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Meridian: Du
Du (Governing Vessel)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Du-1 | On the midline, midway between the tip of coccyx and the anus. |
| Du-2 | On the midline, in the hiatus of the sacrum |
| Du-3 | On the midline of the lower back, below the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. |
| Du-4 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| Du-5 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra. |
| Du-6 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. |
| Du-7 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra. |
| Du-8 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. |
| Du-9 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra, approximately at the level with the inferior angle of the scapula. |
| Du-10 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra. |
| Du-11 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. |
| Du-12 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. |
| Du-13 | In the depression below the spinous process below the 1st thoracic vertebra. |
| Du-14 | In the depression below the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra. |
| Du-15 | In the depression 0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline (0.5 cun inferior to Du-16) |
| Du-16 | In the depression 1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, immediately below the external occipital protuberance |
| Du-17 | At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-16, in the depression directly superior to the external occipital protuberance |
| Du-18 | At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-17,(midway between Du-16 and Du-20) |
| Du-19 | At the back of the head on the midline, 1.5 cun directly superior to Du-18 and 1.5 cun directly posterior to Du-20. |
| Du-20 | At the vertex on the midline, in a depression 5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 7 cun superior to the posterior hairline (6 cun superior to the external occipital protuberance) |
| Du-21 | 3.5 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior midline and 1.5 cun directly anterior to Du-20 |
| Du-22 | 2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior midline. |
| Du-23 | 1 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline. |
| Du-24 | 0.5 cun posterior the the midpoint of the anterior hairline |
| Du-25 | On the midline at the tip of the nose. |
| Du-26 | Above the upper lip on the midline, at the junction of the upper third and lower two thirds of the philtrum. |
| Du-27 | On the midline, at the juction of the margin of the upper lip and the philtrum. |
| Du-28 | Inside the mouth, at the junction of the gum and the frenulum of the upper lip. |
| Du vessel is called Sea of ________ | Yang |
| What is the point that all the Yang cahnnels meet? | Du-14 |
| Du(Governing Vessel)'s Primary pathway originates in the (1)____________ and enters brain at Du-(2)_______and terminates at the junction of the (3)_______ and the ______ | (1)Lower abdomen (2)16 (3)Upper lip, Gum |
| Du(Governing Vessel)'s first branch originates in the (1)_________ and ascends the interior of the spinal column and enters the (2)_________. | (1)Lower abdomen (2)Kidneys |
| Du(Governing Vessel)'s second branch's pathway | Lower abdomen-> external genitalia-> umbilicus-> heart-> throat-> mouth-> eyes |
| Du(Governing Vessel)'s third branch emerges at (1)BL-______, enters the brain at the (2)_________, emerges at (3)Du-_____, descends though (4)BL-____ and enters the _______ | (1)BL-1 (2)vertex (3)Du-16 (4)BL-12 (5)Kidneys |
| Du(Governing Vessel)'s Luo-connecting point | Du-1 |
| Du(Governing Vessel)'s Luo-connecting vessel connects with the (1)______ channel and ascends along the sides of the spine to the nape of the neck and spreads over the (2)________ | (1)Bladder channel (2)Occiput |
| Du(Governing Vessel) treats disorders of...... | (1)anus, rectum& intestines (2)genitals, urinary system & uterus (3)spine (4)febrile disease & reduces heat in the body (Du is Sea of Yang) (5)Zang-Fu (6) ext/int wind (7)sensory organs( toungue, eyes& nose) (8)Heart(pain& palpitations) (9)brain & spirit |
| How many cuns from the anterior hairline to posterior hairline? | 12 cun |
| Du-20 is ____ cun from anterior hairline, _____ cun from posterior hairline and _____ cun from Du-16, the posterior external occipital protuberance. | 5, 7, 6 |
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