Yin Yang

Question 1

Yang is

Answer 1

Light, Sun, Brightness, Activity

Question 2

Yin is

Answer 2

Dark, Moon, Shade, Rest

Question 3

Yang association

Answer 3

Heaven

Question 4

Yin association

Answer 4

Earth

Question 5

Yang directionality

Answer 5

Expansion, Rising, Above, Superior, Exterior

Question 6

Yin directionality

Answer 6

Contraction, Descending, Below, Inferior, Interior

Question 7

Yang Element

Answer 7

Fire

Question 8

Yin Element

Answer 8

Water

Question 9

Yang on the body

Answer 9

Exterior, Posterior-lateral surface, back, function

Question 10

Yin on the body

Answer 10

Interior, Anterior-medial surface, front, structure

Question 11

Yang body parts

Answer 11

Head, back, skin, above the waist, Yang organs, function of organs

Question 12

Yang energy/substance

Answer 12

Qi, Wei qi

Question 13

Yin body parts

Answer 13

Front (chest abdomen), body, interior organs, below the waist, yin organs, structure of organs

Question 14

Yin energy/ substance

Answer 14

Blood/ body fluids
Nutritive qi

Question 15

Four aspects of Yīnyáng relationship

Answer 15

Opposition of Yīnyáng
Interdependence of Yīnyáng
Mutual consuming of Yīnyáng
Inter-transformation of Yīnyáng

Question 16

Manifestation of yang

Answer 16

Fire, Heat, Restless, Dry, Hard, Excitement, Non-substantial, Transformation

Question 17

Manifestation of yin

Answer 17

Water, cold, quiet, wet, soft, inhibition, slowness, substantial, conservation/storage

Question 18

Clinical manifestation of yang

Answer 18

Acute, rapid onset, rapid pathological changes, heat, restless/ insomnia, stretched out, hot limbs, red face, cold drinks, loud voice, course breath, thirst, scant urine, constipation, red tongue yellow coat, full pulse

Question 19

Clinical manifestations of yin

Answer 19

Chronic, gradual onset, lingering disease, cold, sleepiness/ listlessness, covered up, curled up, cold limbs, Pale face, hot drinks, weak voice, weak breathing, no thirst, pale profuse urine, loose stool, pale tongue, empty pulse

Question 20

Opposition of yin yang

Answer 20

nothing totally yin or yang. everything contains seed of opposite. nothing is just yin or yang. never perfect 50/50

Question 21

Interdependence of yin and yang

Answer 21

one cannot exist without the other

Question 22

Mutual consuming of yin and yang

Answer 22

constant state of dynamic balance, challenging proportion to achieve it. When yin is weak, yang is excess, etc. (ie. excess yang consumes yin)

Question 23

Intertransformation of yin and yang

Answer 23

ie. summer changes to winter, night to day.

Primary is internal causes, secondary is external.