Class 7 Deck 1 : Intestine, Large Intestine, GallBladder, Urinary Bladder, San Jiao

Question 1

Where is the small intestine?

Answer 1

Located in the abdomen, connected with Stomach above and Large Intestine below (around belly button)

Question 2

Where is the stomach/ spleen area
?

Answer 2

Upper abdomen or whole abdomen

Question 3

Where is the large intestine?

Answer 3

Periphery of abdomen

Question 4

The small intestine is paired with which Zang organ?

Answer 4

Heart

Question 5

What can too much stress do to the small intestine?

Answer 5

Too much stress can affect the heart fire/ heat and that can be passed to the small intestine (digestive issues)

Question 6

What are small intestines main functions?

Answer 6

Main functions:

• to control receiving and transforming
• to control separating the pure from the turbid

Question 7

How is the small intestine similar to the stomach?

Answer 7

They both receive materials and decompose food and drink. The small intestine receives the ripened food and then further transforms it. (digests/ absorbs) It’s another step of the digestio process.

“The Small Intestine controls receiving and transforming”

Question 8

Which two main organs receive and digest / absorb / transform?

Answer 8

Stomach and small intestine

(*receive*)

Question 9

The Small Intestine separates the _____ from the ______.

Answer 9

Pure / Impure

Question 10

What does separate the “pure” from “impure” mean?

Answer 10

• To separate the food essence from the residue/waste
• To absorb the food essence and water or the pure part for spleen to transport
• To transmit the residue/waste or the impure part to the Large Intestine and Bladder
• Its dysfunction may influence the bowel movement and urination

Question 11

The Small Intestine connects below with the

Answer 11

Large Intestine

Question 12

Large Intestine is paired (biao-li) with _______

Answer 12

Lungs

Question 13

The Large Intestine’s 2 main functions are

Answer 13

Main functions:

• to control the passage and conduction,
• to transform stools and reabsorb fluids

Question 14

What is the Large Intestines passage and conduction function?

Answer 14

The Large Intestine controls the passage and conduction:

• To receive the impure part (or wastes) of the food send down by the Small Intestine
• To conduct the transmitting of the wastes downwards and excretion of stools (controlled by the Kidney)
• Related to The Stomach and Lungs’ descending fx

Question 15

What does the Large Intestine have to do with food absorption?

Answer 15

• The Large Intestine reabsorbs fluids and transforms stools
• It transforms the wastes of the food into stools after reabsorbing the fluid content

Question 16

What organ controls the excretion of bowels?

Answer 16

The Kidney

Question 17

Where is the Urinary Bladder?

Answer 17

Located in the center of the lower abdomen and connected with the kidney directly

Question 18

What is the Bladder paired with? (biao-li)

Answer 18

Paired up with Kidney (Biao-Li or exterior-interior relationship)

Question 19

Main function of the Bladder

Answer 19

> to store the urine temporarily, and then excrete it

Question 20

What does the Bladder rely on to perform its transforming function?

Answer 20

‘Qi Hua’ or Qi transformation from the Kidney

Question 21

How may Bladder dysfunction show up in clinic?

Answer 21

urine disorders – painful, scanty or too frequent, incontinence, etc.

Question 22

All the organs dealing with _____ can help the Uterus

Answer 22

Blood

Question 23

Gallbladder is both a _____ organ and a __________

Answer 23

›Gallbladder is both a Fu organ and also an Extraordinary Fu organ.

(Because it is not involved in the transportation and transformation of food and drinks, but instead stores the bile.)

Question 24

What is the main function of the Gallbladder?

Answer 24

To store and excrete Bile.

Question 25

What organ is paired with tthe Gallbladder?

Answer 25

The Liver

Question 26

What organ produces Bile?

Answer 26

The Liver.
The Gallbladder stores it.

Question 27

The Gallbladder is the only “fu” organ that does this

Answer 27

The only Fu or Yang organ stores a “pure/clear” essence (bile)
instead of “impure/turbid” substances

Question 28

What does the Gallbladder rely on for its function?

Answer 28

Depends on Liver Qi movements

Question 29

What is the San Jiao?

Answer 29

›The “Triple Burner” (The 6th “fu” hollow organ)

Divided into three parts: upper, middle & lower›

Question 30

The upper Jiao is described as a

›

Answer 30

a Mist

located above the diaphragm and includes the Lungs and Heart,
head and face (and upper limbs)

›

Question 32

The Middle Jiao is described as ______

Answer 32

a Maceration Chamber

located below diaphragm and above the umbilicus including Spleen, Stomach, Liver and Gallbladder

Question 33

The Lower Jiao is described as _________

Answer 33

a Ditch

located below the umbilicus including Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Kidneys and Bladder

Question 34

the San Jiao is paired with the

Answer 34

Pericardium (Biao-Li or exterior-interior relationship)

Question 35

What are the 2 main function of the San Jiao?

Answer 35

• To govern various forms of Qi activites and it serves as the passage for the flow of Yuan/Primary Qi.
• To control the water passage and excretion of fluids

Question 36

How does the San Jiao control transformation of qi?

Answer 36

• All forms of Qi enter, exit, ascend and descend in the San Jiao/Triple Burner
• Yuan/Primary Qi as the original vital force is flowing through San Jiao/Triple Burner to the whole body
• Qi Hua/Qi Transformation is accomplished in San Jiao/Triple Burner

Question 37

How does the San Jiao control water passage and excretion of fluids?

Answer 37

The “official in charge of ditches”:

Responsible for the transformation, transportation and excretion of fluids/water (like an irrigation system)

Involved in many organs

Related to all the Qi Activities and Qi Hua/Qi Transformation