脏：Zang Organs

Question 1

Liver Function： Stores Blood

Answer 1

1: Regulates Blood Volume 2: Regulates Menstruation 3: Moistens Sinews, Eyes,

Question 2

Liver Function: Smooth Flow of Qi

Answer 2

1: Affects Emotions; 2: Affects Digestions 3: Affects secretion of bile

Question 3

Liver Function: Controls Sinews

Answer 3

Contraction and relaxation of Sinews ( based on blood regulation and storage)

Question 4

Liver Function: Manifests in the Nails

Answer 4

by product of sinews: deficiency= brittle; blood stasis: dark purple

Question 5

Liver Function: Opens into the Eyes

Answer 5

1: Nourished and moistened by LV blood; 2: not only organ related to eyes

Question 6

Liver Function: Controls Tears

Answer 6

Related to Basal tears (which lubricates the eyes) and Reflex tears (which occur when a foreign body enters the eye) • LV Blood/Yin Deficiency: dryness • LV Yang Rising: watery eyes

Question 7

Liver Function: Houses the Ethereal Soul

Answer 7

HUN (Ethereal Soul): source of life dreams, vision, aims, projects, inspiration, creativity, ideas; coming and going of SHEN.
LV Blood Normal: HUN is firmly rooted and can help with a sense of direction in life (HUN) .
LV Blood Weak: HUN is not rooted and cannot give us a sense of direction in life .
LV Blood/Yin Very Weak: HUN may even leave the body temporarily at night during sleep or just before going to sleep.

Question 8

Liver Affected by Anger

Answer 8

Includes frustration, resentment, suppressed rage or anger; causes Qi stagnation, LV fire, LV Yang rising; relationship between organ and emotion are mutual.

Question 9

Heart function: Governs Blood

Answer 9

Food Qi is transformed into blood by HT; directly affects menstruation; Controls Blood Flow; Houses the Mind

Question 10

Heart function: Controls the Blood Vessels

Answer 10

influences the state of blood vessels; one of five layers

Question 11

Heart function: manifests in complexion

Answer 11

HT is reflected in the face

Question 12

Heart function: Houses the Mind ( SHEN)

Answer 12

mental activity, conciseness, emotional state, memory, thinking

Question 13

Heart function: Controls Sweat

Answer 13

Blood (HT) and body fluids (sweat) have a common origin (

Question 14

Heart function： Opens into the tongue

Answer 14

HT influences the tongue itself: tongue ulcers, tongue soreness • HT influences talking and speech: talking a lot, speech difficulty, stuttering, aphasia

Question 15

Pericardium Function As an Organ:

Answer 15

Surrounds the heart and governs blood houses mind (like HT); points are used in invigorate blood, cool blood and calm mind;

Question 16

Pericardium Function As a Channel:

Answer 16

Influences Zong Qi and connects with San Jiao

Question 17

Pericardium and Minister Fire

Answer 17

Minister Fire pathology flares upward to harass PC

Question 18

Pericardium and Uterus

Answer 18

could affect menstruation PC is connected to Bao Mai;

Question 19

Spleen Function: Controls Transformation and Transportation

Answer 19

Transforms food and drink into Qi and Blood; Separates usable from unusable. ( Pure goes to LU, impure goes to intestine)

Question 20

Spleen Function: Controls the ascending of Qi

Answer 20

ascends Qi, Food Qi and Fluids to LU; Ascends clear Yang and descends Turbid yin;

Question 21

Spleen Function: Controls Blood

Answer 21

Keeps Blood in vessels, makes blood from essence of food.

Question 22

Spleen Function: Controls Muscles and Four Limbs

Answer 22

SP extracts Gu Qi from food to nourish tissues

Question 23

Spleen Function: Opens into mouth reflects in lips

Answer 23

enable chewing, lips show state of SP

Question 24

Spleen Function: Controls Saliva ( 涎）

Answer 24

thin and clear, parotid gland, promotes digestion

Question 25

Spleen Function: Houses Intellect

Answer 25

capacity for thinking, memory, concentration; Memory

Question 26

Spleen is Affected by Pensiveness :

Answer 26

thinking too much, brooding etc. ; SP Deficiency-- includes pensiveness I Pensiveness --injures SP

Question 27

Lung Function: Governs Qi and Respiration

Answer 27

Inhale clean QI, exhale dirty Qi | Form Qi: QING Ql (air) + GU Ql (food) = ZONG Ql (Gathering Qi) + YUAN Ql (parents) ZHEN and LU this Qi down

Question 28

Lung Function: Controls Channels and Blood Vessels

Answer 28

LU governs QI--- affects all channels; Qi is commander of Blood-- influences all blood vessels.

Question 29

Lung Function: Controls diffusing and descending of QI and body fluids

Answer 29

descends Qi to KD; descends body fluids to KD/ UB; disperses Wei QI and body fluids all over body to space between skin and muscles. disperses Jin Ye to moisten skin and regulate pores.

Question 30

Lung Function: Regulates all physiological activities

Answer 30

by governing qi, controlling breathing, controlling channels and blood vessels, controlling ascending descending entering and exiting of Qi Mechanism.

Question 31

Lung Function: Regulates water passages

Answer 31

Diffuses body fluids all over the body to space between skin and muscles; collects fluids and descends down to KD/UB

Question 32

Lung Function: manifests in body hair

Answer 32

LU diffuse Qi and fluids to the skin and body hair

Question 33

Lung Function: opens to nose, nasal mucus

Answer 33

LU open into the nose for respiration (Ease of breathing and sense of smell depend on the state of the LU) The nose is properly moistened by LU's diffusing of Qi and fluids

Question 34

Lung Function: houses Corporeal Soul

Answer 34

'Physical soul' in charge of all physiological processes • Responsible for feelings, sensations and is affected by worry, sadness, grief; formed at conception and dies with the body;

Question 35

Lung Affected by worry, grief and sadness

Answer 35

worry knots Qi in shoulder and breast area; grief and sadness deplete Qi; all cause chest tightness and breathlessness

Question 36

Kidney Function: Store Essence

Answer 36

Pre-natal essence inherited from parents . Store post-natal essence replenished by Gu Qi + Qing Qi; Tian Kui life cycles male 8 female 7;

Question 37

Kidney Function: Produce Marrow

Answer 37

generates spinal cord and brain; transformed into bone marrow; produces bones;

Question 38

Kidney Function: Govern Water

Answer 38

controls body fluids in lower jiao; KD provides yang heat for SP transforming and transportation

Question 39

Kidney Function: Control Reception of Qi

Answer 39

KD grasps or recieves Qi from LU (Deficiency: breathlessness, easy exhalation but difficult inhalation)

Question 40

Kidney Function: Opens into Ears/ Manifests on Hair

Answer 40

KD nourishes the hair and ears

Question 41

Kidney Function: Control Spittle

Answer 41

（唾）thick fluid at back of tongue and throat

Question 42

Kidney Function: Control Lower Two Orifices

Answer 42

Urethra: e.g. urethral discharge; urethritis, urinary incontinence Spermatic duct: e.g. sperm discharge; spermatorrhea . Anus: e.g. stool discharge; incontinence of stool

Question 43

Kidney Function: Houses Will Power

Answer 43

will power, single mindedness; tenacity; short term memory

Question 44

Kidney Function: Controls Gate of Life (Minister Fire)

Answer 44

Root of the Original Qi . Source of Fire for all Zang Fu. Warms Lower Jiao and Bladder. Warms SP/ST to aid digestion . Harmonizes the sexual function and warms Essence and Uterus . Assists KD reception of Qi . Assists HT in housing Mind

Question 45

Zang Officials:

Answer 45

``` Liver: General Heart: Monarch Pericardium: Ambassador Spleen: Granary Official Lungs: Prime Minister Kidney: Strong Official ```