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52 Cards in this Set
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Types of channels listed from most superficial to deepest
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1. cutaneous regions
2. minute collaterals 3. sinew channels 4. luo-connecting channels 5. primary channels 6. divergent channels 7. extra channels 8. deep pathways of primary and divergent channels |
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Do the divergent channels connect to the organs
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yes
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Functions of the divergent channels
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1. Strengthen yin-yang relationship b/twn int-ext paired channels and the zangfun organs
2. dist. qi & blood to head and face 3. integrate areas of the body not supplied or interconnected by main channels 4. explain the clinical action of commonly used acu-points |
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Divergent channels start
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on limbs
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The yin divergent channels take what pathway
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start from the yin channel and then connect back to the paired yang channel
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The yang divergent channels take what pathway
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start from the yang channel & then connect back to the yang channel
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How many divergent channels are there
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12 (6 pairs)
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Do the 8 extra meridians have their own points
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Only Ren and Du
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What are the functions of the 8 extra meridians
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1. act as reservoirs
2. link the 12 primary channels 3. protect the body |
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Sea of Yang channels
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Du
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Sea of yin channels
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Ren
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Sea of Blood
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Chong (penetrating)
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Sea of 12 main channels
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Chong
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Ren, Du & Chong all start from
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uterus
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Path Symptoms of Chong
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counterflow qi, abdominal urgency, dyspnoea, gynacological disorders, atrophy disorder of leg
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Chong vessels flows to
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Inside spinal column, disperses in chest, throat, eyes, medial leg to sole of foot, big toe, KI11-21, ST30
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Girdling (Dai) vessel starts
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Liv 13
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Dai crosses what 3 points
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GB26, 27, 28
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Path symptoms of Dai
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Abd fullness, sensation at waist as though sitting in water, pain around umbilicus, abdomen, waist & lumbar spine, red & white leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, inferitility, insufficient sperm, shan disorder
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Yang qiao (motility,heel) starts
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BL62
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What extra channel dominates activity
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Yang qiao
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Yang and yin qiao meet at
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inner canthus
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Does yang qiao enter the brain
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yes
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Path symptoms of yang qiao
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Daytime epilepsy, eye diseases, L.O.C., aversion to wind, hemiplegia, chronic painful obstruction, rigidity of body, lumbar pain, contracted sinews, flaccidity of muscles of medial leg & tightness of muscles of lateral leg
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Yin motility (qiao/heel) originates
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KI6
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What extra channel dominates quietness
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yin qiao
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What extra meridians enter brain
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Yin qiao, yang qiao, Du
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Path symptoms of yin qiao
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night-time epilepsy, eye diseases, chills & fever, painful obstruction of the skin due to damp-heat, hypogastric pain, internal urgency, pain of genitals, contracted sinews, shan disorder, uterine bleeding, leukorrhea, flaccidity of muscles of lateral leg & tightness of muscles of medial leg
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Channels that pass through external genitalia
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Liv, Yin qiao
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The Yang Linking (Wei) vessels originates
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BL63
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This extra meridian dominates the exterior
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yang wei
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Yang Qiao & Wei both cross
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GB20 & SI10
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Path symptoms of Yang wei
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visual dizziness, dyspnoea, acute & sudden pain & swelling of lumbar region, chills & fever, dyspnoea with raised shoulders
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The Yin linking (wei) vessel starts at
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KI9
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The Yin wei channel ascends to
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throat at Ren 22 & 23
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Path symptoms of yin wei
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Heart pain, pain of chest, fullness and pain of lateral costal region, lumbar pain
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How many luo connecting points are there
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15
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What Du points does Yang wei cross
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DU 15 & 16
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Jing well points treat
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mental illness, stifling chest, fullness under heart; critical conditions
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Ying spring points treat
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febrile complexion, hot sensations
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Shu stream points treat
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Bi, wind, damp, heaviness, joint pain
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Jing river points treat
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asthma, cough, hot/cold sensations, change of voice, chills/fever, dyspnea
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He sea points treat
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Fu organs, stomach, intestines, rebellious qi, diarrhea
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Xi-cleft points treat
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acute conditions, disorders of blood
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Shan disorder is
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hernia
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Function of the uterus
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*houses the fetus
*regulates mestruation |
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Function of brain
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*controls intelligence
*sea of marrow & controls sight, hearing, smell & taste |
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What vessel brings blood to the uterus
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chong
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Function of marrow
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*fills the bones
*contributes to making blood *nourishes the brain |
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Function of bones
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*structural framework of body
*cavity that houses marrow & functionally related to KI *protection |
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Function of blood vessels
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*house blood and are the vehicle for the circulation of Qi & Blood
*transport refined food essences, Qi & blood all over body |
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Function of Gallbladder as extra organ
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*stores bile
*affects our capacity of making decisions and our courage to act on them *its qi gives the ethereal soul the capacity for movement |