Essence and Qi / Yin and Yang Flashcards
- is …
- – is …
Yin
Yang
is…
Utmost Yin
- –
is…
Yang within Yin
is. ..
Utmost Yang
- -
is…
Yin within Yang
In Chinese, what is
Mound/hill + Cloud?
Yin
In Chinese, what is
Sun, Sun over the Horizon, Rays of Light
Yang
What is…
Sun, Brightness, Activity, Heaven, Round, Time, East, South, Left?
Yang
What is…
Darkness, Moon, Shade, Rest, Earth, Flat, Space, West, North, Right?
Yin
What is…
Immaterial, Produces Energy, Generates, Non-substantial, Energy, Expansion, Rising, Above, Fire
Yang
What is…
Material, Produces Form, Grows, Substantial, Matter, Contraction, Descending, Below, Water
Yin
What are the directions of Qi movement?
Ascending, Descending, Exiting, Entering
Which one is... Superior Exterior Posterior-Lateral Surface Back Function
Yang
Which one is... Inferior Interior Anterior-Medial Surface Front Structure
Yin
Which one is…
Back, Head, Exterior (Skin/Muscles), Above The Waist, Posterior-Lateral Surface of Limbs, Function of Organs, Qi, Defensive Qi
Yang
Which one is…
Front (Chest-Abdomen), Body, Interior (Organs), Below The Waist, Interior-Medial Surface of Limbs, Structure of Organs, Blood/Body Fluids, Nutritive Qi
Yin
The back is the place where the _____ channels flow. They carry _____ energy and have the function to protect the body from exterior pathogenic factors.
Yang
It’s the nature of ____ to be in the Interior and Nourish.
Yin
The head is where all the ____ channels either end or begin; therefore they all meet and flow into each other on the head.
Yang
____ energy tends to rise and in pathological situations, Heat or Fire will tend to rise. Ex. Red face/red eyes
Yang
The rest of the body (chest-abdomen) pertains to ____ and is easily affected by ___ pathogenic factors such as Cold and Dampness.
Yin
The exterior of the body includes skin and muscles and pertains to ___
Yang
Area above the waist pertains to _____ and is easily affected by _____ pathogenic factors such as Wind.
Yang
Areas below the waist pertains to ____ and is easily affected by ____ pathogenic factors such as Dampness.
Yin
_____ organs transform, digest, and excrete ‘impure’ products of food and fluids.
Yang
____ organs store the ‘pure’ essences, resulting from the process of transformation carried out by the other organs.
Yin
