8 Exta Ordinary Vessels

Question 1

Many of the 🎱 extra ordinary vessels have multiple names.
State the varying names for the following vessels:

REN MAI is also known as:
DU MAI is also known as:
YIN QIAO, also know as:
YANG QIAO, also known as:
PENETRATING, also known as:
DAI MAI, also known as:
YIN WEI, also known as:
YANG WEI, also known as:

Answer 1

Conception ( CV )
Governing ( GV )
Yin Motility / Yin Heel/ Yin steeping
Yang Motility / Yang Heel/ steeping
Chong Mai
Belt / Girdling
Yin Linking
Yang Linking

Question 2

What are the 4️⃣ Coalesent Pairs?

Answer 2

LU 7 + KD 6

SI 3 + BL 62

PC 6 + SP 4

SJ 5 + GB 41

Question 3

What vessel does Lung 7 open?

Answer 3

Ren Mai / Conception

Question 4

What vessel does Kidney 6 open?

Answer 4

Yin Qiao Mai / Yin Motility / Yin Heel

Question 5

What vessel does SI 3 open?

Answer 5

DU Mai / Governing

Question 6

What vessel does BL 62 open?

Answer 6

Yang Qiao Mai / Yang Motility / Yang Heel

Question 7

What vessel does PC 6 open?

Answer 7

Yin Wei Mai / Yin Linking

study note

PC 6 + SJ 5
These two points are also the Luo Connecting points. They are each 2 cun from the wrist crease.

One of the iterations of WEI means ‘to hold together’.
LINK (as in a chain) also means to hold together.

Think of PC6 and TE5, LINKed together through the LUO and it may help remember which vessel each point opens as well as the point’s function as a LUO connecter.

Question 8

What vessel does SP 4 open?

Answer 8

Chong Mai / Penetrating

Question 9

What vessel does TE 5 open?

Answer 9

Yang Wei Mai / Yang Linking

Question 10

What vessel does GB 41 open?

Answer 10

DAI Mai / Belt / Girdling

Question 11

What vessel is this?

Answer 11

Penetrating / Chong Mai

Question 12

What are KD 6 and BL 62 used in combination to treat?

Answer 12

Sleep regulation 😴

Question 13

Using KD 6 and BL 62 as a pair to treat insomnia, which point would you tonify?
Which point would you reduce?

Why?

Answer 13

Tonify - KD 6
Reduce - BL 62

Tonify the YIN - KD 6 is connected to Yin Qiao Mai. This vessel dominates quietness. Closes the eyes

Reduce the YANG - BL 62 is connected to Yang Qiao Mai. This vessel dominates activity. Open eyes are connected to alertness and activity. We need to reduce activity in order for Yin energy to dominate.

Question 14

What Vessel is this?

Answer 14

DAI Mai / Belt / Girdling

Question 15

What vessel is this?

Answer 15

Yang Motility / Yang Qiao

Question 16

What Vessel is this?

Answer 16

Yang Linking / Yang Wei Mai

Question 17

What orifice is the REN/ CV vessel is associated with?

Answer 17

Mouth

Question 18

What orifice is the DU MAI vessel associated with?

Answer 18

Nose / Mind

Question 19

What orifice is the Chong/ penetrating vessel connected to?

Answer 19

Urethra/ Anus

Question 20

What orifice is the Yin Qiao and Yang Qiao / Motility vessel related to?

Answer 20

Eyes

Question 21

What orifice does the Yang Wei / Linking Vessel related to?

Answer 21

Ears

Question 22

What orifice is the Yin Wei / Linking Vessel related to?

Answer 22

Mind

Question 23

What are the eight general functions of the 🎱 extra ordinary vessels?

Answer 23

1. They are reservoirs of Qi
2. They circulate kidney essence.
3. They regulate the Wei Qi
4. They regulate the life cycles (7 years for women, 8 years for men.)
5. They integrate the extra ordinary organs.
6. They relate to the four Seas
7. They regulate and integrate the whole body.
8. They relate to the orifices

Question 24

What vessel is called the ‘Sea of Blood’
As well as
Sea of the five Yin and six Yang Organs’

Answer 24

Penetrating vessel

Question 25

What vessel is referred to as the sea of YIN?

Answer 25

Ren Mai / Conception

Question 26

What vessel is referred to as the sea of Yang?

Answer 26

Du Mai / Governing

Question 27

What is the general area of the body REN MAI can treat? 6 areas

Answer 27

Nose Mouth Throat Chest Abdominal perineum

Question 28

What is the general area of the body YIN QIAO MAI can treat?

Answer 28

Medial side of leg Eyes

Question 29

What is the general area of the body DU MAI can treat? 3 areas

Answer 29

Spine Scapula Brain

Question 30

What is the general area of the body YANG QIAO MAI can treat?

Answer 30

Lateral side of leg Eyes

Question 31

What is the general area of the body YIN WEI MAI can treat? 2 areas

Answer 31

Abdomen Side of body

Question 32

What is the general area of the body CHONG MAI can treat? 2 areas

Answer 32

Abdomen Chest

Question 33

What is the general area of the body YANG WEI MAI can treat?

Answer 33

Head (lateral) Ear Outer canthus

Question 34

What is the general area of the body DAI MAI can treat?

Answer 34

Waist

Question 35

What direction do the 8 extra- ordinary vessels Run and what are their a reservoir for ?

Answer 35

They run vertically Act as a reservoir for qi and xue

Question 36

Which extra ordinary Mouradian is called "the sea of 12th meridians" and "sea of the Zhang Fu organs" ?

Answer 36

CHONG Mai

Question 37

What Meridians emerge from one source and form three branches?

Answer 37

Du Ren Chong

Question 38

What meridian circles the lips?

Answer 38

Chong Ren

Question 39

What are the three coalescent points of the DAI Mai?

Answer 39

GB 26,27,28

Question 40

What meridian is the sea of five Zang and six Fu?

Answer 40

Chong

Question 41

What meridian connects with all the Yin Meridians and dominates the interior of the whole body?

Answer 41

Yin Linking

Question 42

What meridian connects with all Yang meridians and dominates the exterior of the whole body?

Answer 42

Yangwei

Question 43

What meridian is best for treating LBP?

Answer 43

Yang Qiao Mai

Question 44

Alternating chills and fever is related to what meridian?

Answer 44

yang wei

Question 45

What is the crossing point of KI meridian and Yin Qiao Mai?

Answer 45

KI 16

Question 46

Cramps around the navel is related to what meridian?

Answer 46

Chong or DAI Mai

Question 47

GB20 and UB62 are coalescent points of?

Answer 47

Yangqiao

Question 48

BL63 and GB21 are the coalescent points of?

Answer 48

Yangwei

Question 49

What point do Yangqiao and Yangwei meet at?

Answer 49

SI10 + GB 20

Question 50

What meridian has these coalescent points: BL63 TE15 GB35 GB21 GB13 GV16

Answer 50

Yangwei

Question 51

What is the XiCleft point of an extra meridian that can treat: inner canthus nape ear shoulder back diseases?

Answer 51

BL59 | Yangqiao

Question 52

What is the XiCleft of an extra meridian that can treat: outer canthus retroauricle cheek shoulder diaphragm disease?

Answer 52

GB 35 | Yang wei

Question 53

The 12 muscle (sinew) channels travel from? 1. Head to foot 2. Same as 12 regular meridians 3. Limb to head and trunk 4. Chest and abdomen to limbs

Answer 53

Limbs to Head and trunk

Question 54

Patient has pain in the back, neck, fever, mania, convulsions, aphasia, and uresis, constipation, headache red tongue with yellow coat, wiry pulse, which Meridian is this a problem of?

Answer 54

Du

Question 55

Where do the yang divergent (sinews) meridians join the yin meridians?

Answer 55

At the Head

Question 56

What is the running direction of the three yang foot meridians? 1. Chest to hand 2. Hand to head 3. Head to foot 4. Foot to chest or abdomen

Answer 56

Head to foot

Question 57

Stiffness and pain in the spinal column, opisthotonos, headache and epilepsy are related to what vessel?

Answer 57

Governing Vessel

Question 58

Ren Chong Du meridians all meet at?

Answer 58

CV 1

Question 59

What channel do the yin divergent channels first intersect with?

Answer 59

Yang divergent channels

Question 60

Which Meridian does not travel to the head?

Answer 60

Yin linking

Question 61

What is the Xi Cleft point for the Yang Qiao?

Answer 61

BL 59

Question 62

What is the Xi cleft point for the Yin Qiao?

Answer 62

KD8

Question 63

What is the Xi Cleft for the Yang linking?

Answer 63

GB 35

Question 64

What is the Xi Cleft for yin linking?

Answer 64

KD 9