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YIN YANG Flashcards

1
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True or False:
The theory of Yin and Yang is the single most important theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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True

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True or False:
The goal of the TCM Doctor is to attain a balance between Yin and Yang thus eliminating illness from the body

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True

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True or False:
Not everything in the universe can be categorized into Yin and Yang

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False

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What are the four stages of Yin and Yang?

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Utmost Yin
Yang with Yin
Utmost Yang
Yin with Yang

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What does the Yin Yang symbol symbolize?

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Water and Fire

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What are the 4 interactions between Yin and Yang?

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  1. Opposition of Yin and Yang
    (Day and Night)
  2. Interdependence of Yin and Yang
    (Without one eg matter there cannot be the other eg energy)
  3. Inter-supporting and Consuming between Yin and Yang
    (Balance: excess, deficiency)
  4. Mutual Transformation between Yin and Yang
    (Changing of the seasons)
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True or False:
The relationship between Yin and Yang is never 50/50

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True

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8
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Give 3 examples of Opposition of Yin and Yang

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  1. Hot and Cold
  2. Day and Night
  3. Sunny and Shady
  4. Birth and Death
  5. White and Black
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What is the premise behind the Interdependence between Yin and Yang? Give one example.

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Yin and Yang cannot exist without eachother
Eg. Without energy there is no matter
Without dark there is no light

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What is the premise behind the Inter-supporting and Consuming between Yin and Yang?

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Yin and Yang are in a dynamic balance which is maintained by continuous adjustments of the relative levels of Yin and Yang

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What is the premise behind the Mutual Transformation between Yin and Yang? Give an example

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Yin and Yang are in a constant dynamic state; they are able to transform into eachother
eg changing of the seasons

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What are the two conditions that must be met for Yin and Yang to mutually transform?

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  1. Internal conditions must be met
  2. Time must be right
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13
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Name the 4 histological Yin aspects of the body.

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  1. Inferior (eg lower body)
  2. Interior
  3. Anterior-medial
  4. Front
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14
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Name 4 histological Yang aspects of the body

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  1. Superior
  2. Exterior
  3. Posterior-lateral
  4. Back
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Structure relates to:

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Yin

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16
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Function relates to

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Yang

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17
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Predominance of Yang in the body leads to?

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Heat

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18
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What disease does the predominance of Yang lead to?

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Disease of Yin

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19
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Predominance of Yin leads to:

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Cold

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20
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What disease does the predominance of Yin lead to?

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Disease of Yang

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21
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Deficiency of Yang leads to:

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Cold

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22
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Deficiency of Yin leads to:

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Heat

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23
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Can you have a deficiency of both Yin and Yang?

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Yes

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24
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Is it possible to have a loss of Yin or Yang?

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Yes

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25
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What happens when Yin and Yang are separated?

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Death

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26
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What syndrome do you have if you have a relative predominance of Yin and Yang?

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Excessive syndrome

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What syndrome do you have if you have a relative decline of Yin and Yang?

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Deficiency syndrome

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28
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Should you aim to treat the root cause of the disease before treating the symptoms?

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No, treat symptoms first

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29
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Should you increase a deficiency first, then reduce the excess; or, reduce the excess first, then increase the deficiency?

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Reduce the excess first then increase the deficiency

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30
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Decline of Yang = what syndrome?

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Deficient-cold syndrome

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31
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Decline of Yin = what syndrome?

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Deficient - Heat syndrome

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32
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What syndrome is a decrease of Yang with increase of Yin?

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Shi - Cold Syndrome
(Yin pathogenic factor)

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33
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What syndrome is an increase in Yang with a decrease in Yin?

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Shi - Heat syndrome
(Yang pathogenic factor)

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34
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True or False:
Chronic disease is usually excess and Acute usually a deficiency

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False; acute is usually an excess while chronic disease is usually a deficiency

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35
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Yin or Yang
Round

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Yang

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36
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Yin or Yang
Time

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Yang

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37
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Yin or Yang
East

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Yang

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38
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Yin or Yang
South

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Yang

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39
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Yin or Yang
Left

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Yang

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40
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Yin or Yang
Rest

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Yin

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41
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Yin or Yang
Earth

A

Yin

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42
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Yin or Yang
Flat

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Yin

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43
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Yin or Yang
Space

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Yin

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44
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Yin or Yang
West

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Yin

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45
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Yin or Yang
North

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Yin

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46
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Yin or Yang
Right

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Yin

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47
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Yin or Yang
Heaven

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Yang

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48
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Yin or Yang
Immaterial

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Yang

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49
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Yin or Yang
Material

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Yin

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50
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Yin or Yang
Produces energy

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Yang

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51
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Yin or Yang
Produces form

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Yin

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52
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Yin or Yang
Generates

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Yang

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53
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Yin or Yang
Grows

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Yin

54
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Yin or Yang
Expansion

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Yang

55
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Yin or Yang
Contraction

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Yin

56
Q

Yin or Yang
Water

A

Yin

57
Q

Name the 6 Zang-Fu organs in pairs

A
  1. Heart - Small intestine
  2. Liver - Gallbladder
  3. Spleen - Stomach
  4. Lung - Large intestine
  5. Kidney- Urinary Bladder
  6. Pericardium - Sanjiao
58
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Yin or Yang
Acute disease

A

Yang

59
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Yin or Yang
Chronic disease

A

Yin

60
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Yin or Yang
Restlessness, insomnia

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Yang

61
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Yin or Yang
Sleepiness, listlessness

A

Yin

62
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Yin or Yang
Red face

A

Yang

63
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Yin or Yang
Pale face

A

Yin

64
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Yin or Yang
Likes cold drinks

A

Yang

65
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Yin or Yang
Likes hot drinks

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Yin

66
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Yin or Yang
Loud voice, talks alot

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Yang

67
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Yin or Yang
Weak voice, dislikes talking

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Yin

68
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Yin or Yang
Coarse breathing

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Yang

69
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Yin or Yang
Shallow breathing, weak

A

Yin

70
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Yin or Yang
Thirst

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Yang

71
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Yin or Yang
Not thirsty

A

Yin

72
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Yin or Yang
Scanty dark urination

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Yang

73
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Yin or Yang
Profuse pale urination

A

Yin

74
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Yin or Yang
Constipation

A

Yang

75
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Yin or Yang
Loose stools

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Yin

76
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Yin or Yang
Red tongue with yellow coating

A

Yang

77
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Yin or Yang
Pale tongue

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Yin

78
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Yin or Yang
Full pulse

A

Yang

79
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Yin or Yang
Empty pulse

A

Yin

80
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What part of the body structure carry all the Yang energy channels?

A

Back

81
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What is the function of the Yang energy channels of the back?

A

Protecting the body from exterior pathogenic factors.

82
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The nature of Yang is to be on the exterior and to:

A

Protect

83
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It is in the nature of Yin to be on the interior and:

A

Nourish

84
Q

True or False:
The Yang energy channels on the back can be used to strengthen Yang and therefore our resistance to exterior pathogenic factors

A

True

85
Q

True or False:
The Yang energy channels on the back can be used to eliminate pathogenic factors after these have already invaded the body

A

True

86
Q

True or False:
The front abdomen and chest is where all the Yin energy channels flow

A

True

87
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Are the front Yin energy channels used to decrease yin or tonify Yin?

A

Tonify

88
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Where do all the Yang energy channels either begin or end?

A

In the head

89
Q

In pathological situations, does Yang energy tend to rise or fall?

A

Rise
(Heat or fire tend to rise)

90
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Pathologically, if Yang energy tends to rise to the head how will that manifest in the patients face?

A

Red face and eyes

91
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What part of the body is mosty affected by Yang pathogenic factors?

A

The head

92
Q

Name two yang pathogenic factors

A

Wind
Summer heat

93
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True or False:
Because the head is the convergence place of all Yang channels, points in this area can be used to reduce the Yang energy

A

False; these points in the head are used to RAISE Yang energy

94
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Name two pathogenic Yin factors

A

Cold
Dampness

95
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True or False:
The chest and abdomen are easily affected by Yang pathogenic factors

A

False; they are easily affected by Yin pathogenic factors (eg cold and dampness)

96
Q

The exterior of the body includes skin and muscles and pertains to Yin or yang?

A

Yang

97
Q

True or False:
Yin organs can contain Yang aspects and Visa versa

A

True; following the principle that nothing is totally Yin or Yang

98
Q

Give an example of a syndrome in the human body when there is a Yang deficiency

A
  1. Depression
  2. Heavy-weighted person
99
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Give an example in the human body of a deficiency of Yin

A
  1. Insomnia
  2. Thin person
100
Q

True or False
Yin is damaged by hot and dry climate

A

True

101
Q

Give an example of a symptom in the human body where there is preponderance of Yin and Yang (Shi-Cold syndrome with pathogenic Yin factor)

A

Mucous
(Decrease of yang with excess Yin)

102
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Give an example in the body where there is a preponderance and weakness of Yin and Yang (Shi-Heat Syndrome with pathogenic Yang factor)

A
  1. Steroid user
  2. Viral infections
  3. Fever sweating loss of fluids
103
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Name the two organs associated with Fire

A

Heart and Small Intestine

104
Q

Name the two organs associated with Metal

A

Lung and Large Intestine

105
Q

Name the two organs associated with Earth

A

Spleen and Stomach (SS for Stef)

106
Q

Name the two organs associated with Wood

A

Liver and Gallbladder

107
Q

Name the two organs associated with Water

A

Kidney and UB

108
Q

What tissue is associated with heart

A

Vessels

109
Q

What tissue is associated with kidney

A

Bones

110
Q

What tissue is associated with Lung

A

Tendons

111
Q

What tissue is associated with spleen

A

Muscles/flesh

112
Q

What tissue is associated with lung

A

Body hair/skin

113
Q

Good way to remember Metal/Lung

A

Meet large dry lung

114
Q

Summer
South
Noon

A

Utmost Yang

115
Q

Autumn
West
Sunset

A

Yin with Yang

116
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Winter
South
Midnight

A

Utmost Yin

117
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Spring
East
Sunrise

A

Yang with Yin

118
Q

Fire element: Yin or Yang?

A

Yang

119
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Water element: Yin or Yang?

A

Yin

120
Q

Wood element: Yin or Yang?

A

More yang, with yin (growth of Yang)

121
Q

Metal element: Yin or Yang?

A

More Yin, with Yang (growth of Yin)

122
Q

Opposition of Yin and Yang

A

Yin and Yang are opposition stages of either a cycle or a state of being.
1. Night and Day
2. Hot and cold
3. Interior and exterior

123
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True or False
Yang channels are susceptible to yang pathogens

A

True

124
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What is a yang pathogen

A

Heat
Wind
Dryness

125
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What is a Yin pathogen

A

Cold
Damp

126
Q

What one Yang organ would also be deficient in a Yin deficiency?

A

Stomach (stomach problems with anxiety)

127
Q

What organs could be deficient in a Yin deficiency?

A
  1. Heart
  2. Kidney
  3. Lung
  4. Liver
    (Yin organs)
    No such thing as spleen deficiency
  5. Stomach
    (Yang organ* explained in a different card)
128
Q

Yin or yang in relation to position on body
Skin

A

Yang (exterior)

129
Q

What two organs are most associated with Yin?

A

Kidney and Liver

130
Q

What are the two organs most associated with Yin?

A

Kidney and Liver

131
Q

What are the two organs most associated with yang?

A

Kidney and Spleen

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