Week 1 Yin and Yang, 5 E

Question 1

4 aspects of Yin and Yang

Answer 1

– Opposition
– Interdependence
– Mutual Consumption
– Intertransformation

Question 2

structure is

Answer 2

yin

Question 3

function is

Answer 3

yang

Question 4

day to night is considered

Answer 4

intertransformation

Question 5

– external pathogenic factor
– internally generated Heat
– Heat derived from the transformation of other
pathogenic factors

Answer 5

Excess of yang

Question 6

feeling of cold, desiring
warmth, cold limbs, pale urine . . .

Answer 6

deficient yang

Question 7

feeling of heat, thirst, dark
urine

Answer 7

Excess yang

Question 8

yin or yang xu mainly affects KD, SP, HT, LU & ST

Answer 8

Yang xu

Question 9

yin or yang xu affects d/t dietary factors, excessive physical work,
overwork

Answer 9

yang xu

Question 10

feeling cold, cold limbs, pain, pale urine . . .

Answer 10

yin excess

Question 11

– external pathogenic factor
* external Cold invading channels and joints
* external Cold invading the interior directly (ST, Intestines
or Uterus only)

Answer 11

yin excess

Question 12

internally generated Dampness or Phlegm

Answer 12

yin excess

Question 13

yin/yang, xu/excess, mostly affects LU, ST, Intestines & Uterus

Answer 13

yin excess

Question 14

starts with dryness (dry skin
and eyes, etc), then can progress to empty
Heat . . .

Answer 14

yin xu

Question 15

main cause is overwork, but can also be caused by
Full Heat

Answer 15

yin xu

Question 16

mostly affects KD, HT, LU, LV & ST

Answer 16

yin xu

Question 17

1 & 6

Answer 17

Water

Question 18

2 & 7

Answer 18

fire

Question 19

3 & 8

Answer 19

wood

Question 20

4 & 9

Answer 20

Metal

Question 21

5 & 10

Answer 21

earth

Question 22

fire direction

Answer 22

south

Question 23

earth direction

Answer 23

center

Question 24

metal direction

Answer 24

west

Question 25

ater direction

Answer 25

north

Question 26

wood direction

Answer 26

east

Question 27

metal taste

Answer 27

acrid/pungent

Question 28

Yang within Yin = growth of Yang

Answer 28

spring

Question 29

Yang within Yang = maximum Yang

Answer 29

summer

Question 30

Yin within Yang = growth of Yin

Answer 30

fall

Question 31

Yin within Yin = maximum Yin.

Answer 31

winter

Question 32

Cosmological Sequence

Answer 32

1. Water
2. Fire
3. Wood
4. Metal
5. Earth.
6. Water

Question 33

The Liver controls the

Answer 33

Spleen.

Question 34

The Heart controls the

Answer 34

Lungs

Question 35

The Spleen controls the

Answer 35

Kidneys

Question 36

The lungs control the

Answer 36

liver

Question 37

the kidneys control the

Answer 37

heart

Question 38

The sour taste generates

Answer 38

fluids and Yin.

Question 39

The bitter taste

Answer 39

clears Heat, sedates and hardens.

Question 40

The sweet taste

Answer 40

tonifies, balances and
moderates

Question 41

The pungent taste

Answer 41

scatters and is used to expel
pathogenic factors.

Question 42

The salty taste flows

Answer 42

downwards. softens hardness
and is used to treat constipation and swelling.

Question 43

Mapped on the body, from top to bottom

Answer 43

head
neck
upper limb
lung-heart
liver
stomach
duodenum
kidneys
low back
lower abdomen
leg
feet

Question 44

Wood head

Answer 44

small

Question 45

Wood face

Answer 45

long

Question 46

Wood shoulders

Answer 46

broad

Question 47

Wood back

Answer 47

straight

Question 48

Wood body

Answer 48

small

Question 49

Wood hands

Answer 49

small

Question 50

Wood height

Answer 50

tall

Question 51

Fire teeth

Answer 51

wide

Question 52

Fire head

Answer 52

pointed/small

Question 53

Fire Shoulders

Answer 53

well developed

Question 54

Fire hair

Answer 54

curly or not much

Question 55

Fire hands and feet

Answer 55

small

Question 56

Fire walk

Answer 56

brisk

Question 57

earth face

Answer 57

round

Question 58

Earth jaw

Answer 58

wide

Question 59

Earth head

Answer 59

large

Question 60

Earth shoulders and back

Answer 60

well developed

Question 61

Earth abdomen

Answer 61

large

Question 62

earth thighs and calfs

Answer 62

large

Question 63

Earth muscles

Answer 63

well build

Question 64

Metal face

Answer 64

square

Question 65

metal head

Answer 65

small

Question 66

metal shoulders and upper back

Answer 66

small

Question 67

metal abdomen

Answer 67

flat

Question 68

metal voice

Answer 68

strong

Question 69

Water skin

Answer 69

wrinkly

Question 70

water head

Answer 70

large

Question 71

water cheeks

Answer 71

broad

Question 72

water shoulders

Answer 72

narrow

Question 73

water abdomen

Answer 73

large

Question 74

water spine

Answer 74

long

Question 75

Birth

Answer 75

wood

Question 76

growth

Answer 76

fire

Question 77

transformation

Answer 77

earth

Question 78

harvest

Answer 78

metal

Question 79

storage

Answer 79

water

Question 80

jupiter

Answer 80

wood

Question 81

mars

Answer 81

fire

Question 82

saturn

Answer 82

earth

Question 83

venus

Answer 83

meta

Question 84

mercury

Answer 84

water

Question 85

wheat

Answer 85

wood

Question 86

beans

Answer 86

fire

Question 87

rice

Answer 87

earth

Question 88

hemp

Answer 88

metal

Question 89

millet

Answer 89

water

Question 90

fish

Answer 90

wood

Question 91

birds

Answer 91

fire

Question 92

human

Answer 92

earth

Question 93

mammals

Answer 93

metal

Question 94

shell covered

Answer 94

water

Question 95

sheep

Answer 95

wood

Question 96

fowl

Answer 96

fire

Question 97

ox

Answer 97

earth

Question 98

dog

Answer 98

metal

Question 99

pig

Answer 99

water