Point Categories

Question 0

Where are all Shu Transporting Points located?

Answer 0

Distal to the elbow/ knee

Question 1

How many Shu Transporting Points are there?

Answer 1

60

Question 2

Where is the He Sea point located?

Answer 2

A the elbow/ knee

Question 3

In general, what do He Sea points treat?

Answer 3

treats counterflow of fu organs (stomach and Intestines)

Question 4

Where is the Jing River Point located?

Answer 4

Somewhere in between He Sea and Shu Stream Points

Question 5

In general, what do Jing River points treat?

Answer 5

respiratory illnesses: Asthma, sudden change in voice

Question 6

Where are Shu Stream points located?

Answer 6

3rd from the extremity (EXCEPT GB)

Question 7

What do Shu Stream points treat?

Answer 7

joint pain: Arthritis, bi syndrome, heaviness (damp) in joints

Question 8

Where are Ying Spring Points located?

Answer 8

2nd from extremity

Question 9

What do Ying Spring Points treat?

Answer 9

heat, Fever, febrile disease

Question 10

Where are Jing Well Points located?

Answer 10

At the extremities

Question 11

What do Jing Well points treat?

Answer 11

hysteria, Mania, fullness under the heart (anxiety), resuscitation

Question 12

He Sea- yin: Water, yang: Earth. Explain

Answer 12

Earth directs and banks water
Counterflow
Counterflow of fu organs (stomach and intestines)

Question 13

Jing River- yin: Metal, yang: Fire. Explain

Answer 13

Metal is susceptible to heat

Respiratory illness, allergens, heat toxins

Question 14

Shu Stream- yin: earth, yang: wood. Explain

Answer 14

Wood penetrates through earth

Joint disfiguration

Question 15

Ying Spring- yin:Fire, yang: water. Explain

Answer 15

Regulation of body temperature; Treats heat, fever

Question 16

Jing Well: yin: wood, yang: metal. Explain

Answer 16

Metal splinters wood; Perception and behavior is misarranged, causing panic and hysteria

Question 17

How many Luo Connecting Points are there, and what are they?

Answer 17

15/16

12 organs + Ren + Du + Great Luo of SP/ST

Question 18

These points treat its pair (interior/exterior) organ, and are on the limbs distal to knee/ elbows

Answer 18

Luo Connecting Points

Question 19

These points drain repletion and supplement vacuity

Answer 19

Luo connecting points

Question 20

How many xi cleft points are there?

Answer 20

16 (12 + 4 Extraordinary) Yinwei, yinqiao, yangwei, yangqiao

Question 21

Location of xi cleft points:

Answer 21

Distal to He Sea points, EXCEPT STOMACH

Question 22

Xi cleft points are where ___ and ___ accumulate

Answer 22

qi and blood

Question 23

Acute pain/ bleeding/ sharp pain/ redness & swelling (repletion) are all indications for:

Answer 23

xi cleft points

Question 24

Which points access the source qi and treat zangfu disorders?

Answer 24

Yuan Source Points

Question 25

Location of Yuan Source Points?

Answer 25

Yin: 3rd away from extremity Yang: 4th away from extremity (except GALLBLADDER)

Question 26

Which points overlap with shu stream?

Answer 26

yin yuan source points (3rd from extremity)

Question 27

These points direct treatment to a particular area

Answer 27

Command points

Question 28

What are the 4 command points?

Answer 28

1. Face/ mouth 2. Head/ neck 3. Abdomen 4. Back

Question 29

These points treat body tissues:

Answer 29

Influential Points

Question 30

How many influential points are there?

Answer 30

8

Question 31

What is the function of the confluent points?

Answer 31

They access the extraordinary vessels

Question 32

Where are the confluent points located?

Answer 32

The 8 confluent points are on the limbs where the main meridians open into the extraordinary channels

Question 33

These points treat chronic vacuities (zang organs because they are prone to vacuity)

Answer 33

Back shu points

Question 34

These points treat acute, excess, stagnation (fu)

Answer 34

Front mu points

Question 35

These points are always near its organs (and not always on the channel)

Answer 35

Front Mu

Question 36

Lower he-seas only pertain to which channels?

Answer 36

``` Hand yang (LI SJ SI) Foot yang (ST GB UB) ```

Question 37

Where are the lower He Sea points for LI and SI?

Answer 37

In the ST channel ( digestive system)

Question 38

Where is the lower He Sea points for SJ?

Answer 38

UB channel (circulation of fluids)

Question 39

He Sea Yin_____ Yang____

Answer 39

Yin: Water | Yang : Earth

Question 40

Jing River Yin ____ Yang _____

Answer 40

Yin: Metal Yang: Fire

Question 41

Shu Stream Yin ____ Yang _____

Answer 41

Yin: Earth | Yang Wood

Question 42

Ying Spring Yin ____ Yang _____

Answer 42

Yin: Fire Yang: Water

Question 43

Jing Well Yin ____ Yang _____

Answer 43

Yin: Wood Yang: Metal

Question 44

Arise from a specific point located below the elbow/knee and separate from the regular channel

Answer 44

Luo Connecting Channels

Question 45

Possibly even deeper than jing-mai (regular channels)

Answer 45

Extraordinary Channels

Question 46

Do not distribute interiorly, only superficially at the skin. No starting point or terminating point No directional flow

Answer 46

Cutaneous Regions

Question 47

Start on the extremities and travel inwards towards the trunk Cover broad areas and "knot" at joints and large muscles

Answer 47

Tendino- muscular channels

Question 48

Separate from channels above or at elbow/ knees Enters abdomen Emerges from body cavity (usually head or neck) Converge with yang channel of the pair (at head)

Answer 48

Divergent Channels

Question 49

Run vertically, bilaterally, and symmetrically | Distributed deep within body, have internal and external pathways

Answer 49

Regular channels

Question 50

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

Answer 50

Divergent

Question 51

(T/F) Luo are relatively more superficial than divergent

Answer 51

True

Question 52

Tendinomuscular channels always begin at:

Answer 52

Jing Wells