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Quiz 2 - Qi Flashcards

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What are the subcategories of yuan source?

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1) organ qi
2) channel qi
3) ying - construction
4) Wei - defensive qi
5) zong - ancestral qi

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What is the term for original qi?

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Yuan source

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What does qi mean?

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Process of transformation of material to non-material.

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What are the 3 jiao and what do they represent?

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1) upper jiao - respiration
2) middle jiao - digestion
3) lower jiao - elimination/reproduction

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What does the non-material part of qi represent?

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Heaven - cloud vapor - upper jiao

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What does the material part of qi represent?

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Earth - said foundation - lower jiao

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What is the great qi (upper jiao) and it’s related organ?

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Da Qi - LU

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What is the grain and water qi (middle jiao) and it’s related organ?

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Gu Qi - ST/SP

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What is the prenatal essence (congenital) qi (lower jiao)?

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KD

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What qi is acquired?

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Da Qi and Gu Qi

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What qi is considered the material foundation - what we get from our parents?

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Prenatal essence congenital qi

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What qi does acquired qi constantly nourish throughout our lives?

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Prenatal essence - congenital qi

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What are the subcategories of yuan source?

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1) organ qi
2) channel qi
3) ying - construction
4) Wei - defensive qi
5) zong - ancestral qi

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What subcategory of yuan source enlivens the organs of what their job is?

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Organ qi

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What subcategory of yuan source where qi moves through channels communicating between organs?

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Channel qi

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What subcategory of yuan source that travels with blood; basically it can form blood to nourish the whole body?

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Ying - construction

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What subcategory of yuan source is more aggressive and spreads out or travels in wind? It is held in the outer layer - muscle and skin. It protects internal and external from xie (evil qi).

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Wei - defensive qi

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What subcategory of yuan source where qi gathers in the chest; breath in da qi?

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Zang - ancestral qi

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The 2 subcategories (ying and Wei) both create this type of qi.

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Zheng qi (upright qi - strong)

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What are the functions of qi?

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1) activation
2) defense
3) warming
4) transformation
5) containment

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What function of qi is responsible for activating anything (initiates by function or process)?

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Activation

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What function of qi is considered upright qi and responsible for protection from evil qi (xie)?

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Defense

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What function of qi maintains body temp; warms body?

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Warming

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What function of qi basically transforms into qi?

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Transformation

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What function of qi holds qi together?

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Containment

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What are the 2 pathologies of qi?

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1) qi vacuity

2) qi stagnation

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What pathology of qi show as weakness; lack of strength (no qi)?

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Qi vacuity

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What are typical causes of qi vacuity?

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Taxation, overwork, overstimulation, enduring illness, malnutrition, old age, weak constitution.

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On right wrist for qi vacuity, what organ shows up with a weak pulse?

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LU - upper jiao
SP - middle jiao
KD (yang) - lower jiao

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On left wrist for qi vacuity, what organ shows up with a weak pulse?

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HT - upper jiao
LV - middle jiao
KD (yin) - lower jiao

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What pathology of qi is constrained; no loss of energy - something blocking qi?

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Qi stagnation

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What typical causes of qi stagnation?

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Emotions, anxiety, fear, dietary irregularities, external evils, external injuries, local pain, feeling of distention w/building of stagnation, depression

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What signs of qi vacuity are possible?

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LU - weakness of breath
ST/SP - poor digestion; inability to extract energy from food
KD - weak lower back; inability to stand upright
HT - pale face; palpitations from exertion

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What are possible signs/symptoms of qi stagnation?

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Skin discoloration; choppy, rough pulse

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What is the subset of qi vacuity and what does it do?

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Qi fall - can’t hold things together

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What are the signs/symptoms of qi fall?

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  • SP qi goes down
  • excessive diarrhea with indigested food or organ prolapse
  • very weak pulse
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What is the subset of qi stagnation and what does it do?

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Qi counter flow - goes in the opposite direction

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What are the signs/symptoms of qi counter flow ?

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  • vomiting, acid reflux, hiccups, coughing, choking

- same very choppy, irregular, rough pulse

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