General Point and Category

Question 1

What are the 3 functions of the channels

Answer 1

1. Transport Qi & Blood
2. Resist pathogens, show signs and symptoms
3. Transmit needle sensation, regulate deficiency and excess
   
   1. (integrate the whole body by connecting zang fu, interior exterior)

Question 2

Which of the channels arise from a specific point located below the elbow or knee and separate from the regular channel

Answer 2

Luo Connecting Channels / Collaterals (Luo BeLOW)

Question 3

Which of the channels are even deeper than the Jing-Mai (Regular channels)

Answer 3

Extraordinary channels

Question 4

Which of the channels do not distribute interiorly, only superficially at the skin. They have no starting point or terminating points or directional flow

Answer 4

Cutaneous regions

Question 5

Start on the extremities (hands or feet) and travel inward toward the trunk. They cover broad areas and “knot” at the joints and large muscles

Answer 5

Tendino-muscular Channels

Question 6

Separate from the channels above or at the elbow or knee joints, enter the chest and abdomen, emerge from the body cavity, converge with the yang channel of the pair.

Answer 6

Divergent Channels

Question 7

Run verticall, bilaterally, and symmetrically distributed relattively deep within the body, have internal and external pathways

Answer 7

Regular Channels

Question 8

Which channels act as a link between paired Yin and Yang Channels

Answer 8

Luo Connecting Channels

Question 9

Which channels are considered reservoirs of Qi

Answer 9

Extraordinary channels

Question 10

List the 8 extraordinary channels

Answer 10

Ren, Du, Mai, Chong, Yin Wei, Yang Wei, Yin Qiao, Yang Qiao

Question 11

The ren is called the _______

Answer 11

Sea of Yin Channels

Question 12

The Du is called the

Answer 12

Sea of Yang Channels

Question 13

Which channels are the external branches of the recular channels and reinforce the connection between joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and maintain articulation?

Answer 13

Tendino-muscular Channels

Question 14

Which channels are the most external portion of the Regular channels, circulate qi and blood, nourish the skin/pores, and protect the body from evil qi?

Answer 14

Cutaneous regions

Question 15

Which are the branches of the regular channels that reinforce the connection among Zang Fu organs?

Answer 15

Divergent Channels

Question 16

Which of the categories of channels have 12 channels?

Answer 16

Regular
Divergent
Tendino-musclar channesl

Question 17

How many Luo Channels?

Answer 17

16

Question 18

How many extraordinary channels?

Answer 18

8

Question 19

How many cutaneous regions

Answer 19

12

Question 20

Of the Luo and the Divergent - which has no points?

Answer 20

Divergent - luo has points

Question 21

Which is deeper, the Luo or the Divergent?

Answer 21

Divergent

Question 22

How many command points are there?
What are they?

Answer 22

4 Command points for regions of the body
Face - LI 4
Head/Neck - LU 7
Abdomen - ST 36
Low Back - UB 40

Question 23

What are the Lower He Sea points, how many are there?

Answer 23

They treat the Yang Organs - specifically created for the Hand Yang channels
6

Question 24

How many Luo Connecting points are there?

Answer 24

16

Question 25

How many Back Shu points are there? Where are they located?

Answer 25

12 On the back on the UB channel

Question 26

How many Front Mu points are there? Where are they located?

Answer 26

12 On the front over the organs

Question 27

How many Xi Cleft points are there?

Answer 27

16 12 regular channel Ren, Du, Yin Wei, Yang Wei, Yin Qiao, Yang Qiao

Question 28

What point category would you use for asthma, dryness, cough, voice change

Answer 28

Jing River Transporting Point (Metal / Fire)

Question 29

What point category is located on the bladder meridian used to treat chronic deficiency of the organs

Answer 29

Back Shu points

Question 30

What point category is the site where qi and blood are deeply converged, used for acute pain or bleeding

Answer 30

Xi Cleft points

Question 31

Which point category is used to treat Fu organs, stomach, intestines, rebellious qi, diarrhea

Answer 31

He Sea points - Intestines and counterflow (rebellious qi)

Question 32

Which point category is used for mental illness, chest stifling, fullness under the heart

Answer 32

Jing Well Transporting points

Question 33

Which point category is used for Bi syndrome, wind, damp, heaviness, joint pain

Answer 33

Shu Stream Transporting points

Question 34

Which point category is located on the torso over the associated internal organ, often used for diagnosis (and to treat acute excesses)

Answer 34

Front Mu Point

Question 35

Which point categroy is used to treat febrile disease, complexion change, hot sensations

Answer 35

Ying Spring Transporting points

Question 36

Which point category is internal/external related?

Answer 36

Lu points

Question 37

Which point category is where the source qi is retained, used to treat diseases of the zang fu

Answer 37

Source or Yuan points

Question 38

What is the distance in Cun from the Acromion to the sternal notch

Answer 38

8 cun

Question 39

What is the distance from the Axillary fold to the cubital crease?

Answer 39

9 cun

Question 40

What is the distance from the cubital crease to the transverse wrist crease?

Answer 40

12 cun

Question 41

What are the 5 Categories of Shu Transporting Points What are their elements (Yin/Yang) What are their locations

Answer 41

Jing Well - Wood / Metal - Extremity Ying Spring - Fire / Water - 2nd from Extremity Shu Stream - Earth / Wood - 3rd from Extremity Jing River - Metal / Fire - B/t Shu and He He Sea - Water / Earth - Elbow or Knee

Question 42

Where do you find the Yuan Source Points

Answer 42

Yin Channels - 3rd from Extremity Yang Channels - 4th from Extremity, except GB

Question 43

What is a horary point? What impact do they have?

Answer 43

Shares the same element as the channel - i.e. LU 8 is metal, on the metal channel Evening effect

Question 44

Which channels store what happened when you were younger?

Answer 44

Divergent channels

Question 45

What is special about the Xi Cleft points?

Answer 45

They never share a category

Question 46

Which Xi Cleft point is the exception to them being Distal to elbow/knee

Answer 46

Stomach