Review of Terms
Read the medical terms out loud and translate them into Chinese in the spaces provided.
| 1. | eight extra meridians ____ | a collective term for governor vessel, conception vessel, thoroughfare vessel, belt vessel, yin vessel, yin heel vessel, yang heel vessel, yin link vessel, and yang link vessel |
| 2. | fifteen collateral vessels ____ | a collective term referring to the main collaterals derived from the fourteen meridians and together with the great collateral of the spleen, fifteen in all |
| 3. | superficial collateral vessels ____ | collateral vessels in the superficial layers of the body |
| 4. | tertiary collateral vessels ____ | small branches of the collateral, also known as grandchild collateral vessel |
| 5. | meridian divergences ____ | the divergent passage of a regular meridian going deep in the body |
| 6. | twelve cutaneous regions ____ | the regions of the skin reflecting the functional condition of the twelve meridians respectively |
| 7. | twelve meridian sinews ____ | the sinew systems attributed to the twelve meridians |