Lecture 2 TCM

Question 1

What is the origin of all bodyfluids?

Answer 1

Stomach where all fluids are taken from food and drink.

Question 2

Describe thin fluids

Answer 2

Fluids circulate with Qi to moisten skin, mucous membranes including tears, sweat and salivia

Question 3

Thick fluid

Answer 3

Lubricates joints (synovial fluids) and makes blood and hormones

Question 4

Describe Jing

Answer 4

Essence given to someone.

Question 5

Dexribe pre-heavenly essence

Answer 5

Blending of life force given at conception that determines vitality of the child

Question 6

What western medicine concept is heavenly essence likened to?

Answer 6

Genetics

Question 7

Describe post heavenly essence

Answer 7

Continuously replenished by eating, breathing and drinking. By maintaining a healthy lifestyle we run from post heavenly essence.

Question 8

What is Shen?

Answer 8

Whole emotional mentals and spiritual aspect that resides in the organs.

Question 9

What do Yin organs do?

Answer 9

Vital organs that store the vital substance

Question 10

Describe yang organs

Answer 10

Organs that are hollow and remove waste

Question 11

Give examples of Yin organs

Answer 11

Heart, kidneys

Question 12

Give 2 example of yang organs

Answer 12

Small intestine and bladder

Question 13

Role of heart

Answer 13

Circulate blood

Question 14

What does the heart house?

Answer 14

Shen

Question 15

Where does tge heart open?

Answer 15

Eyes - spark
Tongue-say

Question 16

Roll of small intestine

Answer 16

Separates pure from impure

Question 17

Where does small intestines send food?

Answer 17

Spleen for absorption

Question 18

Where does small intes send food for excretion?

Answer 18

Large intes

Question 19

Role of spleen

Answer 19

Digest and absorb food

Question 20

What fluid is the spleen the origin for?

Answer 20

Blood nutrition

Question 21

Role of stomach

Answer 21

Controls rotting and ripening

Question 22

What fluid is the stomach origin for?

Answer 22

Fluid

Question 23

Role of lungs

Answer 23

Respiration

Question 24

What does the lungs circulate?

Answer 24

Nutritive and defensive Qi

Question 25

Where does the lungs open?

Answer 25

Nose

Question 26

What does the lungs link with

Answer 26

Large intestine

Question 27

Kidneys always include

Answer 27

Adrenals

Question 28

What does kidneys store?

Answer 28

Essence

Question 29

What are kidneys house of?

Answer 29

Will power

Question 30

Role of kidneys

Answer 30

Growth, reproduction and water

Question 31

Role of the liver

Answer 31

Stores blood and governs Qi

Question 32

Where does liver manifest?

Answer 32

Nails

Question 33

Liver is open in?

Answer 33

Eyes floaters, dry eyes

Question 34

Role of gallbladder

Answer 34

Stores and excretes bile

Question 35

What emotional state does it control?

Answer 35

Judgement and indecision