition
  • spleen
  • kidney
  • liver
Term
What are the yang channels in the foot?
Definition
  • Gallbladder
  • Stomach
  • Urinary bladder
Term
What are the 6 Yin Organs?
Definition
  • lung
  • heart
  • spleen
  • kidney
  • pericardium
  • liver
Term
What are the yang channels in the hand?
Definition
  • large intestine
  • small intestine
  • san jiao
Term

What is the flow of qi? 

(Where does it start and end one whole day cycle?)

Definition
  • Lung to LI
  • LI to ST
  • ST to SPL
  • SPL to HT
  • HT to SI
  • SI to UB
  • GB to Kidney
  • Kidney to PC
  • PC to San Jiao
  • San Jiao to GB
  • GB to Liver
Term
What are the yin channels in the hand?
Definition
  • heart
  • lung
  • pericardium
Term
What are the 6 yang channels?
Definition
  • stomach
  • UB
  • GB
  • SI
  • LI
  • San Jiao
Term
Where are the yin channels?
Definition
  • front, anterior part of the body
  • medial side of the body
  • inside
  • works with interior of the body
  • internal imbalances in organs
Term
Where are the yang channels?
Definition
  • backside of the body
  • deal with pathogenic factors
  • deal with viruses and infections
  • acute conditions
  • posterior/lateral side of the body
  • outside of the body
Term
What are the internal external pairings?
Definition
  1. Lung - LI
  2. SP - ST
  3. HT - SI
  4. Kidney - UB
  5. PC - SJ
  6. Liver - GB
Term
What does EPF stand for?
Definition
  • External pathogenic function
  • External pathogenic function
Term
What are the 8 extraordinary pathways called?
Definition
  • governing vessel
  • conception vessel 
  • yin motility vessel
  • yang motility vessel
  • yin linking vessel
  • yang linking vessel
  • girdling vessel
  • penetrating vessel
Term
What are the only extraordinary vessels that have acupuncture points?
Definition

Governing vessel (Du)

Conception Vessel (Ren)

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