Class 2

Question 0

Where is essence stored ?

Answer 0

Jing essence is stored in the kidneys

Question 1

What are the Five Substances?

Answer 1

Jing Essence
Qi
Shen spirit 
Xue blood
Jin Ye body fluids

Question 2

What is jing essence?

Answer 2

A sticky refined body substance such as marrow, spittle, semen, vaginal fluids, breast milk, and blood.

Question 3

What is before-heaven essence?

Answer 3

Comes from parents, can’t be replenished, can be conserved

Question 4

What is after-heaven essence?

Answer 4

Comes from spleen and stomach, food and drink

Question 5

A general term for both before-heaven essence and after-heaven essence is

Answer 5

Kidney Essence

Question 6

Essence is the basic _____ substances from which all ______ springs.

Answer 6

Yin, Yang

Question 7

What are the 4 functions of essence?

Answer 7

- growth, reproduction, development
(7 and 8 year cycles)
- produces marrow
- basis of constitution
- basis of kidney Qi

Question 8

What are some of the meanings of Qi?

Answer 8

Air, breath, strength

Question 9

What are the 7 functions of Qi in the body?

Answer 9

Activity or movement
Transportation or movement
Transformation
Containment
Defense
Raising 
Warming

Question 10

What is the pinyin name for spirit?

Answer 10

Shen

Question 11

Spirit is the root of ______ and ______ activity

Answer 11

Consciousness and mental activity

Question 12

Shen can be defined as…

Answer 12

1. Soul, mind, spirit

2. Appearances, looks, expressions

Question 13

Heart, spirit and blood affect mental activities including

Answer 13

Emotions
Consciousness
Memory
Rational (sane) in thought
Sleep and dreams

Question 14

T/F

The spirit is very Yin

Answer 14

False

Yang

Question 15

The Five Shen are the Five Spirits, one in each…

Answer 15

Zang (viscera, yin organ)

Question 16

The Five Shen are

Answer 16

• Shen spirit in the heart (rules other 4)
• Hun or ethereal soul in the lives
• Po or corporeal (animal) soul in the lungs
• Zhi or will (or mind) in the kidneys
• Yi or thought (reflection, ideation) in the spleen

Question 17

T/F

Blood is part of a Yin, a very dense form of Qi

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Bloods primary 4 functions are…

Answer 18

1. Nourish the blood
2. Blood moistens
3. Important for Gynecologist and to nourish the fetus
4. Hair is the surplus of blood

Question 19

____ is the mother of ____. _____ is the commander of _____.

Answer 19

Blood, Qi

Qi, blood

Question 20

T/F

Blood generates Qi

Answer 20

False

Qi generates blood

Question 21

Males use ___ and the main thing. Females use ____ as the main thing.

Answer 21

Qi, Blood

Question 22

The two primary functions of blood are

Answer 22

1) fluids moisten first

2) nourish secondarily

Question 23

The two types of body fluid are Jin Ye meaning…

Answer 23

Jin is “liquids” (thinner) - water like - sweat, tears, saliva, part of blood

Ye is “humors” (thicker) - honey like - moisten the brain, marrow, joints and lubricate the interior of the sense orifices