Meridians

Question 1

Tai-Yin of the thoracic limb

Answer 1

Lung

Question 2

Tai-Yin of the pelvic limb

Answer 2

Spleen

Question 3

Shao-Yin of the thoracic limb

Answer 3

Heart

Question 4

Shao-Yin of the pelvic limb

Answer 4

Kidney

Question 5

Jue-Yin of the thoracic limb

Answer 5

Pericardium

Question 6

Jue-Yin of the pelvic limb

Answer 6

Liver

Question 7

Yang-Ming of the thoracic limb

Answer 7

Large Intestine

Question 8

Yang Ming of the pelvic limb

Answer 8

Stomach

Question 9

Tai-Yang of the thoracic limb

Answer 9

Small Intestine

Question 10

Tai Yang of the pelvic limb

Answer 10

Bladder

Question 11

Shao-Yang of the thoracic limb

Answer 11

San-Jiao (triple heater)

Question 12

Shao-Yang of the pelvic limb

Answer 12

Gallbladder

Question 13

What are the three levels of Yin?

Answer 13

Tai-Yin (greatest Yin)
Shao-Yin (smallest Yin)
Jue-Yin (diminishing Yin)

Question 14

What are the three levels of Yang?

Answer 14

Yang-Ming (brightest Yang)
Tai-Yang (greatest Yang)
Shao-Yang (smallest Yang)

Question 15

What is the gathering house of Yang?

Answer 15

Where all the Yang channels of the body connect; the head

Question 16

What is the gathering house of Yin

Answer 16

Where all the Yin channels of the body connect; the chest

Question 17

Origin, Pathway, and Terminus of the 3 Yin channels of the thoracic limb

Answer 17

Origin: Chest
Pathway: Medial aspect of the thoracic limb
Terminus: Distal digit of the forelimb

Question 18

Origin, Pathway, and Terminus of the 3 Yang channels of the thoracic limb

Answer 18

Origin: Distal digit of forelimb
Pathway: Lateral aspect of the thoracic limb
Terminus: Head

Question 19

Origin, Pathway, and Terminus of the 3 Yin channels of the pelvic limb

Answer 19

Origin: Distal digit of pelvic limb
Pathway: Medial aspect of the pelvic limb and ventral abdomen
Terminus: Chest

Question 20

Origin, Pathway, and Terminus of the 3 Yang channels of the pelvic limb

Answer 20

Origin: Head
Pathway Lateral aspect of the pelvic limb and the back
Terminus:: Distal digit of pelvic limb

Question 21

What are the cranial, middle, and caudal pathways on the medial aspect of the thoracic limb?

Answer 21

Cranial: Lung
Middle: Pericardium
Caudal: Heart

Question 22

What are the cranial, middle, and caudal pathways on the lateral aspect of the thoracic limb?

Answer 22

Cranial: Small Intestine
Middle: San Jiao- Triple Heater
Caudal: Large Intestine

Question 23

What are the cranial, middle, and caudal pathways on the lateral aspect of the pelvic limb?

Answer 23

Cranial: Stomach
Middle: Gallbladder
Caudal: Bladder

Question 24

What are the cranial, middle, and caudal pathways on the medial aspect of the pelvic limb?

Answer 24

Cranial: Spleen
Middle: Liver
Caudal: Kidney

Question 25

Describe the Lung Channel

Answer 25

-Originates in the chest -Runs along the craniomedial aspect of the thoracic limb -Has 11 points

Question 26

Describe the Large Intestine Channel

Answer 26

-Originates in the distal thoracic limb (where lung terminates) -Runs along the lateral aspect of the limb and ends near the nostril - Has 20 points (horses have about 20ft of Lg Intestine)

Question 27

Describe the Stomach Channel

Answer 27

-Originates at the lower eyelid and follows the journey of food. See it, smell it, eat it, digest, and dispel it - Has 45 points

Question 28

Describe the Spleen Channel

Answer 28

-Originates on the caudomedial aspect of the hind foot -Has 21 points

Question 29

What is the family and limb of the lung channel?

Answer 29

LU: Tai-Yin of the thoracic limb

Question 30

What is the family and limb of the spleen channel?

Answer 30

SP: Tai-Yin of the pelvic limb

Question 31

What is the family and limb of the heart channel?

Answer 31

HT: Shao-Yin of the thoracic limb

Question 32

What is the family and limb of the kidney channel?

Answer 32

KID: Shao-Yin of the pelvic limb

Question 33

What is the family and limb of the pericardium channel?

Answer 33

PC: Jue-Yin of the thoracic limb

Question 34

What is the family and limb of the liver channel?

Answer 34

LIV: Jue-Yin of the pelvic limb

Question 35

What is the family and limb of the large intestine channel?

Answer 35

LI: Yang-Ming of the thoracic limb

Question 36

What is the family and limb of the stomach channel?

Answer 36

ST: Yang-Ming of the pelvic limb

Question 37

What is the family and limb of the small intestine channel?

Answer 37

SI: Tai-Yang of the thoracic limb

Question 38

What is the family and limb of the bladder channel?

Answer 38

BL: Tai-Yang of the pelvic limb

Question 39

What is the family and limb of the Sanjiao/triple heater channel?

Answer 39

SJ/TH: Shao-Yang of the thoracic limb

Question 40

What is the family and limb of the gallbladder channel?

Answer 40

GB: Shao-Yang of the pelvic limb.

Question 41

What are the 8 extraordinary channels? (First 2 especially)

Answer 41

Du Mai (governing/GV) ** Ren Mai (conception/CV) ** Chong Mai (penetrating) Dai Mai (girdle) Yang-qiao Mai (Yang motility) Yin-qiao Mai (Yin motility) Yang-wei Mai (Yang linking) Yin-wei Mai (Yin linking)

Question 42

Describe the GV (governing) channel

Answer 42

-on dorsal midline -connected with the spinal cord, brain and all the Yang channels -controls Yang Qi of the whole body

Question 43

Describe the CV (conception) channel

Answer 43

-on ventral midline -connects with all the Yin channels -nourishes the uterus