Quiz 2 - Qi

Question 0

What are the subcategories of yuan source?

Answer 0

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

Question 1

What is the term for original qi?

Answer 1

Yuan source

Question 2

What does qi mean?

Answer 2

Process of transformation of material to non-material.

Question 3

What are the 3 jiao and what do they represent?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What does the non-material part of qi represent?

Answer 4

Heaven - cloud vapor - upper jiao

Question 5

What does the material part of qi represent?

Answer 5

Earth - said foundation - lower jiao

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Da Qi - LU

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Gu Qi - ST/SP

Question 8

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

Answer 8

KD

Question 9

What qi is acquired?

Answer 9

Da Qi and Gu Qi

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Prenatal essence congenital qi

Question 11

What qi does acquired qi constantly nourish throughout our lives?

Answer 11

Prenatal essence - congenital qi

Question 12

What are the subcategories of yuan source?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Organ qi

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Channel qi

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Ying - construction

Question 16

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).

Answer 16

Wei - defensive qi

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Zang - ancestral qi

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Zheng qi (upright qi - strong)

Question 19

What are the functions of qi?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Activation

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Defense

Question 22

What function of qi maintains body temp; warms body?

Answer 22

Warming

Question 23

What function of qi basically transforms into qi?

Answer 23

Transformation

Question 24

What function of qi holds qi together?

Answer 24

Containment

Question 25

What are the 2 pathologies of qi?

Answer 25

1) qi vacuity | 2) qi stagnation

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Qi vacuity

Question 27

What are typical causes of qi vacuity?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

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

Answer 28

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

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Qi stagnation

Question 31

What typical causes of qi stagnation?

Answer 31

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

Question 32

What signs of qi vacuity are possible?

Answer 32

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

Question 33

What are possible signs/symptoms of qi stagnation?

Answer 33

Skin discoloration; choppy, rough pulse

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Qi fall - can't hold things together

Question 35

What are the signs/symptoms of qi fall?

Answer 35

- SP qi goes down - excessive diarrhea with indigested food or organ prolapse - very weak pulse

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Qi counter flow - goes in the opposite direction

Question 37

What are the signs/symptoms of qi counter flow ?

Answer 37

- vomiting, acid reflux, hiccups, coughing, choking | - same very choppy, irregular, rough pulse