intro to channels and points
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- name in order from the most superficial channels and regions to the deepest
- cutaneous regions, minute collaterals, sinew channels, luo connecting channels, primary channels, divergent channels, extraordinary channels
- measurement from xyphoid process to umbilicus
- 8 cun
- measurement between niples
- 8 cun
- measurement between axila and cubital crease
- 9 cun
- measurement between cubital crease and wrist crease
- 12 cun
- measurement hip to center of patela
- 19 cun
- measurement of upper border of pubic symphes to medial epicondyle of femur
- 18 cun
- measurement of center of patella to lateral malleolus
- 16 cun
- measurement of medial condyle of tibia to medial mallieolus
- 13 cun
- measurement from glabella to hairline
- 3 cun
- measurement from anterior hairline to posterior hairline
- 12 cun
- measurement from axilla to 12th rib edge
- 12 cun
- measurement across superior hairline
- 9 cun
- what are the twelve regular channels named by?
- anatomical location and yin/yang aspect
- what are the 12 regular channels divided into?
- 6 jiao phase pairs
- what do the 12 regular organs connect with internally and externally?
- organs/limbs
- what do the 12 regular organs respond to?
- dysfunction of the body
- what do the twelve regular channels transport throughout the body?
- qi and blood
- 12 regular channels the body.
- protect
- 8 extra ordinary channels act as
- reservoirs of, qi, blood, yin and yang
- the 8 extraordinary channels do not have their own set of points with the exception of
- du and ren mai
- 8 extraordinary channels provide additional interconnections among
- the 12 regular channels
- 8 extraordinary channels take up what from the 12 regular channels?
- surplus qi and blood
- 8 extra ordinary vessels serve the
- liver and kidney
- 8 extra ordinary channels are directly related to
- uterus, brain and curious organs
- 8 extraordinary channels all have specific
- pathways and areas of influence
- what can the 8 extraordinary channels effect on a very deep and fundemental level?
- bodily functions, and constitution
- what are the 8 extraordinary vessels?
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conception vessel (ren mai)
governing vessel (du mai)
penetrating vessel (chong mai)
girdiling vessel (dai mai)
yin motility vessel (yin qiao)
yang motility vessel (yang qiao)
yin linking vessel (yin wei)
yang linking vessel (yang wei)