Cstcm - Point Theory 2 - Exam 1

Front 1

What are the four functions of the meridians?

Back 1

1. Transport Qi and Blood Throughout the body
2. Protect the Body
3. Respond to disharmonies within the body
4. Transmit Qi to diseased areas within the body

Front 2

When transmitting Qi to diseased areas of the body, you transmit the ______ _______ to the diseased area

Back 2

treatment stimulation

Front 3

What are the two functions of Divergent Channels?

Back 3

Strengthen the Yin-Yang relationship between paired meridians—Example: Lu-LI

Supply Qi and Blood to areas not directly connected to the primary channel—Example: Lu Qi gets to the nose through the Lu divergent vessel connecting with the LI primary channel.

Front 4

What is the function of the Luo Connecting Vessels?

Back 4

Strengthen & facilitate the connection between the paired channels and zang-fu

Front 5

What are the three functions of the 8 Extra Vessels?

Front 6

What are the two functions of the Tendinomuscular (Sinew)
Channels?

Back 6

Reflect disturbances in their related primaries, or can be
injured themselves

Treated with superficial techniques (shallow needling,
plum blossom, cupping, tui na, gua sha, etc.)

Front 7

How are Named Pairs organized?

Back 7

Share the same “Family Name”

Front 8

How are Branching Pairs organized?

Back 8

Matched as Yin and Yang

Front 9

How are Interior-Exterior Pairings organized?

Back 9

Matched according to location on each limb, i.e. Interior-Exterior or Anterior-Posterior depending on the channel trajectory.

Front 10

8 Extra Vessels—Ren

Master/Couple/Lou
Treats (4)

Back 10

Master: Lu7, Couple: Kd6, Luo: Ren 15

Treats:
-- Yin Yin Deficiency Deficiency (Heart or or Kidney)
-- Ob-Gyn Problems (menstruation, fertility,
pregnancy, childbirth)
-- Lumps (hernia, fibroids, carcinoma)
-- Lung-Kidney disharmonies (especially asthma)

Front 11

8 Extra Vessels—Du

Master/Couple/Luo
Treats (3)

Back 11

Master: SI3, Couple: UB62, Luo: Du 1

Treats:
-- Kidney Yang deficiency
-- Wind (both external and internal)
-- Spine and Brain Nourishment (dizziness,
tinnitus, poor memory)

Front 12

8 Extra Vessels—Chong

Master/Couple
Treats (4)

Back 12

Master: Sp4, Couple: Pc6

Treats:
-- Stagnant or Rebellious Qi (dysmenorrhea, flatulence, abdominal masses, fullness of
chest or epigastrium)
-- Regulation Regulation of of Uterus Uterus and and Menstruation Menstruation
(dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, menorrhagia)
-- Digestive Disturbances (malabsorption, loss
of appetite)
-- Heart Problems (chest pain, blood stasis,
palpitations)

Front 13

8 Extra Vessels—Dai

Master/Couple
Treats (5)

Back 13

Master: GB41, Couple: SJ5

Treats:
-- Liver and Gallbladder excess (especially migraines)
-- Genital infections (Damp Heat symptoms
such such asas herpes herpes or or cystitis) cystitis)
-- Leg circulation problems (cold or purple legs
& feet, tight tendons)
-- Leg weakness (including atrophy)
-- Hip pain (especially from malnourishment of
sinews or joints)

Front 14

8 Extra Vessels—Yin Qiao

Master/Couple/Xicleft
Treats (4)

Back 14

Master: Kd6, Couple: Lu7, Xicleft: Kd 8

Treats:
-- Sleep disturbances (either insomnia or hypersomnia along with the Yang Qiao)
-- Leg Leg tightness tightness (inner muscles muscles are are tight tight, outer outer
are flaccid when channel is in excess)
-- Ob-Gyn problems (masses, lumps, fibroids, difficult delivery)
-- Structural imbalances between left and right side of body

Front 15

8 Extra Vessels—Yang Qiao

Master/Couple/Xicleft
Treats (7)

Back 15

Master: UB62, Couple: SI3, Xicleft: UB 59

Treats:
-- Wind (both external and internal)
-- Low back pain, especially if excess in nature
-- Nervous Nervous tension tension due due toto excess excess Yang Yang
-- Leg tightness (outer muscles are tight, inner are
flaccid when channel is in excess)
-- Hip pain
-- Structural imbalances between left and right side
of body
-- Sleep disturbances (along with Yin Qiao)

Front 16

8 Extra Vessels—Yin Wei

Master/Couple/Xicleft
Treats (3)

Back 16

Pc6, Couple: Sp4, Xicleft: Kd 9

Treats:
-- Stress due to Blood Deficiency (insomnia, anxiety, restlessness)
-- Digestive Disturbances (nausea, motion sickness)
-- Heart Problems (chest pain, stuffiness in chest, palpitations)

Front 17

8 Extra Vessels—Yang Wei

Master/Couple/Xicleft
Treats (3)

Back 17

Master: SJ5, Couple: GB41, Xicleft: GB 35

Treats:
-- Intermittent or alternating fevers (Shaoyang syndrome)
-- Pain on the sides of body or legs (hypochondriac, Gallbladder sciatica, lateral
neck pain)
-- Pain in ears of excess nature (Gallbladder or Liver-type tinnitus or deafness)

Front 18

What are the main functions of the Lungs? (8)

Back 18

- Governs Qi and respiration
- Controls the channels and the blood vessels
- Controls dispersing and descending
- Regulates the water passages
- Opens into the nose
- Manifests in the skin and body hair
- Houses the Corporeal Soul
- Truisms:
-- The Lungs govern the 100 vessels
-- The Lungs loathe cold, dryness
-- The Lungs govern the voice

Front 19

1. The internal pathway of the Lung meridian connects with its paired channel and the:
a. Stomach
b. Pericardium
c. Heart
d. Kidney

Back 19

a. Stomach

Front 20

2. The best point for treating an external pathogen invasion with a stiff neck is:
a. Lu1
b. Lu7
c. Lu9
d. Lu11

Back 20

b. Lu7

Front 21

3. What is the greatest danger of deeply needling Lu1 or GB21:
a. The danger of creating a pneumothorax
b. The danger of puncturing a major blood vessel
c. The danger of piercing a nerve
d. The danger of penetrating the peritoneum

Back 21

a. The danger of creating a pneumothorax

Front 22

4. A patient arrives at your offi ce complaining of migraines. She also admits that she suffers from
occasional outbreaks of herpes zoster. Which of these point pairs would be the best selection to
treat her?
a. SI3-UB62
b. Lu7-Kd6
c. Pc6-Sp4
d. SJ5-GB41

Back 22

d. SJ5-GB41

Note: Treats Liv/GB migraines and herpes)

Front 23

5. In needling Lu9, we need to be especially cautious because of the danger of:
a. Drying the Lung
b. Arousing too much Qi
c. Causing a pneumothorax
d. Puncturing the radial artery

Back 23

d. Puncturing the radial artery

Front 24

6. Ren15 should be needled:
a. Perpendicularly
b. Obliquely
c. Transversely
d. Horizontally

Back 24

b. Obliquely

Note: Can cause Liver or Heart damage

Front 25

7. The Master Point of the Chong Mai is:
a. Lu7
b. GB41
c. Sp4
d. SJ5

Back 25

c. Sp4

Front 26

8. A patient has yellow, gooey discharge coming from his nose due to wind heat. The best point to
sedate the Lung and clear up this condition would be:
a. Lu1
b. Lu6
c. Lu5
d. Lu8

Back 26

c. Lu5

Note: Clears all heat - reduction point used for sedation

Front 27

9. What technique is forbidden when needling Ren15, UB23, and Liv13?
a. Horizontal insertion
b. Deep, perpendicular insertion
c. Transverse insertion
d. Oblique insertion

Back 27

b. Deep, perpendicular insertion

Front 28

10. Which of the following 8 Extra Vessels is best for treating a patient with heart palpitations:
a. The Yin Wei Mai
b. The Dai Mai
c. The Du Mai
d. The Yang Qiao Mai

Back 28

a. The Yin Wei Mai

Front 29

11. The Lung opens into the _______ and manifests in the __________.
a. Tongue, Complexion
b. Eyes, Nails
c. Ears, Head Hair
d. Nose, Skin

Back 29

d. Nose, Skin

Front 30

What is the primary energetic of Lu1?
a. It is the Xi Cleft point
b. It is the Source point
c. It is the Front Mu point
d. It is J(T)ing Well point

Back 30

c. It is the Front Mu point

Front 31

Many sleep disturbances, especially insomnia can be treated by what pair of 8 Extra Vessels?
a. Ren-Du
b. Yin Qiao-Yang Qiao
c. Chong-Dai
d. Yin Wei-Yang Wei

Back 31

b. Yin Qiao-Yang Qiao

Front 32

What Lung point should be pricked and bled to relieve the heat signs of tonsillitis or for revival
in the event of unconsciousness?
a. The Source point
b. The Stream point
c. The Wood point
d. The Sedation point

Back 32

c. The Wood point

Front 33

Which of the following is not a valid treatment action of the Lung channel?
a. Nosebleeds
b. Asthma
c. Vomiting
d. All of the above are valid treatment actions of the Lung Channel

Back 33

d. All of the above are valid treatment actions of the Lung Channel

Front 34

Which point on the Lung channel is also an Infl uential Point?
a. The Shu Stream Point
b. The Control point
c. The Water Point
d. The Xi Cleft point

Back 34

a. The Shu Stream Point

Front 35

17. What is the Xi Cleft point of the Yin Wei Mai?
a. Kd8
b. Kd9
c. GB35
d. UB59

Back 35

b. Kd9

Front 36

18. The Lungs loathe:
a. Heat, Dryness
b. Heat, Dampness
c. Cold, Dampness
d. Cold, Dryness

Back 36

d. Cold, Dryness

Front 37

What are the two Location and Depth characteristics of Shu (Antiquity) Points?

Back 37

From Fingers to Elbows, Toes to Knee (except Kd1)

Well—Shallow, Sea—Deep

Front 38

Ting Well

Depth and Flow
Functions (4)

Back 38

Depth & Flow
-- Point at which the Qi “emanates,” Shallowest points

Functions
-- Clearing severe heat, restoring consciousness
by pricking or bleeding—Example: Wind stroke
-- Treat the uppermost portions of the channel—
Example LI11 for for throat pain
-- Treat fullness below the heart— fullness in chest from stagnant Qi pushing upward
-- Can be used for spiritual disorders, such as manias, insomnia, hypersomnia

Front 39

Ying Spring

Depth and Flow
Functions (2)

Back 39

Depth & Flow
-- Point at which the Qi “glides”, next shallowest

Functions
-- Clears Heat—Fire point on Yin, Water point on Yang, Example: Lu10 for heat in
throat
-- Clears pathogenic factors & stagnation from the Zang in conjunction with the Shu Stream

Front 40

Shu Stream

Depth and Flow
Functions (3)

Back 40

Depth & Flow
-- Point at which the Qi “pours through” (transports), all at flexures (wrist, foot, ankle)

Functions
-- Tonify and harmonize the Zang (all Yins are the Yuan points as well)
-- Heaviness of the body and joint pain due to Damp Bi
-- Intermittent diseases (especially Shaoyang syndrome)

Front 41

Jing River

Depth and Flow
Functions (2)

Back 41

Depth & Flow
-- Point at which the Qi flows, “passes through,” proximal to wrists & ankles

Functions
-- Treat cough & shortness of breath, chills & fever, especially Yins which are Metal points Example: Lu8 for cough and asthma
-- Sinew & bone problems, especially Bi Syndrome—Example: St41, GB38

Front 42

He Sea

Depth and Flow (3)
Functions (3)

Back 42

Depth & Flow
-- Point Point at at which which the the Qi “enters inwards,” deepest
point
-- Closest to the elbow and knee joints
-- 3 upper Yang meridians have a lower He-Sea (St37, St39, UB39) - SI, SI, and SJ

Functions
-- Treat disorders of stomach and intestines from eating & drinking, especially vomiting and diarrhea—Example: St St36
-- Lower He-Seas treat diseases of the Fu organs—
Example: St37 for bowel problems, UB39 for bladder disorders
-- Skin diseases, especially with heat pathogens—
Example: LI11 for most rashes

Front 43

Wood is the ______ ________ point for all Yang Organs

Back 43

Shu Stream

Front 44

LU1 Zhongfu

Main Comments (4)
Advisory

Back 44

Comments
-- Mu point—activates, energizes the Lung
-- Clears pathogenic factors from the Lung
-- Excellent for treating asthma or other breathing difficulties
-- Name comes from the origin of the channel in the Middle Jiao

Advisories
-- Deep perpendicular or oblique needling can cause a pneumothorax

Front 45

Lu5 Chize

Main Comments (4)
Advisory

Back 45

Comments
-- Clears all forms of Heat from the Lung, both excess and deficient
-- Acts on phlegm, especially Phlegm Heat (often combined with St40, Lu1)
-- Good for elbow pain (because of its location)
-- Useful for treating lumbar pain (an upper limb equivalent of UB40)

Advisories
-- Avoid the cubital vein

Front 46

Lu6 Kongzui

Main Comments (3)

Back 46

Comments
-- Key point for acute diseases of the Lung and Blood disorders
-- Useful for treating Wind Heat or Wind Dryness
-- In modern practice, an essential point for acute cough, wheeze, or asthma

Front 47

Lu7 Lieque

Main Comments (4)
Advisory

Back 47

Comments
-- The best point for most Wind Invasions, especially Wind Cold
-- Connects the Lung to the LI, and thus reaches this region
-- Pacifies both exterior and interior Wind (Bell’s palsy, lockjaw, hemiplegia)
-- A key headache point

Advisories
-- Avoid the cephalic vein

Front 48

Lu8 Jingqu

Main Comments
Advisory

Back 48

Comments
-- Rarely used in modern clinical practice

Advisories
-- Avoid the radial artery

Front 49

Lu9 Taiyuan

Main Comments (3)
Advisory

Back 49

Comments
-- Single most important point on the Lung channel to tonify Lung Qi or Yin
-- Promotes and restores the descending function of the Lung
-- Harmonizes the relationship between the Gathering (Zong) Qi and the Blood

Advisories
-- Avoid the radial artery

Front 50

Lu10 Yuji

Main Comments

Back 50

Comments
-- Strongly clears Heat from both the Lung channel and
zang
-- Major point for throat disorders, either excess or
deficient

Front 51

Lu 11 Shaoshang

Back 51

-- Can be pricked and bled for acute disorders or revival
-- Useful for tonsillitis or other excess sore throat conditions

Front 52

What are the three functions of the Large Intestine?

Back 52

- Receives food and drink from
the Small Intestine
- Reabsorbs the last bits of
nourishment
- Excretes the stool

Front 53

LI1 Shangyang

Main Comments (3)

Back 53

Comments
-- Name comes from a 5 Phase musical notation system—Metal
-- Reduces Heat and pain from a Wind Heat Invasion or Fire Poison (Strep Throat)—
often pricked or bled to accomplish this
-- A Well Point—so can be pricked as part of the Shixuan for revival

Front 54

LI2 Erjian

Main Comments (3)

Back 54

Comments
-- Treats yangming-related ailments (Heat along the St or LI)
-- Some considered it a better choice than LI4 for toothache
-- Treats eye diseases because of its coupled yangming, the Stomach, which originates there

Front 55

LI3 Sanjian

Main Comments (2)

Back 55

Comments
-- Another toothache point—ancient sources suggest LI3 for lower jaw toothache, LI10 for upper jaw toothache
-- While classically indicated for digestive disturbance, in
modern clinical practice it is not often used for this

Front 56

LI4 Hegu

Main Comments (5)
ADVISORY

Back 56

Comments
-- One of the primary points to treat Wind Invasion, either a Cold or Heat type
-- Most important point to treat disorders of the face or sensory organs of the head
-- Eases pain anywhere in the body, especially when combined with Liv 3 (4 Gates)
-- Combined with Kd 7 to either induce or reduce sweating
-- Combined with LI 11 to reduce fever

ADVISORY
-- A FORBIDDEN POINT IN PREGNANT WOMEN

Front 57

LI5 Yangxi

Main Comments (3)
Advisory

Back 57

Comments
-- Strong to clear Heat from Fire
-- Because of location, an ideal wrist treatment point
-- The pinyin name, Yang, is common to all points on the wrist

Advisories
-- Located in the “snuff box”, avoid the cephalic vein

Front 58

LI6 Pianli

ACTIONS (3)
Main Comments (2)

Back 58

Actions
-- Opens and regulates the water passages
-- Expels Wind
-- Clears Heat

Comments
-- Best known for its ability to treat edema, difficult urination, and other water-related issues due to Lung disruptions
-- Also treats Wind Heat related symptoms, but not as
well as LI4

Front 59

LI7 Wenliu

INDICATIONS (2)
Main Comments (2)

Back 59

Indications
-- CLOVE SORES, CARBUNCLES, AND FURUNCLES
-- DIGESTIVE DISTURBANCES (BORBORYGMUS WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN, BLOATING, VOMITING WATERY OR CLEAR FLUIDS)

Comments
-- A key point for treating skin eruptions, especially sores and boils as a result of Fire poison
-- Useful for acute digestive disturbances, but not 1st choice

Front 60

LI11 Quchi

Main Comments (3)

Back 60

Comments
-- A key point for treating Heat and Fire symptoms—brings down fever fast!
-- One of the most important points for treating skin conditions which weep, itch, or burn
-- An important point for the modern treatment of hypertension, often along
with St36

Front 61

LI15 Jianyu

Main Comments (3)

Back 61

Comments
-- The most important point for treating rotator cuff injuries
-- Treats bi syndrome or stroke-related shoulder problems
--Eliminates Wind Heat-related hives and glandular swelling

Front 62

LI20 Yingxiang

Main Comments (3)
Advisory

Back 62

Comments
-- One of the primary points for treating nasal problems
-- Opens the nose to clear congestion, stops a runny nose
-- Name comes from its ability to restore the patient’s ability to smell

Advisories
-- No Moxa!

Front 63

IN CASES OF ________, _______ THE MOTHER

Back 63

DEFICIENCY
TONIFY

Front 64

IN CASES OF _______, _______ THE CHILD

Back 64

EXCESS
SEDATE

Front 65

Stomach

Functions (5)

Back 65

Functions
-- Controls the Rotting and Ripening of food (R&R)
-- Controls the transportation of food essences
-- Controls the descending of Qi
-- Origin of fluids

Front 66

Stomach

Truisms:
-- St is _____, Sp is _____
-- St Qi _____, Sp Qi _____
-- St likes _____ and dislikes _____, Sp likes
_____ and dislikes _____
-- St suffers easily from _____, Sp suffers easily from
_____
-- St is prone to _____, Sp to _____
-- St tends to suffer from a deficiency of _____, Sp from a
deficiency of _____

Back 66

-- St is Yang, Sp is Yin
-- St Qi descends, Sp Qi ascends
-- St likes wetness and dislikes dryness, Sp likes
dryness and dislikes wetness
-- St suffers easily from Excess, Sp suffers easily from
Deficiency
-- St is prone to Heat, Sp to Cold
-- St tends to suffer from a deficiency of Yin, Sp from a
deficiency of Yang

Front 67

The Stomach treats all disorders of the _____ channel in the head

Back 67

Yangming

Front 68

The Stomach treats disorders of which Jiaos?

Back 68

All three jiaos (Lu, Ht, Sp, St,
UB)

Front 69

St6 Jiache

Comment

Back 69

Comments
- Most important local point for treating disorders of the
jaw including:
-- Deviation of the mouth and eye (Bell’s Palsy)
-- Cheek swelling
-- Toothache and gum disorders
-- TMJ pain
-- Inability to chew
-- Inability to open mouth after a stroke

Front 70

St8 Touwei

Comments (3)

Back 70

Comments
--An important point for treating many types of excess headaches, especially migraines
-- Helpful in treating dizziness, especially when clear yang will not rise to the head
-- Especially effective in migraines because it is a
meeting point of the Stomach and Gallbladder channels

Front 71

St9 Renying

Comments (4)
Advisory

Back 71

Comments
-- A classic point for mental unrest
-- Treats many throat problems, especially “plum pit qi”
-- Also an empirical for lumbar sprain
-- Can be used as a supporting point for hypertension

Advisories
-- Avoid the carotid artery!

Front 72

St18 Rugen

Comments (2)
Advisories (2)

Back 72

Comments
-- Best local point for treating any breast dysfunction
-- A must for treating any lactation issue, especially mastitis or insufficient milk supply

Advisories
-- Deep insertion may cause pneumothorax
-- *While not a forbidden point, avoid using during
pregnancy (stimulates oxytocin)

Front 73

St25 Tianshu

COMMENTS (2)

Back 73

Comments
* Two key actions
-- Treating intestinal disorders
-- Regulating the Qi and eliminating Stasis in the abdomen
* BEST LOCAL POINT FOR TREATING DIARRHEA OR CONSTIPATION

Front 74

St30 Qichong

Comments (2)
Advisory

Back 74

Comments
-- Disperses pain and stagnation in the lower jiao
-- An important point for digestive disorders because it is along the Chong, and is one of the 4 Seas

Advisories
-- In thin patients, avoid deep needling which may penetrate the peritoneal cavity or the bladder

Front 75

St34 Liangqu

Comments (2)

Back 75

Comments
-- An important local point for treating knee pain
-- Often included in point prescriptions for treating breast
disorders

Front 76

St35 Dubi

Comments (2)

Back 76

Comments
-- The best local point for knee pain, especially involving the patella
-- Often combines with the Extra Points Xiyuan and Heding for knee pain

Front 77

St36 Zusanli

Comments (6)

Back 77

Comments
-- Fosters the R&R function of the Stomach
-- Also has a salutary effect on its paired channel, the Spleen
-- Important point for: Nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, borborygmus, and dampness with inability to urinate or edema
-- An essential point to help generate Qi and Blood through strengthening the Spleen
-- Often combined with LU 9 to tonify the Qi of the entire body
-- A key point to strengthen the immune system (Zheng Qi)

Front 78

St37 Shangjuxu

Comments (3)

Back 78

Comments
-- An important point for treating a wide range of intestinal disorders, especially diarrhea or bacillary dysentery
-- Useful for clearing Heat and Damp from the bowels
-- Often combined with St36 and St39 for building Blood

Front 79

St38 Tiaokou

Comments (2)

Back 79

Comments
-- An empirical point—unclear as to why it works
-- One of the primary points for treating shoulder pain of any kind

Front 80

St39 Xiajuxu

Comments (4)

Back 80

Commentary
* Resolves stagnation and pain in the Lower Jiao
* Treats two key intestinal disorders:
-- Small Intestine Qi Tied
-- Small Intestine Deficient and Cold
* Critical point for treating Damp Heat in the LI, i.e. Dysentery, Crohn’s
* Often combined with St36 and St37 for building Blood

Front 81

St40 Fenglong

Comments (4)

Back 81

Commentary
-- The # 1 point for transforming Phlegm in the body, whatever its origin
-- Clears both substantial and insubstantial Phlegm
-- Ideal for chest pain, especially after coughing bouts
-- An important point in the treatment of Plum Pit Qi

Front 82

St41 Jiexi

Comments (2)
Advisory

Back 82

Commentary
-- A key point for ankle pain from injury or rheumatic disorders
-- Clears Heat from both the channel and other Fu organs

Advisory
-- Avoid the anterior tibial vessels and nerves which lie below this point

Front 83

St42 Chongyang

Comment
Advisory

Back 83

Commentary
-- Not used as much except as a local point because of
the needling danger

Advisories
-- Do not puncture the dorsalis pedis artery that lies
beneath this point!

Front 84

St43 Xiangu

Comments (2)

Back 84

Commentary
-- Best for treatment of facial and eye edema
-- Good for foot pain with difficulty in moving the toes,
especially due to swelling

Front 85

St44 Neiting

Comments (2)

Back 85

Commentary
-- Used for clearing Heat in the Yangming
-- A key point for ulcers and acid reflux due to Stomach Heat

Front 86

St45 Lidui

Comments (2)

Back 86

Commentary
-- Useful for clearing yangming Heat which disrupts the Shen
-- A point that can be used like the Shixuan for revival

Front 87

Draw out the Stomach trajectory

Back 87

Draw out the Stomach trajectory

Front 88

Fill out the Stomach chart

Back 88

Fill out the Stomach chart

Front 89

These points are best for clearing all kinds of heat. They are either Fire or Water points.
a. T(J)ing Well
b. Ying Spring
c. Shu Stream
d. Jing River

Back 89

b. Ying Spring

Front 90

These points are especially useful for treating skin diseases with heat pathogens.
a. He Sea
b. Jing River
c. Shu Stream
d. Ying Spring

Back 90

a. He Sea

Front 91

To treat either nasal congestion or a runny nose, the best local point is:
a. LI4
b. LI20
c. Lu7
d. Lu5

Back 91

b. LI20

Front 92

These points tonify and harmonize the Zang. On Yin meridians they are the Yuan points.
a. T(J)ing Well
b. Ying Spring
c. Shu Stream
d. Jing River

Back 92

c. Shu Stream

Front 93

These points treat Bi Syndrome. On Yin meridians they are the Metal points.
a. He Sea
b. Jing River
c. Shu Stream
d. Ying Spring

Back 93

b. Jing River

Front 94

Which point would you use to tonify the LI meridian?
a. LI1
b. LI4
c. LI6
d. LI11

Back 94

d. LI11

Front 95

This local point treats many kinds of anterior shoulder pain as well as Wind Heat-type hives.
a. LI4
b. LI7
c. LI11
d. LI15

Back 95

d. LI15

Front 96

For heat-type epistaxis with a Fire differentiation, which point would be the best to control the
bleeding?
a. LI1
b. LI5
c. LI6
d. LI20

Back 96

b. LI5

Front 97

These points treat disorders of the stomach and intestines from eating and drinking, especially
vomiting and diarrhea. A notable example is St36.
a. He Sea
b. Shu Stream
c. Ying Spring
d. Jing River

Back 97

a. He Sea

Front 98

These Shu points are all located at the fl exures of the body —i.e. the wrists and ankles. What
are they?
a. J(T)ing Well
b. Shu Stream
c. Jing River
d. Ying Spring

Back 98

b. Shu Stream

Front 99

The Large Intestine trajectory connects with what Zang-Fu?
a. Stomach
b. Small Intestine
c. Lung
d. Spleen

Back 99

c. Lung

Front 100

Aside from excreting the stool, which of these is a function of the Large Intestine?
a. Receives food and drink from the Spleen
b. Reabsorbs the last bits of nourishment
c. Strengthens the Zheng Qi
d. None of the above

Back 100

b. Reabsorbs the last bits of nourishment

Front 101

Which Large Intestine point regulates the water passages and treats urinary diffi culties?
a. LI1
b. LI4
c. LI6
d. LI11

Back 101

c. LI6

Front 102

Which Large Intestine point carries a needling advisory regarding the cephalic vein?
a. LI1
b. LI4
c. LI5
d. LI7

Back 102

c. LI5

Front 103

In pregnancy, which point on the Large Intestine meridian is to be avoided in the early trimesters?
a. LI4
b. LI6
c. LI11
d. LI15

Back 103

a. LI4

Front 104

These points are often pricked to clear severe heat and restore consciousness.
a. J (Ting) Well
b. He Sea
c. Jing River
d. Ying Spring

Back 104

a. J (Ting) Well

Front 105

The Large Intestine, because of its name relationship, is best for clearing heat from which
level?
a. Taiyang
b. Yangming
c. Shaoyang
d. Taiyin

Back 105

b. Yangming

Front 106

For sores and boils caused by Fire Poison, the best point on the Large Intestine meridian is:
a. LI1
b. LI4
c. LI5
d. LI7

Back 106

d. LI7

Front 107

The Classics say, in cases of Deficiency tonify the __________, in case of Excess sedate the
__________.
a. Child, Mother
b. Mother, Child
c. Grandmother, Daughter
d. Mother, Grandmother

Back 107

b. Mother, Child

Front 108

This Earth point on an Earth channel is ideal for treating most digestive problems, especially vomiting or diarrhea is:
a. LI4
b. St36
c. Lu5
d. St34

Back 108

b. St36

Front 109

The Grandmother point is also the __________ point.
a. Tonification
b. Horary
c. Sedation
d. Control

Back 109

d. Control

Front 110

This point is at an intersection of the Stomach and Gallbladder channels and is often used to
treat migraines.
a. St6
b. St8
c. St36
d. St41

Back 110

b. St8

Front 111

For a frozen shoulder, treat the patient sitting down, and have the patient move the shoulder
while you manipulate the needle in this distal point:
a. LI15
b. St40
c. St38
d. St9

Back 111

c. St38

Front 112

This is the best point for clearing phlegm anywhere in the body:
a. St36
b. Lu5
c. St40
d. LI20

Back 112

c. St40

Front 113

Which of these points is not a Sedation point?
a. St34
b. St45
c. Lu5
d. LI2

Back 113

a. St34

Front 114

Yang channels start with __________, and end with __________.
a. Wood, Water
b. Fire, Wood
c. Metal, Water
d. Metal, Earth

Back 114

d. Metal, Earth

Front 115

This Front Mu point treats many digestive issues, especially diarrhea or constipation.
a. Lu1
b. LI4
c. St25
d. St36

Back 115

c. St25

Front 116

This Sea of Grain point is one of the major ones you would use to treat “Running Piglet Qi.”
a. St30
b. St34
c. St37
d. St39

Back 116

a. St30

Front 117

For many breast problems, including mastitis, you would choose this Xi Cleft point:
a. St17
b. St18
c. St34
d. St38

Back 117

c. St34

Front 118

This lower He-Sea point treats many Small Intestine patterns, is best for treating Crohn’s disease,
and is one of the Seas of Blood.
a. St40
b. St39
c. St37
d. St36

Back 118

b. St39

Front 119

The best point for treating most knee problems, especially strains and sprains is:
a. St35
b. St36
c. St38
d. St40

Back 119

a. St35

Front 120

The Stomach primary channel connects with the:
a. Heart
b. Lung
c. Spleen
d. Large Intestine

Back 120

c. Spleen

Front 121

The Stomach likes ____________, and dislikes ___________.
a. Dryness, Wetness
b. Wetness, Dryness
c. Ascending, Descending
d. Spreading, Contracting

Back 121

b. Wetness, Dryness

Front 122

What is the advisory for St18?
a. Avoid the mammilary artery.
b. Moxibustion only!
c. Stimulation will shut off lactation.
d. Avoid during pregnancy.

Back 122

d. Avoid during pregnancy.

Front 123

Which of these statement completions is false? The Stomach ___________.
a. Treats all disorders of the Taiyin channels
b. Treats Qi, Blood, Yin, and Yang disorders
c. Treats acute and chronic disorders of the breast
d. Treats disorders of the Shen, especially manias and depression

Back 123

a. Treats all disorders of the Taiyin channels

Front 124

Earth controls __________.
a. Water
b. Fire
c. Metal
d. Wood

Back 124

a. Water

Front 125

Fill out the Chart for the ST

Back 125

Fill out the Chart for the ST

Front 126

Draw the trajectory for the ST

Back 126

Draw the trajectory for the ST