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Jing
- path channel
- Implied vertical orientation
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Mai
channel; meridian; vessel
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Jing Mai
- vertical channels
- man channels/primary channels
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Luo Mai
horizontal channels
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Luo
- Net, network
- collecting/collateral channels
- implied horizontal orientation
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Jing Luo
collective term used for channel matrix
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functions of 12 primary channels
- -circulate qi and blood
- -connect internal organs with each other (communicate)
- -demonstrate the locations of disorders
- -connect upper and lower regions of the body
- -connect right and left side of the body
- -nourish and irrigate the whole body (with qi/blood/yin fluids)
- -transmit qi to the diseased area
- protect the body from disease
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internal pathways
where the qi enters the organs and body cavities
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tai yang
- small intestine
- urinary bladder
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how many luo connecting channels are there
16
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Functions of Luo Connecting channels
- -they branch from the luo connecting point on the primary channel
- -balance yin and yang of the limbs
- -strengthen the relationship between yin and yang in the internal and external channels
- -strengthen the integrity of the body surface and luo area
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divergent channels functions
overall - balance and integrate
- - balance yin and yang internally at organ level
- -integrate areas of the body not supplied or interconnected by the primary channels
- -run deep to strengthen the relationship between the yin/yang int/ext paired channels and zang fu organs
- -distribute qi and blood to the head, face, and interior
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tendinomuscular/sinew channels functions
- -distribute qi and blood to the body surface
- -link the structure of the body connecting muscles, tendons, and ligaments to the joints
- -allow movement of the body
- -contribute for the integration of the surface with the interior
- -protect the bones/body from trauma
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8 extraordinary channels functions
- -act as a reservoir of qi and blood by absorbing any excess qi and blood from the primary channles
- -linked to the primary channels
- -balance left/right, above/below, interior/exterior, back/front
- -protect the body
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cutaneous regions
- -skin regions
- -an outward projection of each underlying channel
- -are linked to the primary channels
- (ex: how tui na works)
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minute collaterals
- -aka "blood channels"
- -a very small network of channels like capillaries
- - how qi and blood get everywhere in the body
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prominence of the greater trochanter to the center of the patella
19 cun
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upper border of the pubic symphysis to the medial epicondyle of the femur
18 cun
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center of the patella to the tip of the lateral malleolus
16 cun
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transverse gluteal fold to the popliteal fossa
14 cun
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lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia to the tip of the medial malleolus
13 cun
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anterior hairline to posterior hairline
12 cun
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transverse cubital crease to transverse carpal crease
12 cun
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anterior axillary fold to the tip of the 11th rib
12 cun
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end of axillary fold to transverse cubital crease
9 cun
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left to right mastoid processes
9 cun
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midline to acromion
8 cun
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sternocostal angle to the umbilicus
8 cun
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medial borders of the left and right scapula
6 cun
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Lu 2 to the midline
6 cun
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center of the umbilicus to the upper border of the pubic symphysis
5 cun
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posterior hairline to the nape of the neck
3 cun
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glabella to anterior hairline
3 cun
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tip of the lateral malleolus to the heel
3 cun
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