Meridians II: Du Mai

Question 1

How many points are there on the Du channel?

Answer 1

28

Question 2

What is the distance from the anterior hairline to the posterior hairline?

Answer 2

12 cun

Question 3

At which point does the Du channel enter the brain?

Answer 3

Du-16 / Fengfu

Question 4

Which thoracic and lumbar vertebral levels do not have a Du point associated with them?

Answer 4

Thoracic 2, 4, 8, 12

Lumbar 3, 5

Question 5

Mingmen is the name for which Du point?

Answer 5

Du-4

Question 6

What is the alternate name of the Du (Governing Meridian)?

Answer 6

The Sea of Yang

Question 7

Du-4

Name:

Answer 7

Mingmen / Life Gate

Question 8

Du-14

Name:

Answer 8

Dazhui / Great Hammer

Question 9

Du-16

Name:

Answer 9

Fengfu / Wind Mansion

Question 10

Du-20

Name:

Answer 10

Baihui / Hundred Meetings

Question 11

Du-24

Name:

Answer 11

Shenting / Spirit Courtyard

Question 12

Du-1

Location:

Answer 12

Midway between the tip of the coccyx and anus, locate the point with the patient in the prone position

Question 13

Du-2

Location:

Answer 13

On the hiatus of the rectum

Question 14

Du-3

Location:

Answer 14

Below the spinous process of the fourth lumbar vertebra, level with the iliac crest

Question 15

Du-4

Location:

Answer 15

Below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra

Question 16

Du-5

Location:

Answer 16

Below the spinous process of the first lumbar vertebra

Question 17

Du-6

Location:

Answer 17

Below the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra

Question 18

Du-7

Location:

Answer 18

Below the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra

Question 19

Du-8

Location:

Answer 19

Below the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra

Question 20

Du-9

Location:

Answer 20

Below the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra

Question 21

Du-10

Location:

Answer 21

Below the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra

Question 22

Du-11

Location:

Answer 22

Below the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra

Question 23

Du-12

Location:

Answer 23

Below the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra

Question 24

Du-13

Location:

Answer 24

Below the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra

Question 25

Du-14

Location:

Answer 25

Below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebral, approximately at the level of the shoulders

Question 26

Du-15

Location:

Answer 26

0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression below the spinous process of the first cervical vertebra

Question 27

Du-16

Location:

Answer 27

1 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below the external occipital protuberance in the depression between the trapezius on both sides

Question 28

Du-17

Location:

Answer 28

2.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-16 in the depression of the upper border of the external occipital protuberance

Question 29

Du-18

Location:

Answer 29

4 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-17

Question 30

Du-19

Location:

Answer 30

5.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun directly above Du-18

Question 31

Du-20

Location:

Answer 31

On the midline of the head 5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline, approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting the apex of the ears

Question 32

Du-21

Location:

Answer 32

3.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun anterior to Du-20

Question 33

Du-22

Location:

Answer 33

2 cun posterior to the midpoint of the anterior hairline, 3 cun anterior to Du-20

Question 34

Du-23

Location:

Answer 34

1 cun directly above midpoint of anterior hairline

Question 35

Du-24

Location:

Answer 35

0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline

Question 36

Du-25

Location:

Answer 36

On the tip of the nose

Question 37

Du-26

Location:

Answer 37

At the junction of the upper 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the philtrum

Question 38

Du-27

Location:

Answer 38

On the labial tubercle of the upper lip on the vermillion border between the philtrum and the upper lip

Question 39

Du-28

Location:

Answer 39

At the junction of the gum and the frenulum of the upper lip