TCM150-Wk3-5: Organ functions Flashcards
Zang fu?
Zang = yin organs, “to store”
Fu = yang organs
Which organ governs Qi + respiration?
Lung
What organ diffuses + descends Qi?
Lung
What organ controls the skin + space between skin & muscles?
Lung
What organ manifests in body hair?
Lung
What organ opens into the nose?
Lung
What organ controls nasal mucous?
Lung
What organ controls passage + conduction?
Large intestine
What organ houses the Corporeal Soul or “Po”
Lung
What organ transforms tools + reabsorbs liquids?
Large Intestine
What organ is involved in the mental aspect of letting go?
Large Intestine
What organ governs blood?
Heart
What organ makes blood?
Spleen
What organ stores blood?
Liver
What organs controls the blood vessels?
Heart
What organ manifests in the complexion?
Heart
What organ houses the Mind?
Heart
What organ is related to joy?
Heart
What organ opens into the tongue?
Heart
What organ controls sweat?
Heart
What organ controls receiving & transforming?
Small Intestine
What organ separates fluids?
Small Intestine
What organ influences our mental clarity & judgement?
Small Intestine
What organ governs transformation & transportation?
Spleen
The _____ loathes dampness & likes dryness
Spleen
The _______ likes wetness
Stomach
What organ controls ascending of Qi?
Spleen
What organ controls blood?
Spleen
What organ controls the muscles + 4 limbs?
Spleen
What organ opens into the mouth?
Spleen
What organ manifests in the lips?
Spleen
What organ controls saliva?
Spleen
What organ controls raising of Qi?
Spleen
What organ houses the intellect (Yi)?
Spleen
What organ is affected by pensiveness?
Spleen
What organ controls receiving?
Stomach
What organ controls “rotting + ripening of food”?
Stomach
What organ controls the transportation of food essences?
Stomach
What organ controls the descending of Qi?
Stomach
What organ is in the origin of fluids?
Stomach
What organ stores the essence + governs birth, growth, reproduction + development?
Kidney
What organ produce marrow, fill up the brain + control bones?
Kidney
What organ governs the transformation & transportation of body fluids?
Kidney
What organ controls the reception of Qi?
Kidney
What organ opens into the ears
Kidney
What organ manifests in the (head) hair
Kidney
What organ controls the lower orifices?
Kidney
What organ houses the willpower (Zhi)?
Kidney
What organ controls the gate or life (minister fire, ming men)
Kidney
What organ removes water by Qi transformation?
urinary bladder
What organ function is mental aspect?
Urinary bladder
Which organ controls water passages + channels?
Lung