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Organ Functions Flashcards

1
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Controls sinews

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Liver

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2
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controls the muscles and 4 limbs

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spleen

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3
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Houses thought (yi)

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spleen

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4
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most closely associates with PMS, flank pain, and breast swelling

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liver

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5
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Governs/controls the blood

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spleen

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6
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Most closely related to Qi

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Spleen

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7
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Houses the Ethereal Soul (Hun)

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Liver

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8
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Stores blood

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Liver

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9
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Most closely associates with blood

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Liver

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10
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controls the “rising qi”

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Spleen

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11
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Manifests in the nails

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Liver

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12
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Opens into the eyes

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liver

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13
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Governs transformation and transportation

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spleen

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14
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Opens into the mouth and manifests on the lips

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spleen

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15
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Ensures the smooth flow of qi

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liver

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16
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Controls dispersing and descending

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lung

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17
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governs qi and respiration

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lung

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18
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Houses, or stores, the Shen (mind)

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heart

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19
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controls channels and blood vessels

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lung

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20
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controls the blood vessels

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heart

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21
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controls reception of qi

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kidney

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22
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controls sweat

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heart

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23
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manifests in hair

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kidney

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24
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manifests in skin and body hair

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lung

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25
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stores essence and governs birth, growth, reproduction and development

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kidney

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26
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houses will power

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kidney

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27
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opens into the nose

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lung

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28
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opens into the ears

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kidney

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29
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manifests in the complexion

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heart

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30
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produces marrow, fills up brain and controls bones

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kidney

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31
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opens into the tongue

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heart

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32
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governs water

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kidney

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33
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regulates water passages

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lung

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34
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rules/governs the blood

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heart

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35
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controls 2 lower orifices

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kidney

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36
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houses corporeal soul

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lung

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37
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Weakness of the muscles indicates

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deficiency of the Spleen

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38
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Loss of taste

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Spleen deficiency

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39
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Heat influences

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the Heart

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40
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Nails indicate

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the state of the liver

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41
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Nasal Mucous

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lungs

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42
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Green complexion

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liver

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43
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Sweet taste

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Spleen pathology

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44
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Person speaking with a very loud, almost shouting voice

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Liver Pathology

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45
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store the Vital Substances Qi, Essence, Blood, and Body Fluids

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Yin organs

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46
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Function to receive, move, transform, digest, and excrete

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Yang organs

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47
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Controls receiving and transforming, separates fluid

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Small Intestine

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48
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Separates clear from turbid

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small intestine

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49
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Controls passage and conduction, transforms stools and reabsorbs fluids

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Large Intestine

50
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transforms stools and reabsorbs fluids

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Large intestine

51
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Stores and Excretes Bile

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Gall Bladder

52
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The only Yang organ that stores a pure substance, bile

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Gall Bladder

53
Q

Controls Decisiveness

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Gall Bladder

54
Q

Provides Qi to the sinews to ensure their proper movement and agility

A

Gall Bladder

55
Q

removes water by Qi transformation

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The Bladder

56
Q

Ruler organ

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The Heart

57
Q 
Governs Blood
Controls the blood vessels
Manifests in the complexion
Houses the Mind(Shen)
Opens into the tongue
Controls sweat
A

The Heart

58
Q

Transformation of Food-Qi into Blood takes place in

A

The Heart

59
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influences the state of the blood vessels

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The heart

60
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Houses the Mind or (Shen) which is used to indicate the whole sphere of mental and physical aspects of a human being

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The Heart

61
Q

Opens into the tongue

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The Heart

62
Q

Controls sweat, governs the blood

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The Heart

63
Q 
smell is Scorched
color is Red
Taste is bitter
climate is heat
sound is laughing
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The Heart

64
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Store essence and govern birth, growth, reproduction, and development
Produce marrow, fill up the brain, and control bones
Govern water
Control the reception of qi
Open into the ears
Manifest in the hair
Control the two lower orifices
House willpower
Control the gate of life
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The Kidneys

65
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Store essence, govern birth, growth reproduction, and development

A

The Kidneys

66
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produce marrow, fill up the brain and control bones

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The kidneys

67
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Govern water-is like a gate that opens and closes to control the flow of body fluids.
belong to the “lower Burner” which is responsible for excretion of impure body fluids. help control small and large intestines, also involved in excretion

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The Kidneys

68
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controls the reception of qi

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Kidney

69
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open into the ears

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Kidneys

70
Q

manifests in the hair

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Kidneys

71
Q

controls spittle

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Kidney

72
Q

control the two lower orifices

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Kidneys

73
Q

house the will power

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Kidneys

74
Q

controls the gate of life (ming men)

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The kidneys

75
Q 
Smell is putrid
Stagnant water
Color is black
Dark, or dark grey
Taste is salty
Climate is cool
Sound is groaning
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Kidneys

76
Q 
Stores Blood
Ensures the smooth flow of Qi
Controls the sinews
Manifests in the nails
Opens into the eyes
Controls tears
Affected by anger
A

Liver

77
Q

It regulates Blood volume in relation to rest and activity.
When the body is active Blood flows to muscles and sinews, when at rest it flows back to the _____.
Restores a person’s energy

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Liver

78
Q

It regulates menstruation

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Liver

79
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It moistens eyes and sinews

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Liver

80
Q

Ensures smooth flow of Qi

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Liver

81
Q

Assists Digestion and bile flow

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Liver

82
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Controls the sinews

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Liver

83
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Manifests in the nails-Nails are considered a by-product of the sinews

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Liver

84
Q

Opens into the eyes

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liver

85
Q

Controls the tears

A

liver

86
Q

Anger is the emotion closely related to the ______.

Frustration, resentment, repressed anger, and rage

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Liver

87
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Govern Qi and respiration
Control channels and blood vessels
Control diffusing and descending of Qi
Regulate all physiological activities
Regulate Water passages
Control the skin and the space between skin and muscles
Manifest in the body hair
Open into the nose
Control nasal mucus
Affected by worry grief and sadness
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Lungs

88
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Governs Qi and Respiration

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Lungs

89
Q

Controls channels and blood vessels

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Lungs

90
Q

Control the Diffusing and Descending of Qi

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Lungs

91
Q

Regulate all Physiological Activities

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Lungs

92
Q

Regulate Water Passages

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Lungs

93
Q

Control the Skin and the Space between Skin and Muscles

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Lungs

94
Q

Manifest in the Body Hair

A

Lungs

95
Q

open into the Nose

A

Lungs

96
Q

control Nasal Mucus

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Lungs

97
Q

are affected by worry, grief, and sadness

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Lungs

98
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Smell is Rotten
Chest infection
Color is White
Pale white cheeks
Taste is pungent
Pungent or spicy foods
Climate is dryness
Excessive dryness injures
Sound is weeping
Weepy tone of voice
A

Lungs

99
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Influences the center of the thorax

A

Pericardium

100
Q

houses the Mind with the Heart

A

Pericardium

101
Q

Blood deficiency will cause depression and slight anxienty

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Pericardium

102
Q

Blood-Heat will cause anxiety, insomnia, and agitation

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Pericardium

103
Q

Phlegm will cause mental confusion and, in severe cases, mental illness

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Pericardium

104
Q

Affects emotional problems and relationship problems

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Pericardium

105
Q

Governs transformation and transportation
Controls the Blood
Controls the muscles and the four limbs
Opens into the mouth and manifests in the lips
Controls the raising of Qi
Houses the Intellect (Yi)

A

the Spleen

106
Q

Governs Transformation and Transportation

A

the Spleen

107
Q

controls the blood

A

the Spleen

108
Q

controls the muscles and the four limbs

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the Spleen

109
Q

opens into the mouth and manifests in the lips

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the Spleen

110
Q

controls the raising of qi

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the Spleen

111
Q

houses the intellect (yi)

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the Spleen

112
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\_\_\_\_ is affected by Pensiveness
Constant thinking or brooding
Smell is fragrant
Color is Yellow
Taste is sweet
Climate is dampness
Sound is singing
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The Spleen

113
Q

controls receiving

A

Stomach

114
Q

Rotting and ripening of food

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Stomach

115
Q

controls the transportation of food essences

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Stomach

116
Q

controls the descending of Qi

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Stomach

117
Q

the origin of fluids

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Stomach

118
Q

Mobilizes the Original Qi
Controls the transportation and penetration of Qi
Controls the Water passages and the excretion of fluids

A

Triple Burner

119
Q

Controls the transportation and penetration of Qi

A

Triple Burner

120
Q

controls the Water passages and the excretion of fluids

A

Triple Burner

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