The 12 Meridians

Question 0

What is a gate?

Answer 0

Points in the body that stop movement of energy to circulate through out the body

Question 1

What is a meridian?

Answer 1

Pathways or channels where chi can flow through the body. Connects superficial areas of the body to internal areas.

Question 2

Is yin female or male?

Answer 2

Female

Question 3

Is yang female or male?

Answer 3

Male

Question 4

Night, cloudy day, autumn/winter, west/north, lower, interior,cold, water,dark, moon, earth, female contraction, falling, receptive, blue/green/purple, fruits/veggies

Answer 4

Yin

Question 5

Day, clear day, spring/summer, east/south, upper, exterior, hot, fire, light, sun, heaven, male, expansion, rising, assertive, red/orange/yellow grains(animals)

Answer 5

Yang

Question 6

What is toa?

Answer 6

The ultimate that creates and unites all things. There really is no definition

Question 7

What is chi?

Answer 7

The energy of life. Connects all things.

Question 8

What is chi responsible for? (5)

All pets try reaching treats

Answer 8

All movement in the body 
Protection against pathogenic factors
Transformation of substances within the body 
Retention of organs and structure
Thermoregulation

Question 9

Chi feels what?

After his accident (aha)

Answer 9

Area of low electrical resistance
Heightened chi flow
Area of tenderness or sensitivity

Question 10

Taoism

Answer 10

“Doing without doing”

Philosophical theory Lao Tzu

Question 11

What is the shady side of the mountain?

Answer 11

Yin

Question 12

What is the sunny side of the mountain?

Answer 12

Yang

Question 13

Where is the meridian for a metal? Which is yang and which is yin?

Answer 13

Lung- yin

Yang- large intestine

Question 14

What is the meridian for earth? Which is yin and which is yang?

Answer 14

Stomach- yang

Spleen- yin

Question 15

Fire meridians. Yin and yang?(4)

Answer 15

Heart- yin
small intestine- yang
Pericardium-yin
Triple warmer-yang

Question 16

Waters meridians? List yin and yang

Answer 16

Bladder - yang

kidney - yin

Question 17

Wood meridians? Yin and yang

Answer 17

Gallbladder- yang

Liver- yin

Question 18

Name the order of the meridians

Answer 18

Chest to fingers, fingers to face, face to feet, feet to chest

Question 19

Creation cycle

my wife won’t frekin eat

Answer 19

Metal creates water by giving life minerals
Water creates wood by making it grow
Wood creates fire by providing fuel
Fire creates earth in the ashes
Earth creates metal when forming abundant mineral deposits.

Question 20

What’s the control cycle?

My wolf eats white fingers (Mwewf)

Answer 20

Metal controls wood by cutting it
Wood controls earth by holding it by roots
Earth controls water by containing it and absorbing it
Water controls fire by extinguishing it
Fire controls metal by melting it

Question 21

What is a pioneer?

Answer 21

Wood

Question 22

What is a wizard?

Answer 22

Fire

Question 23

What is a peacemaker?

Answer 23

Earth

Question 24

What is an alchemist?

Answer 24

Metal

Question 25

What is a philosopher?

Answer 25

Water

Question 26

What are acupoints?

Answer 26

Characteristics like: Low electrical resistance, heightened chi flow, sensitivity/ tenderness

Question 26

What is acupressure based on?

Answer 26

Traditional Chinese medicine

Question 27

Who wrote the philosophy of Taoism?

Answer 27

Lao Tzu

Question 28

Shen | Where is it stored?

Answer 28

Spirit of life, | Heart

Question 29

Chi | Where is it stored?

Answer 29

Energy of life | Stored in all things

Question 30

Jing | Where is it stored?

Answer 30

Essence of life , determined at birth | Stored in kidneys

Question 31

Is the liver yin or yang?

Answer 31

Yin

Question 32

Is the heart yin or yang?

Answer 32

Yin

Question 33

Pericardium. Yin or yang?

Answer 33

Yin

Question 34

Spleen. Yin or yang?

Answer 34

Yin

Question 35

Lungs. Yin or yang?

Answer 35

Yin

Question 36

Kidney. Yin or yang?

Answer 36

Yin

Question 37

Gallbladder. Yin or yang?

Answer 37

Yang

Question 38

Small intestine. Yin or yang?

Answer 38

Yang

Question 39

Triple warmer

Answer 39

Yang

Question 40

Stomach. Yin or yang?

Answer 40

Yang

Question 41

Large intestine. Yin or yang?

Answer 41

Yang

Question 42

Bladder. Yin or yang?

Answer 42

Yang

Question 43

How many hours does each section in the body clock last?

Answer 43

2

Question 44

Wood. Name the climate, emotion, and orifice

Answer 44

Wind Anger Eyes

Question 45

Fire. Name climate, emotion, and orifice

Answer 45

Heat Joy Genitals

Question 46

Earth. Name the climate, emotion, and orifice

Answer 46

Dampness, Worry Mouth

Question 47

Metal. Name climate, emotion, orifice

Answer 47

Dryness Sadness/grief Nose

Question 48

Water. Name the climate, emotion and orifice

Answer 48

Cold Fright/fear Ears

Question 49

How many fingers is 1 tsun?

Answer 49

(1) Your thumb

Question 50

How many do you use for 1.5 tsun

Answer 50

Two

Question 51

How many fingers do you use for 2 tsun?

Answer 51

2 and a half fingers

Question 52

How many fingers do you use for 3 tsun?

Answer 52

4