Body Fluids Flashcards
1
Q
Triple burner fluid descriptions , metaphors
Upper burner
Middle burned
Lower burner
A
Fog, mist
Froth, mace ration chamber
Drainage ditch
2
Q
Internal Organs and relationship to body fluid
A
LU: diffuse SP: transform and transport KD: transform, separate, excrete SJ: transform, transport, excrete ST: origin of fluid UB: excrete
3
Q
Jin characteristics FLUID Yin/yang Character Circulate Move Under control of Function
A
Yang
Clear, light, thin, watery
With Wei qi on ext
Quickly
Moisten and partially nourish skin and muscles
Manifest as sweat, tears, saliva, mucus
Become a component of fluid part of blood
4
Q
YE LIQUIDS characteristics
A
Yin More turbid heavy and dense Flows with nutritive qi in the interior Relatively slow Sp and KD (MJ and LJ) Moisten the joints, spine, brain and bone marrow, Lubricate the s of the sense organs
5
Q
Notes on formation and distribution
A
LU: pure diffusing to skin and muscles
Sp/st : 1st separation (pure: LU, I,pure SI)
Si : impure to LI pure reassigned , impure feces
Si: pure to UB, pure to lungs, impure to urine