Pre-Quiz: Meridian: 1/31/2010 [i]Match to correct answer.

a) Crossing Points------------------------------------------------1) _____Conception (lieque --------------------------------------------------------------------Lu-7) Yin Motility (Zhaohai --------------------------------------------------------------------KID-6);Governing (houxi SI--------------------------------------------------------------------3) Yang Motility (Shenmai BL-------------------------------------------------------------------62);Penetrating (gongsun SP-------------------------------------------------------------------4) Yin Linking (Neiguan P-----------------------------------------------------------------------6);Girding (zulinqi GB-41) ----------------------------------------------------------------------Yang Linking (Waiquan SJ-5)

b) The confluent points of the eight extraordinary vessels----------2) ____Zang at

---------------------------------------------------------------- Sinew Zhangmen Liv---------------------------------------------------------------------------13/Yanglinguan GB-34;Fu near ----------------------------------------------------------------Vessels Zhongwan Ren ------------------------------------------------------------------------12/Taiyan LU-9;Qi near Bones -----------------------------------------------------------------Shanzhong Ren-17/Dazhu BL-------------------------------------------------------------------11;Blood used for Marrow Geshu ---------------------------------------------------------------BL17/Xuanzhong GB39

c) Luo-Connecting Points-----------------------------------------3) ____Connect one

--------------------------------------------------------------------meridian with another; ------------------------------------------------------------------------Regulating the general -------------------------------------------------------------------------functions of the body; Sp-6: --------------------------------------------------------------------for diseases of the liver, ------------------------------------------------------------------------spleen and kidney channels

d) The Hui-Meeting (Influential) Points----------------------- 44) ____Treat disorders ------------------------------------------------------------------------involving the two exteriorly---------------------------------------------------------------------interiorly related meridians --------------------------------------------------------------------and those in the area supplied -------------------------------------------------------------------by the two meridians.

e) Eight Influential Points----------------------------------------5)__ Near to the internal

-------------------------------------------------------------------organs; Treating diseases of --------------------------------------------------------------------relevant Zang Fu organs and -------------------------------------------------------------------body disorders related to the ------------------------------------------------------------------corresponding organs and the ------------------------------------------------------------------orifices. Treating yin disease, -------------------------------------------------------------------zang organs syndromes, ------------------------------------------------------------------------deficiency syndromes, cold ---------------------------------------------------------------------syndromes. Treating yang for ------------------------------------------------------------------yin disease, leading yin evil out ------------------------------------------------------------------through yang points….UB13 --------------------------------------------------------------------for productive cough, fullness -------------------------------------------------------------------in the chest, due to wind-cold -------------------------------------------------------------------(yin-type diseases) of the lung.

f) Back Shu-Points-----------------------------------------------6) ____Where qi & blood

---------------------------------------------------------------of the meridians are deeply ------------------------------------------------------------------ converged. Total 16 xi-cleft ------------------------------------------------------------------- points (12 primary & 4 extra ------------------------------------------------------------------meridians); Acute disease of the ----------------------------------------------------------------corresponding meridian and --------------------------------------------------------------------internal organs . Stop pain and/or ---------------------------------------------------------------stop bleeding. Yang channel stop ---------------------------------------------------------------pain and yang channel stops pain.

g) Xi------------------------------------------------------------7) ____Zang(Yang), Fu(Yin), ------------------------------------------------------------------Qi, Blood, Tendons, Vessels & ------------------------------------------------------------------Pulse, Bone,-Marrow

a) Lower He-sea Points-------------------------------------8) Zang Fu Organs. Treating -------------------------------------------------------------------Yang diseases, fu organ -------------------------------------------------------------------------syndromes,-excess syndromes, ----------------------------------------------------------------or heat-syndromes, leading the ----------------------------------------------------------------evil Qi out through the front-mu ---------------------------------------------------------------points. Treating Yin for Yang -------------------------------------------------------------------diseases Ren3 (UB), for copious, ----------------------------------------------------------------frequent uringation, bruning pain ---------------------------------------------------------------in the -urethra, dark yellow --------------------------------------------------------------------urine, etc, due to-damp-heat in -----------------------------------------------------------------the UB.

j) Front-Mu Points-------------------------------------------9) ____For the internal six Fu -----------------------------------------------------------------organs diseases; St-37, dysentery, --------------------------------------------------------------appendicitis, UB39, retention of ----------------------------------------------------------------urine due to dysfunction of San -----------------------------------------------------------------Jiao.

a) Yuan-Source Points--------------------------------------10)____Regulates the function of --------------------------------------------------------------the internal organs; Source-qi ------------------------------------------------------------------originates between two kidneys: ----------------------------------------------------------------Through the San Jiao spreads to ----------------------------------------------------------------Zang Fu organs and the twelve -----------------------------------------------------------------meridians

[i] Akee, Jenny. TCM StudyMoGuide. Febuary, 2, 2010.