Class 5 Flashcards
The lungs govern the ____ of the whole body.
Qi
What element are lungs?
Metal
The lungs extract clear Qi from air (_____ it) and disperse dirty Qi (_____ it).
Descending, dispersing
The lungs are in charge of _____ and _____ Qi and fluids.
Descending and dispersing
T/F
The lungs disperse great (air) Qi upon inhalation.
F
Descend
Lungs are in charge of the ____ movement of Qi, and thus connect with the skin and body hair.
Outward movement
The lungs disperse ______ Qi which manages the opening and closing of pores and protects against invasion of external evils.
Defense
The lungs manage the whole exterior of the body controlling:
The skin, body hair, pores
The lungs are the upper source of ____.
Water
Lungs ____ fluids to the kidneys and urinary bladder and help in urinary function.
Descend
Lungs _____ fluids to moisten the skin like a mist.
Disperse
T/F
The lungs are the highest organ.
True
The lungs open into the _____ and connect with the ______.
Nose, throat
______ is the fluid of the lungs.
Snivel
The lungs are the receptacle that holds ____ (the spleen makes _____).
Phlegm
The lungs store the _____ soul also known as ____. Related to breathing, sighing, and crying.
Corporeal, Po
What is the emotion of the lungs?
Sorrow
What channel are the lungs?
Greater yin or tai yin channel
The ____ controls the smooth flow of Qi and the ____ govern Qi.
Liver, lungs
The ____ upbears while the _____ downbears.
Liver, lungs
The liver contains the ____ soul and the lungs contain the ____ soul.
Ethereal soul (Hun), the corporeal soul (Po)
Both heart and lungs are in the ____ jiao.
Upper
_____ is the fluid of the heart. ____ Qi from the lungs moves the sweat to the surface and opens and closes the pores.
Sweat, defense
The spleen sends ____ Qi up to the lungs where it combines with ____ Qi to make gathering or _____ Qi.
Food, air, ancestral
Both the spleen and the lungs are _____ channels.
Tai yin or greater yin.
The large intestine corresponds to _____ element and is paired with the ____.
Metal, lungs
The large intestine manages the _____ and _____ of waste.
Conduction and conveyance
The large intestine likes _____.
Moisture
Malfunction of the large intestine is often related to the _____ or _____ pathology.
Spleen, stomach
The kidneys correspond to the _____ element.
Water
The kidneys store essence and manage:
Birth, growth, reproduction, development and aging
Kidneys are the root of _____ Qi.
Before-heaven
Essence is the material foundation for what fluids?
Semen, menstrual blood, breast milk, marrow etc
The kidneys manifest in the ____.
Head hair
Kidneys are the foundation of yin and yang for the whole body. They are the origin of _____ and _____.
Water and fire
Kidney yin is original water. It is the fundamental substance for ____, _____, and _____.
Birth, growth, reproduction
Kidney Yang is original yang or original fire. It is the heat and ______ of all ______ processes.
Moving force, physiological
The kidneys engender _____, fill up the _____, and host the _____.
Marrow, brain, bones
The kidneys make:
Bones, teeth, marrow, the brain and the spinal cord.
Marrow fills up the brain and spinal cord which are….
The sea of marrow
The kidneys control _____ and ______: the capacity for hardworking also skilled and delicate activities.
Strength and skill
The kidneys store the _____ will or mind.
Zhi
The kidneys cooperate with the _______ to transform Qi and move water.
Triple burner
The kidneys manage the _____ of the whole body.
Water
_____ is the fluid of the kidneys
Spittle
Fluids enter through the _____, are sent up by the _____, descended and dispersed by the ______, and eventually to the _____.
Stomach, spleen, lungs, kidneys
The kidneys open into the ____ and also the _____.
Ears, two lower (yin) orifices
The kidneys manage ____.
Storage
The kidneys _____ Qi.
Absorb
Kidneys pull qi down from the _____. This is a kidney _____ function.
Lungs, Qi or yang
Life gate fire is also know as…
Kidney yang
What is life gate fire?
It is the moving force of all physiological activity of the body, the source of for or heat for all bodily functions.
Bodily functions that need life gate fire are:
It warms the lower burner and U.B.
It harmonizes sexual function and warms the essence and uterus.
It assists the kidney function of reception of Qi.
It warms the spleen and stomach to aid digestion.
It assists the heart function of housing the mind.
The kidneys are the ____ channel.
Foot lesser or shao yin
The ____ stores blood and the ____ store essence, both ___ substances.
Blood, essence, yin
Both liver and kidneys are in the ____ jiao.
Lower
Kidney ____ nourishes liver ____. Kidney _____ gives the liver its ascending function.
Yin, yin, yang
Heart and kidneys are the mutual assistance of ____ and ____.
Fire, water
The heart stores the ____ and kidneys store the ____ and ____.
Spirit, essence, will
Both the heart and the kidneys are ____ channel.
Shao yin or lesser yin
The spleen is the root of _____ Qi and kidneys are the root of _____ Qi.
Post heaven, pre heaven
Both spleen and kidneys are important to the ____ metabolism.
Fluid
The ____ govern the Qi and the ____ are the root of the Qi.
Lungs, kidneys
The lungs _____ Qi and fluids and the kidneys _______ or _____ them.
Descend, receive, absorb
The lungs have ____ Qi and the kidneys have _____ Qi.
Gathering (zong), source (yuan)
The U.B. corresponds to what element and is paired with what organ?
Water, kidneys
_____ Qi opens and closes the opening of the urinary bladder and transforms fluids into urine.
Kidney
The urinary bladder manages the store of _____ and _____.
Fluids and humors
The urinary bladder removes water by Qi ______.
Transformation
What channel is the urinary bladder?
Foot great yang or tai yang channel
Minister fire is a _____ fire in the body inhabiting ____ _____, _____ and/or other various organs in the body.
Secondary, life gate, pericardium
Minister fire is thought to essentially come from _____ (kidney yang).
Life gate
Together, sovereign and minister fire ___ the organs and ____ _____ in the body.
Warm, power activity
