Class 7 Deck 1 : Intestine, Large Intestine, GallBladder, Urinary Bladder, San Jiao Flashcards
Where is the small intestine?
Located in the abdomen, connected with Stomach above and Large Intestine below (around belly button)
Where is the stomach/ spleen area
?
Upper abdomen or whole abdomen
Where is the large intestine?
Periphery of abdomen
The small intestine is paired with which Zang organ?
Heart
What can too much stress do to the small intestine?
Too much stress can affect the heart fire/ heat and that can be passed to the small intestine (digestive issues)
What are small intestines main functions?
Main functions:
- to control receiving and transforming
- to control separating the pure from the turbid
How is the small intestine similar to the stomach?
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”
Which two main organs receive and digest / absorb / transform?
Stomach and small intestine
(*receive*)
The Small Intestine separates the _____ from the ______.
Pure / Impure
What does separate the “pure” from “impure” mean?
- 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
The Small Intestine connects below with the
Large Intestine
Large Intestine is paired (biao-li) with _______
Lungs
The Large Intestine’s 2 main functions are
Main functions:
- to control the passage and conduction,
- to transform stools and reabsorb fluids
What is the Large Intestines passage and conduction function?
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
What does the Large Intestine have to do with food absorption?
- The Large Intestine reabsorbs fluids and transforms stools
- It transforms the wastes of the food into stools after reabsorbing the fluid content
What organ controls the excretion of bowels?
The Kidney
Where is the Urinary Bladder?
Located in the center of the lower abdomen and connected with the kidney directly
What is the Bladder paired with? (biao-li)
Paired up with Kidney (Biao-Li or exterior-interior relationship)
Main function of the Bladder
> to store the urine temporarily, and then excrete it
What does the Bladder rely on to perform its transforming function?
‘Qi Hua’ or Qi transformation from the Kidney
How may Bladder dysfunction show up in clinic?
urine disorders – painful, scanty or too frequent, incontinence, etc.
All the organs dealing with _____ can help the Uterus
Blood
Gallbladder is both a _____ organ and a __________
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.)
What is the main function of the Gallbladder?
To store and excrete Bile.
What organ is paired with tthe Gallbladder?
The Liver
What organ produces Bile?
The Liver.
The Gallbladder stores it.
The Gallbladder is the only “fu” organ that does this
The only Fu or Yang organ stores a “pure/clear” essence (bile)
instead of “impure/turbid” substances
What does the Gallbladder rely on for its function?
Depends on Liver Qi movements
What is the San Jiao?
The “Triple Burner” (The 6th “fu” hollow organ)
Divided into three parts: upper, middle & lower
The upper Jiao is described as a
a Mist
located above the diaphragm and includes the Lungs and Heart,
head and face (and upper limbs)
The Middle Jiao is described as ______
a Maceration Chamber
located below diaphragm and above the umbilicus including Spleen, Stomach, Liver and Gallbladder
The Lower Jiao is described as _________
a Ditch
located below the umbilicus including Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Kidneys and Bladder
the San Jiao is paired with the
Pericardium (Biao-Li or exterior-interior relationship)
What are the 2 main function of the San Jiao?
- 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
How does the San Jiao control transformation of qi?
- 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
How does the San Jiao control water passage and excretion of fluids?
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
