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HT & SI
Points Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The HT channel ends at the (radial/ulnar) side of the little finger. | Radial |
| Where does the HT sinew channel terminate? | Umbilicus |
| HT 1, Ji Quan, Highest Spring, is on the (medial/lateral) side of the axillary artery. | Medial |
| HT 4 is on the (ulnar/radial) side of the tendon flexor carpi ulnaris. | Radial |
| Which point on the HT channel is useful to treat excessive perspiration and axillary rash? | HT 1 |
| What is the He Sea point on the HT channel? | HT 3, Shao Hai, Lesser Sea |
| What are 2 functions with matching indications for HT 3? | Transform Phlegm Drool: White copious expectorant, vomit of clear fluids, goiters, congestive HT failure. Stabilize Spirit disposition: Depression, mania. Clear the Pericardium: Seizures with high fever. Courses HT Qi: All channel and Zang pain |
| What are 2 functions with matching indications for HT 5, Tong Li, Connecting Li? | Empirical point to benefit the voice: Aphasia, speaking difficulties. Quiet the Spirit: Anxiety, palpitations. Bring fire down from the head: When impacting the shen. Clear Bladder heat: HT and SI UTI |
| What are 3 functions for HT 7, Shen Men, Spirit Gate? | Quiet the Heart and Calm the Spirit -Clear Fire and Cool the Construction -Insomnia |
| What is the location of HT 4? | When palm faces upward, the point is on the radial side of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist |
| HT 5 has which two categories? | Lou Connecting & Ma DanYang Heavenly Star Point |
| Which point on the HT channel is good in the treatment of night sweats and steaming bone? | HT 6 - Xi Cleft |
| What is the go to point to calm the shen? | HT 7 |
| HT 7 has which two categories? | Shu-Stream & Yuan Source |
| What is the Horary point of the HT channel? | HT 8 |
| Which point is classically used to drain HT fire for the cardiac organ? | HT 8 |
| Bite this point during a heart attack. | HT 9 |
| Erosion of the glossal and oral mucosa is a pathological sign associated with the (channel/organ) of the SI? | Channel |
| What is the lower He Sea point of the SI? | ST 39 |
| SI 1 is useful to treat a UTI as as well as to disinhibit ________ ________. | Breast milk |
| SI 4 is an emperical point to clear _________. | Jaundice |
| SI 6 is for pain, vision and preventive care, particularly when treating the _________. | Elderly |
| Both SI 9 & SI 10 can be utilized when treating the ___________. | Shoulder |
| SI 11 profoundly opens the __________. | Chest |
| SI 14 warms the channel and dissipates cold for any local issues of ________. | Pain |
| SI 15 is the only point on the SI channel to diffuse the LU and transform __________. | Phlegm |
| Because SI 17 can dispel swelling, it is useful to treat _________. | Goiter - swollen lymph nodes - mumps |
| SI 18 is used in cosmetic acupuncture, but it is particularly helpful to relieve __________. | Toothache |
| SI 19 open the portal of the ______. | Ear |
| What is the location of SI 2? | When a loose fist is made, on the ulnar border, distal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint, at the junction of red and white skin |
| What is the location of SI 5? | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease on the dorsal aspect of the wrist, in the depression between styloid process of the ulna and the triquetral bone |
| What is the location of SI 8? | When elbow is flexed, the point is located in the depression between the olecranon of the ulna and the medial epicondyle of the humorous |
| What is the location of SI 11? | In the infrascapular fossa, at the junction of the upper and middle third of the distance between the lower border of the scapular spine and the inferior angle of the scapula. |
| What is the location of SI 17? | Posterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression on the anterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus. |
| SI 16 is level with which 2 points? | ST 9 & LI 18 (posterior border of SCM) |
| Whixh 2 SI points are wind of the sky points? | SI 16 & SI 17 |
| SI 3 belongs to what 2 categories? | Shu Stream & Confluent Point of Du |
| Name 2 functions with matching indications foe SI 3, Hou Xi, Back Stream. | Clears the Spirit Disposition: Helps make clear decisions and judgments. Dispel Internal Wind From Du: Pain of the entire Du channel, convulsions. Course Exterior Wind: Primarily wind-cold, HA, NECK tight upper BACK. Dispel Internal Heat: Night sweat |
| Which SI point is dorsal to the head of the ulna. When the palm faces the chest, the point is in the bony cleft on the radial side of the styloid process of the ulna. | SI 6, Yang Lao, Nursing the Aged - Xi Cleft |
| How many cun proximal to the wrist crease is the Lou Connecting point of the SI channel? | 5 cun (SI 7) |
| Which SI point is the crossing point with the LI, SJ and GB? | SI 12 |
| In the Nike swoosh | SI 13 |
| Name one function and indication for SI 16, Tian Chuang, Heavenly Window. | Activates Channel and Alleviates Pain: Neck pain and tension. Quiets the Heart and Settles the Spirit: As window of the sky point - connects heaven and earth |
| Of these 3 closely related points, SJ 21, SI 19 & GB 2, which is the most important? | SI 19, Ting Gong, Auditory Palace |
| Phone number for SI | 476-1.2.3.5.8 |
| Phone number for HT | 756-9.8.7.4.3 |