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Meridian Locations
Meridians and Their characteristics
Question | Answer |
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Begins at chest, up arm, ends at thumb | Lung (LU) |
Begins at index finger, up arm and neck, ends at nose | Large Intestine (LI) |
Begins at eye, down anterior body, ends at second toe | Stomach (S) |
Begins at big toe, up inside of leg, up anterior body, ends at underarm | Spleen (SP) |
Begins at underarm, up medial arm, ends at little finger | Heart (HT) |
Begins at little finger, up the neck, ends in front of the ear | Small Intestine (SI) |
Begins at eye, over head down back and posterior leg, ends at little toe | Bladder (BL) |
Begins on bottom of foot, up medial leg and torso, ends at chest | Kidneys (K) |
Begins at lateral chest, up medial arms, ends at middle finger | Pericardium (P) |
Begins at fourth finger, up posterior arm and lateral neck, ends on lateral head | Triple Warmer (TW) |
Begins on lateral head, down lateral side of body, ends at fourth toe | Gallbladder (GB) |
Begins on big toe, up medial leg, ends at 6th intercostal space | Liver (LV or LI) |
Begins at perineum, up midsagittal line or torso, ends at mentolabial groove between chin and lower lip | Conception Vessel (CV) |
Begins at coccyx, up midsagittal line of back and over head, ends at upper lip | Governing Vessel (GV) |
Fire | Heart (yin)/Small intestine (yang) and pericardium (yin)/Triple warmer (yang) |
Earth | Stomach (yang)/Spleen (yin) |
Metal | Lung (yin)/Large intestine (yang) |
Water | Bladder (yang)/Kidney (yin) |
Wood | Gall bladder (yang)/liver (yin) |