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Organ Functions Flashcards

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12 Officials: Liver

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The Liver is like an army’s general from whom strategy is derived

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Liver stores

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Blood

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Liver ensures

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the smooth flow of Qi

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Liver controls

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the sinews

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5
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Liver flowers

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in the nails

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Liver opens

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into the Eyes

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Liver houses

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the Ethereal soul (connection to higher realms)

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Liver is responsible

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for planning

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9
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Liver’s associated fluid

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tears

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Liver’s associated emotion

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anger

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12 Officials: Heart

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The Heart is the Ruler of the 5 Yin organs and the 6 Yang organs, spiritual/mental clarity comes from here

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Heart governs

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the blood and vessels

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13
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Heart controls

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pulse

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14
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Heart manifests

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in the complexion

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15
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Heart houses

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the Spirit/mind

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16
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Heart opens

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into the tongue

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17
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Heart’s associated fluid

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sweat

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18
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Heart’s associated emotion

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joy

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12 Officials: Spleen

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Spleen and Stomach are like the granary officials from whence the 5 tastes are derived

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20
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Spleen is the root

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of Later Heaven/postnatal

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21
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Spleen is the source

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of engendering transformation (physically the source of Qi and Blood)

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22
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Spleen governs

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transformation and transportation

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23
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Spleen manages

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Blood

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24
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Spleen unites

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the muscles and 4 limbs

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25
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Spleen raises

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Clear Qi

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26
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Spleen opens _____ and flowers _____

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into the mouth (fleshy parts) and flowers in the lips

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27
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Spleen houses _____ and is associated with ______

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intention and is associated with thought

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28
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Spleen’s associated fluid

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thin saliva

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29
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Spleen’s associated emotion

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thought, pensiveness, worry

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30
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12 Officials: Lung

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The Lung is like a Prime Minister from whom policy and regulation are issued

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31
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Lung governs

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Qi and respirations

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32
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Lung controls (3 functions)

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the ebb and flow in the Hundred Vessels

Dispersing and Descending

the skin and body hair

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33
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Lung regulates

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the Water passages, also considered to be the upper source of water in the body

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34
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Lung opens

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into the nose

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35
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Lung’s associated fluid

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nasal discharge

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36
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Lung houses

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the Corporeal Spirit (associated with the physical body, sensations and feelings)

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37
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Lung’s emotion

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is grief and sadness

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38
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12 Officials: Kidney

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Kidney is the strong official from whence skill and ingenuity are derived

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39
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Kidney is the root

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of Earlier Heaven

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40
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Kidney stores ___ and governs ______

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Essence and governs reproduction, birth, growth, and development

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41
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Kidney governs (3 functions)

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Bones and produces marrow

Water

the grasping (and drawing downward) of Qi

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42
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Kidney opens _______ and manifests __________

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into the ears and 2 Yin (urethra and anus) and manifests in the hair of the head

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43
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Kidney Yin and Yang is ______

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the Root Yin/Yang of the body

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44
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Kidney controls

A

strength and skill

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45
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Kidney houses

A

will power

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46
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Kidney acts as

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the gate of the Stomach

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47
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Kidney’s associated fluid

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thick saliva

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48
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Kidney’s emotion

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fear

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49
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12 Officials: Pericardium

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The Pericardium is like an ambassador and from it joy and happiness derive

50
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Pericardium functions ____ but is seen as _______

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more or less similarly to the Heart, but seen as kind of like a first line of defense (treated as an appendage of the Heart)

51
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Pericardium’s associated channel is commonly used in

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treating Heart problems

52
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Pericardium pairings

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interior/exterior pairings: TB and Gate of Life

53
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12 Officials: Gallbladder

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The Gallbladder is the Upright official, determinations and decisions come from here

54
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Gallbladder stores

A

and excretes bile

55
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Gallbladder controls (2 functions)

A

judgement and decision making (courage)

the sinews (provides Qi so that sinews move properly and person is agile)

56
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Gallbladder is both

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a Yang organ and a Curious organ

57
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12 Officials: Small Intestine

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The Small Intestine is the official in charge of receiving, being filled and transforming things comes from here

58
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Small Intestine controls

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receiving and transforming (receives from the Stomach and separates pure from impure)

59
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Small Intestine separates

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the clear from the turbid (clear Qi is lighter and more Yang, turbid is denser and more Yin)

60
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Small Intestine is involved in

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having the clarity to see one’s choices and conscious decision making (clarity and separation of the pure from the turbid)

61
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12 Officials: Stomach

A

Spleen and Stomach are like the granary officials from whence the 5 tastes are derived

62
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Stomach controls (3 functions)

A

acceptance of and the “rotting and ripening” of food

transportation of food essences

descending of turbid Qi

63
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Stomach is the origin

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of jin and ye fluids

64
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12 Officials: Large Intestine

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The Large Intestine is the official in charge of transporting along, transformations come out of there

65
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Large Intestine receives

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food and drink from SI, reabsorbs some fluid and excretes stools

66
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12 Officials: Urinary Bladder

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The Bladder is like a district official, fluids are stored there and Qi transformation comes from there

67
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Urinary Bladder is the source

A

of Qi transformation

68
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Urinary Bladder stores

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and voids urine (assisted in this by the TB)

69
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Urinary Bladder is closely related to

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the Gate of Life (Urinary Bladder is the Yang aspect of Water)

70
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12 Officials: Triple Burner

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The Triple Burner is the official in charge of irrigation and it controls the water passages

71
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Triple Burner is the Yang aspect

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of Ministerial Fire (in comparison to the Emperor Fire of the Heart)

72
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Tripe Burner is divided

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into 3 sections (upper, middle, and lower)

Upper: contains Ht and Lu, like mist
Middle: contains Sp and St, like fermentation chamber
Lower: contains Lr and Kd, like drainage ditch

73
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______ resides in the Lower Abdomen between _____ and spreads to the ______ via ______. It then enters _______ and emerges at ______ acting as an avenue for ____________

A

Original Qi resides in the Lower Abdomen between the 2 Kidneys and spreads to the organs via the Triple Burner; it then enters the 12 channels and emerges at the Source point of each channel in this way acting as an avenue for the spread of Original Qi throughout the body

74
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Triple Burner’s relationship to ____ is seen mostly in the relationship between _______

A

Pericardium is seen mostly in the relationship between the two channels and not so much in the organs themselves

75
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Triple Burner has a ______ relationship with ________, but also a __________ relationship with __________

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In one aspect has an interior/exterior relationship to the Pericardium, while in another has an interior/exterior relationship to the Gate of Life

76
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Gate of Life is the root

A

of Original Qi

77
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Gate of Life is the source

A

of fire for all the internal organs

78
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Gate of Life warms (2 functions)

A

the Lower Burner and Bladder

the Stomach and Spleen to aid digestion

79
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Gate of Life harmonizes _____ and warms ______

A

the sexual function and warms the essence and uterus

80
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Gate of Life assists (2 functions)

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Kidney;s function of grasping Qi

Heart’s function of Housing the heart-spirit

81
Q

6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs are ____ or within ____

A

hollow or within a hollow structure

82
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6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs are _____ or ______ related to ________

A

are directly or indirectly related to the Kidney

83
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6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs ____ or are made of _______

A

store or are made of some form of refined essence

84
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6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs manifest _______

A

earth

85
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Define: 6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs

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function like a Yin (store and do not drain) , but shaped like Yang (hollow)

Brain, Marrow, Bones, Blood Vessels, Gallbladder and Uterus

86
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Brain is also called

A

“Sea of Marrow”

87
Q

Brain is the “Palace of ____”

A

Intelligence (-Simple Questions)

original Shen (-Li Shi-zhen)

88
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Brain partly includes

A

the spinal cord

89
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When the ______ is insufficient, the Brain is not full and there may be ________

A

When the Qi of the upper part of the body is insufficient, the Brain is not full and there may be hardness of hearing, tinnitus, drooping of the head and blurred vision

90
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Marrow is the common matrix of

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bone marrow, spinal cord, and Brain

91
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Marrow fills

A

bones, spinal cord, and Brain

92
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Marrow is related to

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Blood only in that both require the use of jing-essence in their manufacture

93
Q

Bones house

A

marrow

94
Q

In the beginning of life, _____ is formed, this in turn forms ________

A

In the beginning of life, Essence is formed; this in turn forms the Brain and Marrow

95
Q

______ generates Bone Marrow and this generates _____

A

The Kidneys generate Bone Marrow and this generates the Liver

96
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Bones are the ______ of the body

A

structural framework

97
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Bones contain _____ that house _______

A

cavities that house the Marrow

98
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Bones are functionally related to

A

Kidneys (Kidneys command the Bones)

99
Q

Bones are like a ____

A

trunk

100
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Bones are the Palace of ______. If a person cannot stand for long or walks in a wobbly way, it means that ______

A

Bones are the Palace of Marrow; if a person cannot stand for long or walks in a wobbly way, it means that the bones are exhausted

101
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Blood Vessels act as (2 functions)

A

container for Blood

vehicle for the circulation of Blood

102
Q

Blood Vessels transport

A

the refined food essences, Qi and Blood all over the body

103
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Blood Vessels are considered and extension of ______ and any stimulation has ______

A

Blood Vessels are considered an extension of the Heart and any stimulation of the Blood vessels has a direct effect on the Heart.

104
Q

Blood Vessels are Palaces of

A

Blood

105
Q

Blood Vessels contain

A

Nutritive Qi so that is does not spill out

106
Q

Blood Vessels are the passageways

A

of the Middle Burner

107
Q

______ can invade the Blood Vessels and makes them ____ and causes _____

A

Cold, contract and causes pain

108
Q

(EO) Gallbladder stores

A

a pure substance (a very specific kind of essence) and does not deal with food, drink, or waste

109
Q

(EO) Gallbladder is a _______ organ and ______

A

regular fu organ and an extraordinary organ

110
Q

(EO) Gallbladder affects our capacity to _____ and the ______

A

make decisions and courage to act on them

111
Q

(EO) Gallbladder Qi gives the

A

ethereal soul the capacity for ‘movement’

112
Q

Uterus Yin aspects

A

Temporarily stores Blood in monthly cycles (very closely related to the Liver and the Chong-Penetrating Vessel)

Temporarily stores and “grows” the fetus

113
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Uterus Yang aspects

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Releases the stored Blood if there is no fetus thereof resulting in a monthly period

Releases the fetus when the fetus is due

114
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Uterus is functionally very close to

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Liver, as well as the EV Ren and Chong (both flow through it)

115
Q

Heart and Uterus are connected by

A

a dedicated line called the Pouch (Uterus) Vessel

116
Q

Ming Men (Gate of Life) houses ______ and is connected to _____

A

Shen and Essence and is connected to Yuan Qi

117
Q

The Sea of QI

A

center of the chest

118
Q

The Sea of Blood

A

the chong-penetrating vessel (sometimes said to be the Liver)

119
Q

The Sea of Food

A

the stomach

120
Q

The Sea of Marrow

A

the brain

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