Dhatus Flashcards
The Seven Bodily Tissues
Dha meaning in Sanskrit
holding, placing, containing, causing.
Dhatu meaning
tissue, that which holds the organ together to create molecules, and many molecules come together to create tissues of blood, muscle, bone etc
What tissue is created of?
Many atoms gather together to create molecules, and many molecules come together to create tissues of blood, muscle, bone, etc.
What are seven Dhatus (bodily tissues) ?
Rasa Rakta Mamsa Meda Asthi Majja Shukra/ Artava
Rasa meaning
Juice of life, which is exemplified by plasma or serum
Rakta meaning
Is the colour red and is also red blood cells, the liquid tissue, or blood
Mamsa meaning
Muscle tissue
Meda meaning
adipose tissue, fat or lipid
Adipose tissue define
or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body.
Lipid define
any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids.
Asthi define
Bones and cartilage
Majja define
includes bone marrow, nerve tissue, and connective tissue
Shukra/ Artava
is male reproductive tissue and artava is the female reproductive tissue
What digestive process is governed by?
Digestive process is governed by jathara agni, the central digestive fire, and bhuta agni, the digestive system is present in the liver.
There are two stages of dhatu… What are they?
Asthayi means unstable, immature, unprocessed
Sthayi means stable, mature or processed.
