Quiz Week 6 Flashcards
The Lungs are the ______.
Metal element.
Lungs are the _________.
Prime minister.
The ________ govern the qì of the whole body. This includes respiration as qì also means air and breath.
lungs
The _________ extract clear qì from air (descending it) and disperse dirty qì (dispersing it)
lungs
The ________ assist in the formation of the body’s qì: great (air) qì combines with grain (food) qì to make gathering (ancestral) qì (宗氣 zōng qì) in the chest.
lungs
______ qì pushes qì-blood through the vessels and channels
Lung
The ________ are in charge of orderly flow (administration): They are the prime minister.
o They help heart qì circulate blood. Qì moves blood.
o They also push qì through the channels
lungs
The __________ are in charge of descending and dispersing qì and fluids.
lungs
Descending: The _________ descend great (air) qì upon inhalation. They also push the body’s waste down through the large intestine.
lungs
Dispersing: The _______ are in charge of the outward movement of qì, and thus connect with the skin and body hair. They disperse defense qì, which manages the opening and closing of pores and protects against invasion of external evils. The _________ manage the exterior of the whole body, controlling the skin, body hair, and pores.
Lungs
The ________ are the upper source of water: The lungs open and regulate the water passages.
lungs
_________ descend fluids to the kidneys and urinary bladder and help in the urinary function.
Lungs
________ disperse fluids to moisten the skin, like a mist.
Lungs
The _______ are lid or canopy: the 華蓋 florid canopy of the five viscera, the highest organ.
lungs
The ________ open into the nose and connect with the throat.
o Breathing and smelling. Snivel is the fluid of the ________.
o The ________ host the voice (like the sound of a metal bell).
lungs
The ________ are the receptacle that holds phlegm (the spleen makes phlegm).
lungs
The ______ are the delicate organ and cannot endure heat or cold: The ______ are most external zàng (viscus, yīn organ), easily attacked by external evils.
lungs
- The _______ store the corporeal (animal) soul 魄 pò: Related to breathing, sighing, and crying.
- The emotion of the ________ is sorrow (sadness, grief).
lungs
The _________ are 手太陰經 the hand greater yīn or tài yīn channel.
lungs
The ______ controls smooth flow of qì and the ________ govern qì.
liver, lungs
The _______ upbears while the ________ downbear.
liver, lungs
What do the liver and lungs contain?
These contain the ethereal soul (hún) and the corporeal soul (pò).
What are some of the characteristics of the heart and lungs?
Heart and lungs:
• Both are in the upper jiāo.
• They are the emperor (governing blood) and the prime minister (governing qì).
• The pulse consists of heart blood with lung qì pushing it.
• Sweat is the fluid of the heart. Defense qì from the lungs moves the sweat to the surface and
opens and closes the pores.
What are characteristics and relationship between the spleen and the lungs?
Spleen and lungs:
• The spleen sends food qì up to the lungs, where it combines with air qì to make gathering or
ancestral qì (zōng qì).
• Both contribute to fluid metabolism. The spleen makes phlegm and the lungs store phlegm.
• Both are tài yīn (greater yīn) channels
The ________ are the official who is the minister in charge. Regulation and restraint come out from them.
lungs
_______________ is what warms the divisions of the flesh, fills the skin, fattens up the interstices, and manages their opening and closing.
Defense qì
The ________ face the hundred vessels and transport essence to the skin and body hair.
lungs
Heaven is yáng. In the five viscera, it corresponds to the ________. The _______ are the lid [or canopy] of the five viscera and six bowels. The skin unites with the ________; it is the yáng aspect of man.
lungs
The _____________ corresponds to metal element, and is paired with the lungs. Lung qì
pushes the stool down. Lung yīn moistens the _______________. The anus is called 魄門 gate
of the pò.
large intestine
The __________ manages conduction and conveyance of waste: it receives the leftovers
(turbid part) of food and drink from ______________, reabsorbs some fluid, and excretes stool.
• The _______________ likes moisture and is averse to dryness.
large intestine, small intestine, large intestine
Malfunction of the ______________ is more often related to the spleen or stomach pathology.
• The ______________ is 手陽明經 the hand yáng brightness or yáng míng channel. The ______________ and the stomach together are the yáng míng channels. Therefore, its diseases are mostly treated through the stomach (and its pair, the spleen).
large intestine
The lungs unite with the ______________. The ___________________ is the bowel of conducting through the pathways
large intestine
The _______________ is the official who conducts through the pathways. Mutation and transformation comes out of it.
large intestine
The _________ correspond to water element.
• They store essence and manage birth, growth, reproduction, development, and aging:
They are the ‘root of before-heaven qì.’
kidneys
_________________ : before-heaven from parents, partly replenished by after-heaven
essence.
jīng essence
___________ manages birth, growth, reproduction, fertility, sexual maturation, and
development, as well as constitution. It is the material foundation for semen,
menstrual blood, breast milk, marrow, etc.
Essence
Although ___________ is yīn, it is the material basis for both kidney yīn and kidney yáng,
and 原氣 source (yuán) qì.
essence
The ___________ manifest in the head hair: essence nourishes it, giving color and thickness.
• The __________ are the foundation of yīn and yáng for the whole body. They are the ‘origin of water and fire.’ _________ yīn and _________ yáng rely on each other. They are like an oil lamp: yīn is the oil and yáng is the flame.
kidneys, kidneys, Kidney, kidney
____________ is original yīn or original water. It is the fundamental substance for birth, growth, reproduction.
Kidney yīn
______________ is original yáng or original fire. It is the heat and moving force of all physiological processes.
Kidney yáng
The kidneys engender marrow, fill up the brain, and host the bones:
o The kidneys make bones, teeth, bone marrow, the brain, and spinal cord.
The _________ control strength and skill: the capacity for hard work, also skilled and delicate activities
kidneys
The _________ store the 志 zhì will or mind: the mind as it is focused on goals and ability to pursue them: will, purpose, ambition, or determination. 志 zhì will can also mean mind, the capacity to think, feel, and respond, affect, emotion. It also implies memory (related to 誌, to record). Fear and fright adversely affect the ___________ and the will.
kidneys
The _________ cooperate with the triple burner to transform qì and move water.
kidneys
The kidneys manage the water of the whole body: The kidneys are the water organ.
o The kidneys manage the five fluids. Spittle is the fluid of the kidneys. This is the fluid excreted in the mouth during meditation.
o Fluids enter through the stomach, are sent up by the spleen, descended and dispersed by the lungs, eventually to the kidneys.
o Kidney qì manages the excretion of turbid fluids through the urinary bladder. o Kidney yáng and the sān jiāo warm and transform fluids, managing fluid
metabolism as a whole.
The kidneys manage the water of the whole body: The kidneys are the water organ.
o The kidneys manage the five fluids. Spittle is the fluid of the kidneys. This is the fluid excreted in the mouth during meditation.
o Fluids enter through the stomach, are sent up by the spleen, descended and dispersed by the lungs, eventually to the kidneys.
o Kidney qì manages the excretion of turbid fluids through the urinary bladder. o Kidney yáng and the sān jiāo warm and transform fluids, managing fluid
metabolism as a whole.
The _________ open into the ears and also the two lower (yīn) orifices, and control their
opening and closing. The _________ manage storage.
kidneys
The _________ absorb qì (control the reception of qì, grasp qì, or contain qì): _______ pull qì down from the lungs. This is a _______ qì or yáng function. Abdominal (丹田 dān tián) breathing is proper. 氣海 Rèn 6, located on the dān tián, is the Sea of Qì.
kidneys
Life gate fire is associated with the _________.
kidneys
_____________________ is the basic fire of life, kidney yáng, original or true yáng. It has a pre-
heaven connotation to it. It is the moving force of all physiological activity of the body, the source of fire or heat for all bodily functions:
Life gate fire
The ___________ are 足少陰經 the foot lesser yīn or shào yīn channel.
kidneys
The two kidneys are not both kidneys. The left is the kidney. The right is life gate. Life gate is the abode of all spirit-essence. Source qì is tied to it. In males, it stores essence. In females, it is tied to the uterus.
The two kidneys are not both kidneys. The left is the kidney. The right is life gate. Life gate is the abode of all spirit-essence. Source qì is tied to it. In males, it stores essence. In females, it is tied to the uterus.
Kidney Functions - Pre-heaven
- essence, marrow, bone, brain, teeth, ears, head hair, constitution
- birth, growth, development, aging -sexuality, fertility
- original yīn, original yáng
Kidney Functions - Post Heaven
-grasping qì from the lungs -managing the two lower orifices -waterways, urination, fluids
__________ 唾 is the fluid of the kidneys: Lǐ Shízhēn 李時珍 (Míng) said: __________ is transformed from a person’s essence qì… Thus, people who practice self-cultivation swallow these liquids to absorb the qì, calling it ‘clear water irrigating the root of the soul.
Spittle
Liver and kidneys:
• The liver stores blood and the kidneys store essence, both yīn substances.
• Both are in the lower jiāo (functionally). “Liver and kidneys have a common source.”
“Essence and blood have a common source.”
• Kidney yīn nourishes liver yīn. Kidney yáng gives the liver its ascending function.
Heart and kidneys:
• Mutual assistance of fire and water: Must be balanced and communicate with each other.
• Common root of spirit and essence (jīng-shén): the heart stores the spirit and the kidneys
store essence and will. Spirit is the external manifestation of essence.
• Both are shào yīn (lesser yīn) channels.
Spleen and kidneys:
- The spleen is the root of post-heaven qì and the kidneys are the root of pre-heaven qì.
- Kidney yáng (life gate fire) is the moving force in the digestion, supporting spleen yáng.
- Both are important in fluid metabolism.
Lungs and kidneys:
• The lungs govern qì and the kidneys are the root of qì.
• The lungs descends qì and fluids, and the kidneys absorb or receive them.
• The lungs have gathering (zōng) qì and the kidneys have source (yuán) qì. Source qì
transforms gathering qì into true qì.
The _________ only have insufficiency.
kidneys
The ________ host the body’s bones and marrow.
kidneys
The __________ store essence. Essence is the abode of the will.
kidneys
The low back is the mansion of the _________.
kidneys
__________ qì flows to the ears; when the kidneys are harmonious, the ears are able to hear the five tones.
Kidney
The ________ manage hibernation. They are the root of sealing and storing. They are the dwelling of essence. Their flower is in the hair of the head. Their fullness is in the bones.
kidneys
The __________________ corresponds to water element, and is paired with the kidneys. Kidney qì opens and closes the opening of the ____________, and transforms fluids into urine.
urinary bladder
The ____________ manages the storage of fluids and humors. The ______________ is the official of the municipal waterworks.
urinary bladder
The _______________ removes water by qì transformation: It receives fluids from the lungs and small intestine, temporarily holds the fluids, transforms them into urine, aided by kidney qì/yáng, and excretes the urine. Here, qì transformation means ‘transformation of fluids in the ____________ by kidney qì.’
• The ____________ is 足太陽經 the foot greater yáng or tài yáng channel
urinary bladder
The ________ unite with the urinary bladder. The urinary bladder is the bowel of body fluids.
kidneys
In Chinese medicine, there are three very controversial topics, and all are related to the ___________: life gate (命門 mìng mén), triple burner (三焦 sān jiāo), and minister fire (相火 xiāng huǒ).
kidneys
____________ is a secondary fire (heart shào yīn fire is sovereign fire) in the body inhabiting life gate, pericardium, and/or various other organs. Even when it manifests in these other organs, it is thought to come essentially from life gate (kidney yáng). Together, sovereign and ______________ warm the organs and power activity in the body.
Minister fire
Some say ____________ is the fire of the liver and kidneys. In insufficient liver and kidney yīn, ______________ can become hyperactive and flare up. This condition can also be called vacuity fire flaring up due to liver and kidney yīn vacuity. 朱丹溪 Zhū Dānxī (Yuán) called it yīn fire.
minister fire
