Session 6

Question 1

Meridian points may be therapy localised by the practitioner as well as the patient. True or false

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Meridians are related to what they are named after and ________

Answer 2

Where they pass through

Question 3

At 2am standard time the _______ is at “midday” or ________ period, while the ____________ meridian is at “midnight” or ____________

Answer 3

Liver
Horary
Small intestine
Period of lowest Chi

Question 4

Spleen meridian is _______ element and is _________ on the dai chi

Answer 4

Earth

Yin

Question 5

The Yin meridians all begin or end on the ________
The Yang meridians all begin or end on the _________
With arms above the head
all meridians that flow up are
all meridians that flow down are

Answer 5

Chest
Head
Yin
Yang

Question 6

Entry or exit (cheng) points are located

Answer 6

At an intersecting line drawn from the proximal aspect of the fingernail or toenail and the side of the nail

Question 7

Stimulation of a Luo point may balance chi between __________ or ____________

Answer 7

Coupled meridian

Bilateral counterparts

Question 8

When a needle or an acupuncture-aid is used, it has an _________ effect

Answer 8

Antenna

Question 9

Active meridian points will positively therapy localise. True or false

Answer 9

True

Question 10

When stimulation is successful, therapy localisation should be

Answer 10

negative

Question 11

A very effective therapy is digitally tapping a point. There point can usually be sufficiently stimulated with

Answer 11

15-20 taps

Question 12

Acu-aids are __________

Answer 12

Small Steel balls attached to the skin with tape

Question 13

Meridian points most often are located in __________ formed by the shape of the bone or by the position of the muscles underlying the point

Answer 13

“Little hollow”

Question 14

A patient talks a lot, has a dry mouth, and feels heaviness in the chest. Which meridian may be involved and is it excessive or deficient

Answer 14

Heart excess

Question 15

Pulse points may be therapy localised. True or false

Answer 15

True

Question 16

If no meridian imbalance exists, there with be

a) Positive TL to the pulse points
b) no positive TL to the pulse points

Answer 16

b

Question 17

If many pulse points are positive, check for

Answer 17

Occiput or upper cervical subluxation

Question 18

Kidney meridian alarm point is located at

Answer 18

Tip of the 12th rib

Question 19

Large intestine meridian alarm point is located

Answer 19

1 1/2 tsun lateral to the umbilicus

Question 20

B&E points are

a) unilateral
b) bilateral

Answer 20

b

Question 21

A meridian that gives its chi to the next on the shoeing cycle is known as the ________ and the meridian receiving the chi is called the _________

Answer 21

Mother

Child

Question 22

If a meridian is responsible for holding chi and causing the others to be deficient, stimulate the __________ point on the first deficient meridian (in the 24 hour cycle flow after the one causing the blockage)

Answer 22

Luo

Question 23

Why is it prudent to ask all patients whether they have any scars on their body

Answer 23

Because a scar across the path of a meridian is common cause of chi flow blockage.

Question 24

The “NOW” point is

Answer 24

The horary alarm point (alarm point for the meridian at high chi at time of testing)

Question 25

The "Then" point is

Answer 25

The alarm point for the meridian at high chi at time of symptoms

Question 26

Command points are used to

Answer 26

Transfer chi

Question 27

When balancing by using the Sheng cycle the command point to use on the deficient meridian is

Answer 27

The element of the deficient meridian's mother

Question 28

When balancing by using the Ko cycle, the command point to use on the deficient meridian is

Answer 28

The element point of the excess meridian in the Ko cycle that is affecting the deficient meridian

Question 29

The command point used to draw chi from the mother (thereby using the Shen cycle) is also called

Answer 29

First tonification point

Question 30

The command point used to draw chi from the meridian preceding the mother (thereby using the Ko Cycle) is also called

Answer 30

Second tonification point

Question 31

In the two point contact tonification and sedation technique, the practitioner begins by simultaneously contacting the first two points and observing for the development of

Answer 31

Simultaneous pulsation

Question 32

Active auricular points with therapy localise. True or false

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Spinal fictions may be found represented on the auricle.

Answer 33

False