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1
Q

Which organ is responsible for being the residence of thought, considering options, making decisions, studying and memorizing?

A

Spleen

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2
Q

What kind of disharmony is characterized by an inability to connect with others, lack of empathy and ambition?

A

Shen disharmony

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3
Q

What would be considered deposits into someone’s postnatal jing?

A

Eating good quality food, exercise, expressing emotions and maintaining a healthy environment

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4
Q

What is the difference between blood stagnation and blood deficiency?

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Blood stagnation is defined by sharp pain in a fixed location and is worse with pressure. Blood deficiency shows general signs of deficiency plus dryness.

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5
Q

Saliva is to spleen as ____ is to heart:

A

Sweat

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6
Q

Taiji

A

Manifestation of yin and yang

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7
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Yin

A

Stillness
Coolness
Nourishing
Moistening

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8
Q

Yang

A

Heat
Transformation
Movement
Protection
Stability

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9
Q

Qi moves the _____, blood nourishes the _____

A

Blood; Qi

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10
Q

5 phases

A

Sheng - mother generates son
Ko - grandmother disciples and controls grandson
Insulting - too strong grandson controls grandmother
Destruction - grandmother over controls/smothers grandson

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11
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Zang

A

Yin organs (solid)

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12
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Fu

A

Yang organs (hollow)

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13
Q

Yin organs

A

Lung
Spleen
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Pericardium

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14
Q

Yang organs

A

Large intestine
Stomach
Small intestine
Gallbladder
Bladder
San jiao

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15
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Metal organs

A

Lung and large intestine

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16
Q

Water organs

A

Kidney and bladder

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17
Q

Wood

A

Liver and gallbladder

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18
Q

Fire organs

A

Heart/pericardium & small intestine/san jiao

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19
Q

Earth organs

A

Spleen and stomach

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20
Q

Yin meridians travel ____ aspects and meet at the ____

A

Ventral; chest

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21
Q

Yang meridians travel ____ except stomach channel and meet at the ____

A

Dorsal aspects; face

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22
Q

Every season has to return to ____ to transition to next season

A

Earth

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23
Q

External causes of disease

A

Wind
Heat
Cold
Damp
Dry
Summer heat

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24
Q

Internal causes of disease

A

Anger/frustration
Fear
Sudden shock
Overjoy
Sadness
Grief
Overthinking/worry

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25
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Wind symptoms

A

Symptoms move
Usually combined with heat, cold or damp
Itching skin
Spasms
Enters neck first
Dizziness

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26
Q

Heat symptoms

A

Exposure to heat
Aversion to heat
Fever/headaches
Thirst
Rapid pulse
Dark mucus
Enters nose/mouth

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27
Q

Temp between low and high grade fever

A

100.4

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28
Q

Cold symptoms

A

Aversion to cold
Chills
Low fever
Slows down body
Fixed pain; better with heat
No thirst
Desiree for warm
Sharp aches and pain
Clear mucus

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29
Q

Damp symptoms

A

Heaviness
Slowness
Affects lower body first
Swelling
Sensitive to pressure change

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30
Q

Dryness symptoms

A

Follows hear
Dehydration
Dry nostrils, lips, tongue
Little phlegm
Cracked skin
Dry stools

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31
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Summer heat symptoms

A

Exposure to extreme heat
Sudden high fever
Heavy sweating
Depletes fluids
Danger when sweating stops

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32
Q

External causes of disease, how they happen

A

Surface attack
Through holes in body
Through a wound
Directly to organs that open to outside

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33
Q

Internal causes of disease

A

Unprocessed emotions
Doesn’t tend to evolve
Heart and liver always involved

(Heart is where shen is housed)
(Liver is emotional controller)

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34
Q

Anger symptoms

A

Liver
Causes qi to rise
Headache, red eyes
Hot head
Often causes internal heat
Liver Yang rising

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35
Q

Fear symptoms

A

Kidneys
Descends qi
Enuresis
Incontinence

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36
Q

Frustration symptoms

A

Qi stagnation
Constrained anger
Invades stomach or spleen
Ulcers, heartburn
Wood easily overacts on earth
Digestion issues

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37
Q

Shock

A

Kidneys/heart
Scatters Qi
Disassociation
Sudden weakness
SOB
Suspends Qi
Palpitations

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38
Q

Overjoy (mania) symptoms

A

Heart
Qi circulates too quickly
Restlessness
Difficulty falling asleep
Racing thoughts
Fast talking

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39
Q

Sadness symptoms

A

Heart/liver
Slows Qi
Not connected to specific event
Crying for no reason
Collapsed chest
Poor memory
Raving thoughts
Sleep issues

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40
Q

Grief and dampness =

A

Lung and kidney relationship issue

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41
Q

Grief symptoms

A

Lungs
Sadness connected to an event
Blocks Qi
No energy
Lack of desire to care for self

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42
Q

Worry symptoms

A

Spleen
Affects digestion
Excessive or deficient diet
Problems with fats or muscle
Craving for sweets
Inability to make changes

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43
Q

Trauma/injury causes ______

A

Qi and/or blood stagnation

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44
Q

Overwork causes _____

A

Deficiency in qi/blood

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45
Q

Poison/parasites cause

A

Allergic reaction, insect/animal bites, food additives, worms

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46
Q

Sexual excess in women/men causes

A

Multiparity; weakens jing and blood
Men lose jing

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47
Q

8 principle patterns

A

Interior & exterior
Deficiency & excess
Hot & cold
Yin & yang

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48
Q

Excess/deficiency can be in

A

Yin, yang, Qi, blood

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49
Q

Excess patterns

A

Forceful, loud, heavy, pain worse with pressure

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50
Q

Deficient patterns

A

Frail, weak, fatigued, pain is better with pressure

51
Q

Yin pain characteristics

A

Slow onset, chronic, slow changing, interior, deficient, cold

52
Q

Yang pain characteristics

A

Sudden onset, acute, rapidly changing, exterior, excess heat

53
Q

How many channels are in the body?

A

72

54
Q

How many primary channels are there?

A

12

55
Q

Flow of Qi

A

Lung > large intestine > stomach > spleen > heart > small intestine > bladder > kidney > pericardium > San jiao > gallbladder > liver

56
Q

What’s the longest channel and second longest channel?

A

UB

then stomach

57
Q

Six divisions: tai yang

A

SI AND UB

58
Q

Six divisions: shao yang

A

SJ AND GB

59
Q

Six divisions: Yang Ming

A

LI AND ST

60
Q

Six divisions: tai yin

A

LU AND SP

61
Q

Six divisions: shao yin

A

HT AND KI

62
Q

Six divisions: jue yin

A

P AND LV

63
Q

Tai

A

Greater

64
Q

Shao

A

Lesser

65
Q

Ming

A

Bright

66
Q

Jue

A

Absolute

67
Q

1-3am

A

Liver

68
Q

3-5am

A

Lung

69
Q

5-7am

A

Large intestine

70
Q

7-9am

A

Stomach

71
Q

9-11am

A

Spleen

72
Q

11-13:00

A

Heart

73
Q

13-15:00

A

Small intestine

74
Q

15-17:00

A

bladder

75
Q

17-19:00

A

Kidney

76
Q

19-21:00

A

Pericardium

77
Q

21-23:00

A

San jiao

78
Q

23:00-1:00

A

Gallbladder

79
Q

Qi deficiency symptoms

A

Fatigue (I don’t want to but better with movement), SOB, no appetite, weak voice, worse with exertion, spontaneous sweating

80
Q

Yang deficiency symptoms

A

Fatigue, chills, abundant urination, loose stools

81
Q

Blood deficiency symptoms

A

Sallow complexion, insomnia, dryness

82
Q

Yin deficiency symptoms

A

Afternoon fever, dryness, night sweats, mental restlessness

83
Q

Heart symptoms

A

Palpitations, mental restlessness, insomnia, poor memory

84
Q

Lung symptoms

A

Shallow breath, fatigue, asthma, weak cough, lack of desire to talk, weak Wei Qi

85
Q

Liver symptoms

A

Irritability, Headache, vertigo, distended, irregular menstruation, bitter taste in mouth, issues with expression

86
Q

Spleen symptoms

A

Poor appetite, pale complexion, distensión, feeling of downward pressure, bruises easily

87
Q

Kidney symptoms

A

Low back pain, sore knees, frequent urination, dizziness, hearing problems

88
Q

5 functions of Qi

A

Heat
Transformation
Movement
Protection
Stability

89
Q

Defense Qi

A

Wei Qi

90
Q

Original Qi

A

Yuan Qi
Essence

91
Q

Organ Qi

A

Zhang fu

92
Q

Meridian Qi

A

Jing-luo-zhi
Qi flowing in channels

93
Q

Nutritive Qi

A

Ying

94
Q

Jing

A

Essence

4 factors:
- mother
- father
- heaven (time)
- earth (place)

95
Q

Prenatal jing

A

Genetic makeup
Life cycle
Reproductive drive
Stored in kidneys
Provides spark

96
Q

Postnatal jing

A

Checking account

97
Q

5 spirits

A

Shen (fire/spirit)
Yi (earth/consciousness)
Hun (wood/ethereal soul & human kindness)
Po (metal/animal soul & survival instincts)
Zhi (water/willpower & wisdom)

98
Q

Spleen fluid

A

Saliva

99
Q

Liver fluid

A

Tears

100
Q

Heart fluid

A

Sweat

101
Q

Lungs fluid

A

Mucus

102
Q

Kidney fluid

A

Synovial fluid

103
Q

Four aspects of yin and yang:

A

Opposition, interdependence, inter-transformation and mutual consumption

104
Q

Which element is the son of wood?

A

Fire

105
Q

Odd numbers

A

Yang

106
Q

Midnight

A

Yin

107
Q

From top of the head to sole of the foot

A

75 cun

108
Q

Pubic bone to navel

A

5 cun

109
Q

Medial thigh

A

18 cun

110
Q

Across knuckles of 2nd and 3rd fingers

A

1.5

111
Q

Length of sole of foot

A

12 cun

112
Q

Lateral calf

A

16 cun

113
Q

Medial condyle of tibia to medial ankle bone

A

13 cun

114
Q

Across 4 fingers at middle knuckles

A

3 cun

115
Q

From elbow crease to wrist crease

A

12 cun

116
Q

Circuit of Qi

A

Chest, hand, face, foot, chest

117
Q

Where are jing/well points located?

A

Most distal region of channel

118
Q

LI channel has a total of ____ points and LU channel has a total of ____

A

20; 11

119
Q

Three treasures

A

Qi, Jing, and Shen

120
Q

Spleen Qi deficiency tongue reading

A

Pale with teeth marks

121
Q

Stomach shares its 6 division polarity with which other channel?

A

Large intestine

122
Q

Stomach channels has ____ points, starts ____ and ends ____

A

45; below the eye, 2nd toe

123
Q

Stomach channel anatomical aspect

A

Anterior-lateral aspect of dorsal leg

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