6 extraordinary organs

Question 1

What are the 6 extraordinary organs?

Answer 1

1. Brain
2. Marrow
3. Bone
4. Blood Vessels
5. Gall Bladder
6. Uterus

Question 2

What is the function of the brain?

Answer 2

Controls memory, concentration, sight, hearing, touch and smell.
Controls intelligence
Sea of Marrow: controls sight, hearing, smell and taste.

Question 3

How is the brain the sea of marrow?

Answer 3

The brain is filled by marrow, marrow originates from the kidneys.

Question 4

What is the relationship between the brain and Zang fu?

Answer 4

Kidneys and the heart are closely related to the functioning of the brain. Kidney stores essence and the heart governs blood, if blood and essence are abundant the brain is in good health.

Question 5

What is Marrow?

Answer 5

Kidney essence is the origin of marrow
Nourishes the brain and spinal cord.
Fills the bones.
Contributes to making blood.

Question 6

How does marrow contribute to making blood?

Answer 6

As the kidneys generate bone-marrow this generates the liver which stores blood.

Question 7

What is the relationship between marrow and Zang Fu?

Answer 7

– Kidney governs bone and produces Marrow.

– Qi and Blood support Kidney Essence to produce Marrow.

Question 8

What is bone?

Answer 8

Houses marrow

If kidney essence and marrow are deficient, the bones will lose nourishment.

Question 9

What is the relationship between bone and zang fu?

Answer 9

– Bone is governed by Kidney. The functions of Bone is supported by Kidney Essence. Thus the condition of Bone reflects the condition of the Kidney.

Question 10

What is the relationship between blood vessels and Zang fu?

Answer 10

– Blood Vessels are governed by the Heart.
– Spleen Qi is very important to support Blood Vessels holding the Blood in.
– Kidney Essence contributes to the filling of Blood Vessels.
– Qi and Blood fill the Blood Vessels and move within the Blood Vessels

Question 11

What is the gall bladder?

Answer 11

It stores bile which is considered a pure fluid.

Gall bladder effects our capacity for making decisions.

Question 12

What are the functions of the uterus?

Answer 12

• Regulates conception, menstruation and pregnancy.
• Adequate blood supply to carry out its functions
• Functions as Yin as it stores blood
• Functions as a yang organ as it discharges blood and foetus
• Matures and begins menses by 14
• Nourishing the foetus

Question 13

How does blood transform into breast milk?

Answer 13

Blood can be transformed into breastmilk hence why there is no menstruation during pregnancy or after childbirth.

Question 14

What extraordinary vessels is the uterus closely linked to?

Answer 14

Closely related to Chong and Ren which both originate from the space bewteen the kidney

Question 15

What organs are closely related to the uterus?

Answer 15

Organs involved in Uterus: heart, spleen, liver, kidney

Question 16

How does the kidney effect the uterus?

Answer 16

Kidney Jing determines when a young woman gets her period.

Question 17

How does the heart effect the uterus?

Answer 17

Heart governs blood to nourish the body, including the uterus

Question 18

How does the spleen and liver effect the uterus?

Answer 18

Liver stores blood which supports the quality and quantity of menstrual blood.
Spleen assists in the production of blood therefore effects the uterus.

Question 19

What are the blood vessels?

Answer 19

Container for blood.