Meridians II: Kidney Flashcards

1
Q

What is the full name of the Kidney channel?

A

The Kidney Meridian of the Foot Shaoyin

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2
Q

Where does the Kidney channel begin?

A

Begins at the inferior aspect of the small toe

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3
Q

Where does the Kidney channel end?

A

Ends at the root of the tongue

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4
Q

Which channel is paired with the Kidney channel as the Shao Yin channel?

A

The Heart Meridian of the Hand Shao Yin

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5
Q

On the lower leg, what is the proportional measurement from the tip of the medial malleoulus to the lower border of the condyle of the tibia?

A

13 cun

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6
Q

How many cun is it from the upper border of the symphisis pubis to the umbilicus?

A

5 cun

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7
Q

Which two points are 2 cun above KD-3 (Tai Xi)?

A

KD-7 and KD-8

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8
Q

KD-1

Name:

A

Yong Quan / Gushing Spirit, Bubbling Well

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9
Q

KD-2

Name:

A

Ran Gu / Blazing Valley

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10
Q

KD-3

Name:

A

Tai Xi / Great Ravine

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11
Q

KD-10

Name:

A

Yin Gu / Yin Valley

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12
Q

KD-27

Name:

A

Shu Fu / Shu Mansion

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13
Q

KD-1

Location:

A

On the sole, in the depression when the foot is in the plantar flexion, approximately at the junction of the anterior one-third and posterior two-thirds on the line connecting the base of the 2nd and 3rd toes to the heel

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14
Q

KD-2

Location:

A

Anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus, in the depression on the lower border of the tuberosity of the navicular bone

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15
Q

KD-3

Location:

A

In the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and the Achilles’ tendon

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16
Q

KD-4

Location:

A

Posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus, in the depression anterior to the medial side of the attachment of the Achilles’ tendon

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17
Q

KD-5

Location:

A

1 cun directly below KD-3, in the depression of the medial side of the tuberosity of the calcaneum

18
Q

KD-6

Location:

A

In the depression below the tip of the medial malleolus

19
Q

KD-7

Location:

A

2 cun directly above KD-3 on the anterior border of the Achilles’ tendon

20
Q

KD-8

Location:

A

0.5 cun anterior to KD-7, 2 cun above KD-3, posterior to the medial border of the tibia

21
Q

KD-9

Location:

A

0.5 cun directly above KD-3, at the lower end of the belly of gastrocnemius, on the line drawn from KD-3 to KD-10

22
Q

KD-10

Location:

A

When the knee is flexed, the point is on the medial side of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of semitendinosus and semimembranosus, at the level of UB-40

23
Q

KD-11

Location:

A

5 cun below the umbilicus, on the superior border of the pubic symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-2)

24
Q

KD-12

Location:

A

4 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-3)

25
Q

KD-13

Location:

A

3 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-4)

26
Q

KD-14

Location:

A

2 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-5)

27
Q

KD-15

Location:

A

1 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-7)

28
Q

KD-16

Location:

A

0.5 cun lateral to the umbilicus, level with Ren-8

29
Q

KD-17

Location:

A

2 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-10)

30
Q

KD-18

Location:

A

3 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-11)

31
Q

KD-19

Location:

A

4 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-12)

32
Q

KD-20

Location:

A

5 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-13)

33
Q

KD-21

Location:

A

6 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (at the level of Ren-14)

34
Q

KD-22

Location:

A

In the fifth intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the midline

35
Q

KD-23

Location:

A

In the fourth intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the midline

36
Q

KD-24

Location:

A

In the third intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline

37
Q

KD-25

Location:

A

In the second intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline

38
Q

KD-26

Location:

A

In the first intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline

39
Q

KD-27

Location:

A

In the depression on the lower border of the clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline

40
Q

What is the distance from the acromion to the suprasternal notch?

A

8 cun

41
Q

Where does the apex of the heart typically lay?

A

At the fifth intercostal space