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Functions of Internal Organs Flashcards

1
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What controls the sinews?

A

Liver

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2
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What controls the blood vessels?

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Heart

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3
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What controls the muscles?

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Spleen

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4
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What controls the skin?

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Lungs

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5
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What controls the bones?

A

Kidney

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6
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What sensory organ corresponds to the Liver?

A

eyes

sight

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7
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What sensory organ corresponds to the Heart?

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tongue

taste

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8
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What sensory organ corresponds to the Spleen?

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mouth

taste

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9
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What sensory organ corresponds to the Lungs?

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nose

smell

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10
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What sensory organ corresponds to the Kidneys?

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ears

hearing

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11
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What emotion corresponds to the Liver?

A

anger

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12
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What emotion corresponds to the Heart?

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joy

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13
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What emotion corresponds to the Spleen?

A

pensiveness

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14
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What emotion corresponds to the Lungs?

A

worry

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15
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What emotion corresponds to the Kidney?

A

fear

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16
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Which internal organ governs Blood?

A

Heart

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17
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Which internal organ stores Blood?

A

Liver

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18
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Which internal organ governs Qi and influences Body Fluids?

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Lungs

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19
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Which internal organ governs Gu Qi, holds Blood, and influences Body Fluids?

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Spleen

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20
Q

Which internal organ stores Essence and influences Body Fluids?

A

Kidneys

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21
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Which body tissue corresponds to Liver?

A

sinews

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22
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Which body tissue corresponds to Heart?

A

blood vessels

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23
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Which body tissue corresponds to Spleen?

A

muscles

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24
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Which body tissue corresponds to Lungs?

A

skin

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25
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Which body tissue corresponds to Kidneys?

A

bone

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26
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Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Liver?

A

Hun (Ethereal Soul)

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27
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Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Heart?

A

Mind (Shen)

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28
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Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Spleen?

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Intellect (Yi)

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29
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Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Kidneys?

A

Will-power (Zhi)

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30
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Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Lungs?

A

Corporeal Soul (Po)

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31
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Which spiritual aspect resides in the Liver (particularly in the Blood and Yin of Liver where is should be ‘anchored’)?

A

The Hun (Ethereal Soul)

32
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Which spiritual aspect is described as “The coming and going of the Mind (Shen)”?

A

The Hun (Ethereal Soul)

33
Q

Why is the Heart known as the Emperor of all internal organs?

A
  • it houses the Shen (Mind)
  • Shen is responsible for all consciousness, perceptions, cognition, thinking, willing, feeling
  • the consciousness that defines us as individuals
34
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What is the Yi (intellect) responsible for, and does it reside?

A
  • resides in Spleen
  • responsible for memory, concentration, studying, application

(pathology: pensiveness, overthinking, obsessive thinking, fantasizing, brooding)

35
Q

What is the Corporeal Soul (Po) responsible for, and where does it reside?

A
  • resides in Lungs
  • physical sensations, feelings, and generally somatic expressions
  • plays role in all physiological processes
36
Q

Which is the 5 spiritual aspects is formed at conception, returns to Earth at death of the body, and is Yin in nature compared to the Hun/ Ethereal Soul?

A

The Po / Corporeal Soul

resides in Lungs

37
Q

Which spiritual aspect is described as “The entering and exiting of the Essence (Jing)”?

A

The Po / Corporeal Soul

resides in Lungs

38
Q

Which acupuncture points affect the Spiritual Aspects?

A

the outer points on Bladder Channel

39
Q

Which acupuncture points affect the relevant sense organs?

A

Back-Transporting (Back-Shu) points

40
Q

What is the spiritual aspect the resides in the Kidneys responsible for?

A
  • Zhi (willpower)

- responsible for willpower, drive, determination, constancy

41
Q

Which organ is easily influenced by Heat?

A

Heart

42
Q

Which organ is easily influenced by Wind?

A

Liver

43
Q

Which organ is easily influenced by Dampness?

A

Spleen

44
Q

Which organ is easily influenced by Dryness?

A

Lungs

45
Q

Which organ is easily influenced by Cold?

A

Kidneys

46
Q

Which organ manifests in the complexion?

A

Heart

47
Q

Which organ manifests in the hair?

A

Kidneys

48
Q

Which organ manifests in the nails?

A

Liver

49
Q

Which organ manifests in the lips?

A

Spleen

50
Q

Which organ manifests in the body hair?

A

Lungs

51
Q

Which body fluid relates to the Liver?

A
  • tears (basal and reflex- lubricating, not those due to emotion)
    (b/c Liver opens into the eyes)
52
Q

Which body fluid relates to the Heart?

A
  • sweat
  • (seen clearly when a person sweats excessively in response to emotional tension)
  • (sweat is also related to the Lungs and Lungs’ influence on space between skin and muscles where sweat exists, but it is the fluid of the Heart)
53
Q

Which body fluid relates to the Spleen?

A

saliva (xian)

thin, watery fluid in mouth- moistening mouth to aid digestion

54
Q

Which body fluid relates to the Lungs?

A

snivel/ nasal mucus

normal mucous secretion of lining of nose

55
Q

Which body fluid relates to the Kidneys?

A

spittle (tuo)

  • thick and more turbid than saliva
  • lubricates back of mouth and throat
  • an expression of the Kidney-Jing (Kidney-Essence)`
56
Q

What odour pertains to the Liver?

A

rancid (rancid meat)

57
Q

What odour pertains to the Lungs?

A

rotten, rank (like rotten eggs)

58
Q

What odour pertains to the Heart?

A

scorched (like burnt toast)

59
Q

What odour pertains to the Spleen?

A

fragrant, sweetish (like sickly sweetish perfume)

60
Q

What odour pertains to the Kidneys?

A

putrid (like putrid, stagnant water)

61
Q

Sour

A

Liver

62
Q

Bitter

A

Heart

63
Q

Sweet

A

Spleen

64
Q

Pungent

A

Lungs

65
Q

Salty

A

Kidneys

66
Q

Which sound relates to the Liver?

A

shouting (very loud voice, almost shouting)

67
Q

Which sound relates to the Heart?

A

laughing (punctuates speech with inappropriate, short bursts of laughter)

68
Q

Which sound relates to the Lungs?

A

crying (voice sounds like they could burst into tears)

69
Q

Which sound relates to the Kidneys?

A

groaning (throaty, groaning voice)

70
Q

Which sound relates to the Spleen?

A

singing (melodious, singing tone of voice)

71
Q

Of the term “Zangfu”, which part corresponds to Yin, and which to Yang?

A

Zang organs = Yin

Fu organs = Yang

72
Q

What does the character for “Zang” represent?

A
  • means organ, viscus
  • one character indicates “flesh”, one “to store”
    (Yin organs are in charge of storing the vital substances)
73
Q

What does the character for “Fu” represent?

A
  • means organ
  • one part indicates ‘flesh’, one ‘seat of government’ or ‘administrative centre’
  • indicates Yang organs are in charge of transforming food and drink to produce Qi and Blood, like gov’t in ancient China was in charge of food distribution
74
Q

“The ___, ___, ___, ___, and ___ are the roots of food storage, they are the residence of Nutritive Qi, they are called containers, they transform waste substances and transmit the incoming and outgoing flavours.” - Simple Questions, Ch 9

A
  • ST, SI, LI, TE, BL

all yang/fu organs but GB

75
Q

What are the 5 functions of the Yang/Fu organs?

A 
receive
move
transform
digest
excrete

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