First Year Exam - Part 1c : The Channels, Collaterals, and Acupoints (Part 1)

where do the yang channels of the hands meet the yang channels of the feet?

face

Where do the three yin channels of the hand meet the three yin channels of the foot?

chest

Where do the yin channels and the yang channels which have an interior-exterior relationship meet?

four limbs

The lung channel originates from the:a. lungb. upper jiaoc. middle jiaod. lower jiaoe. chest

middle jiao

Which of the following channels originates in the middle jiao?a. Ren channelb. Du channelc. Chong channeld. lung channele. heart channel

d. lung channel

The pathway of the Hand-Yangming (large intestine) does not pass through the:a. forearmsb. upper armsc. radial side of index fingerd. medial side of elbowe. neck

d. medial side of elbow

The tibial branch of the stomach channel emerges from:a. ST 36b. ST 37c. ST 38d. ST 39e. ST 40

ST 36

The branch of the stomach channel from the dorsum of the foot arises from:a. ST 41b. ST 42c. ST 43d. ST 44e. ST 45

b. ST 42

The tibial branch of the stomach channel terminates at:a. the medial side of the big toeb. the lateral side of the big toec. the lateral side of the middle toed. the medial side of the middle toee. none of the above

c. the lateral side of the middle toe

The dorsum of the foot branch of the stomach channel terminates at:a. the medial side of the big toeb. the lateral side of the big toec. the lateral side of the middle toed. the medial side of the middle toee. none of the above

a. the medial side of the big toe

All of the following are linked with the kidney channel except:a. liverb. heartc. spleend. lunge. kidney

c. spleen

The branch of the lung channel proximal to the wrist emerges from:a. LU 6b. LU 7c. LU 8d. LU 9e. LU 10

b. LU 7

The channel entering the ear is:a. Hand-Yangming b. Foot-Yangmingc. Foot-Taiyangd. Hand-Taiyange. None of the Above

d. Hand-Taiyang (small intestine)

Which of the following channels has a branch which arises from the lung, joins the heart, and runs into the chest?a. Hand-Taiyin b. Foot-Shaoyinc. Hand-Taiyangd. Foot-Taiyine. Hand-Shaoyin

b. Foot-Shaoyin (Kidney)

All of the following channels pass through the lung except:a. Hand-Jueyinb. Hand-Shaoyinc. Foot-Jueyind. Foot Shaoyine. Hand Yangming

a. Hand-Jueyin (Pericardium)

The branch of the Pericardium channel which links with the Sanjiao channel arises from:a. PC 4b. PC 5c. PC 6d. PC 7e. PC 8`

e. PC 8`(ying spring)

The branch of the gallbladder channel from the dorsum of the foot arises from:a. GB 40b. GB 41c. GB 42d. GB 43e. none of the above

b. GB 41 (shu stream)

The branch of the gallbladder channel from the dorsum of the foot terminates at:a. the medial side of the big toeb. the lateral side of the big toec. the hairy region of the big toe (!!!!)d. the lateral side of the fourth toee. the medial side of the fourth toe

c. the hairy region of the big toe (!!!!)

Which channel has a branch which arises from the retroauricular region, enters the ear, then exits and passes through the preauricular region?

Foot-Shaoyang (gallbladder)

Which of the following channels does not run superiorly towards the head and face?a. heart channelb. liver channelc. Chong channeld. Yinwei channele. Yinqiao channel

Yinwei Channel

On the abdomen, the Chong channel communicates with:

the kidney channel

On the abdomen, the Yinwei channel communicates with:

the spleen channel

At the neck, the Yinwei channel communicates with:

the Ren channel

the distance between the two mastoid processes

9 cun

the distance between the two nipples

8 cun

the distance from the anterior hairline to the posterior hairline

12 cun

the distance from the sternocostal angle to the centre of the umbilicus

8 cun

the distance between the medial border of the scapula and the posterior midline

3 cun

the distance between the end of the axillary fold and the transverse cubital crease

9 cun

the distance between the transverse cubital crease and the transverse wrist crease

12 cun

the distance between the superior border of the symphysis pubis and the medial epicondyle of the femur

18 cun

the distance between the inferior border of the medial condyle of the tibia and the tip of the medial malleolus

13 cun

the distance between the prominence of the trochanter and the middle of the patella

19 cun

the distance between the centre of the patella and the tip of the lateral malleolus

16 cun

the distance between the tip of the lateral malleolus and the heel

3 cun

the distance between the center of the umbilicus and the superior border of the symphysis pubis

5 cun

the distance between the end of the axillary fold on the lateral side of the chest and the tip of the eleventh rib

12 cun

the distance between Yintang and Du20

8 cun

the distance between Ren 4 and Ren 15

10 cun

The distance between the following pair of points is 1.5 cun EXCEPT:a. Ren 6 - Ren 8b. PC6 - PC7c. HT7 - HT4d. UB15 - UB44e. UB16 - Du10

b. PC6 - PC7

The distance between the following pair of points is 0.5 cun EXCEPT:a. du 15 - du 16b. ht6 - ht7c. lu8 - lu9d. ren5 - ren6e. ren6 - ren7

c. lu8-lu9

The distance between the following pair of points is 3 cun EXCEPT:a. UB59 UB60b. ST35 ST36c. LV5 LV6d. ST32 ST 33e. LI5 LI6

c. LV5 LV6

Which of the following pair of points is 2 cun apart?a. SJ5 SJ8b. LI8 LI9c. LI 5 LI6d. PC7 PC5e. none of the above

a. SJ5 SJ8

Which of the following pair of points is 8 cun apart?a. LU9 LU6b. LI6 LI11c. ST36 ST40d. SP6 PC9e. REN3 REN12

e. REN3 REN12

All of the following points are located 3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist except:a. LI6b. SI7c. SJ6d. SJ7e. PC5

b. SI 7

When the index finger and thumbs of both hands are crossed with the index finger of one hand places on the styloid process of the radius of the other, the depression right under the tip of the index finger is which point?

Lung 7

Lung 7 is a/an:a. Xi-Cleft pntb. Luo-Connecting pntc. Jing-River pntd. influential pointe. none of the above

b. Luo-Connecting pnt

Which of the following points is most likely to be selected to treat neck rigidity?a. lu1b. lu5c. lu7d. lu9e. lu10

c. lu7

LU 9 is a/an:a. shu-stream pntb. yuan-source pntc. influential pnt of the channelsd. earth pnt on the lung channele. all of the above

e. all of the above