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Week 1/2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Zhen Jiu | Acupuncture and Moxibustion |
| Earliest discusiion of Channel Theory | Huang Di Nei Jing |
| Therapeutic Goal of Acupuncture | Regulate Qi |
| Acupuncture can (4): | Remove Evil, Direct qi where insufficient, Move obstructions, Boost functions of organs and produce more qi and blood |
| The qi symbols shows | Vapors rising from rice |
| How may the practitioner feel during acupuncture? | Feel the qi and see the qi |
| What may a patient feel during acupuncture? | Itching, Numbness, Soreness, Swelling , Temperature Change, electrical sensation |
| What do you not want your patient to feel? | Burning and sharpness |
| Definition of channel and networks? | Pathways that carry qi, blood, body fluids |
| What are the two major types of pathways in the body? | Channel Vessels and Network Vessels |
| What is the Pin Yin of Channel Vessels? | Jing mai |
| What is the Pin Yin of Network Vessels? | Luo Mai |
| What are channel vessels? | Verticle, bilateral, symmetrical/Relatively deep and on Body surface. |
| How many channels are there? | 12 channels, one for every Zang fu Organs |
| What are network vessels? | Branches of channels, connect interiorly/exteriorly paired channels, Not as deep as channel vessels. |
| What does each channel have? | A channel divergence, channel sinews, and cutaneous regions |
| What are the two major types of channel vessels? | 12 Regular channels and 8 Extraordinary Vessels |
| What are the additional types of channel vessels? | 12 Divergent channels, 12 Sinew channels, 12 Cutaneous Regions |
| How many network divergences are there? | 15 or 16 |
| What are the 16 network divergences? | 12 regular channels have a network divergence,the ren and du (13/14) and the stomach and spleen have possibly 2 extra network vessels (15/16) |
| Explain a Network Divergence. | Connect interiorly/exteriorly, bilaterl/symmetrical. |
| What does a network divergence do? | Enhances communication among organs and channels. |
| What is a Fine Netowrk Vessel? | Create a net, carry qi and blood to all areas of the body that were not already covered by the net. |
| What are Superficial Network Vessels? | "grandchild network vessels", small branches of network vessels that are visible on the skin. ex: small veins of blood |
| What are the 5 functions of channel and network vessel system? | Transporting, Regulating, Protective and Diagnostic, Therapeutic, Integrating |
| First function of the channel system? | TRANSPORTING qi and blood |
| Second function of the channel system? | REGULATING yin and yang and the functions of the organs to treat disorders. |
| Third function of the channel system? | Resisting pathogens (PROTECTIVE) and reflecting signs and symptoms (DIAGNOSTIC) |
| Fourth function of the channel system? | Transmitting needle sensation and herbal therapeutics (THERAPUETIC) |
| Fifth function of the channel system? | INTEGRATING the whole body |
| How are the channels named? | Whether the channel runs along foot/hand, Is a yin or yang channel, the organ associated. |
| Where do the 6 yin channels run? | along the inner(medial) surface of the limbs and up to the abdomen. |
| What are the yin channels associated with? | Zang organs-LU,SP,HT, KD,PC, LR |
| Where do the 6 yang channels run? | along the outer (lateral) surface of the limbs and across the back/buttocks |
| What are the yang channels assoiated with? | Fu organs-LI, ST, SI, UB, SJ, GB |
| What is the Lung internally-externally paired with? | Large intestine |
| What is the Stomach internally-externally paired with? | Spleen |
| What is the Heart internally-externally paired with? | Small Intestine |
| What is the Urinary Bladder internally-externally paired with? | Kidney |
| What is the Pericardium internally-externally paired with? | San Jiao |
| What is the Gallbladder internally-externally paired with? | Liver |
| What are the 6 channel pairings/Yin,Yang classification Pairs? | LU-SP, HT-KD,PC-LR, SI-UB,LI-ST,SJ-GB |
| Where do all the yang channels meet? | In the face |
| Where do all the yin channels meet? | Abdomen/chest |
| Where do all of the yin yang channels of the hand meet? | Hand |
| Where do all of the yin yang channels of the foot meet? | Foot |
| Where do the hand yin channels begin and end? | Chest-Fingers |
| Where do the hand yang channels begin and end? | Fingers and head |
| Where do the foot yang channels begin and end? | Head and Feet |
| Where do the foot yin begin and end? | Feet and chest |
| Hand Taiyin Lung | Foot Taiyin Spleen |
| Hand Shaoyin Heart | Foot Shaoyin Kidney |
| Hand Jueyin Pericardium | Foot Jueyin Liver |
| Hand Taiyang Small Intestine | Foot Taiyang Urinary Bladder |
| Hand Yangming Large Intestine | Foot Yangming Stomach |
| Hand Shaoyan Triple Burner | Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder |
| Why are the two types of channel pairings important? | Help to understand the transmission of disease from one channel to another, Help interpret symptoms, Help to understand the flow of qi |
| What is the circulation of qi and blood? | LU LI ST SP HT SM UP KD PC TB GB LR(1-3am) |
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