Functions of Internal Organs Flashcards
1
Q
What controls the sinews?
A
Liver
2
Q
What controls the blood vessels?
A
Heart
3
Q
What controls the muscles?
A
Spleen
4
Q
What controls the skin?
A
Lungs
5
Q
What controls the bones?
A
Kidney
6
Q
What sensory organ corresponds to the Liver?
A
eyes
sight
7
Q
What sensory organ corresponds to the Heart?
A
tongue
taste
8
Q
What sensory organ corresponds to the Spleen?
A
mouth
taste
9
Q
What sensory organ corresponds to the Lungs?
A
nose
smell
10
Q
What sensory organ corresponds to the Kidneys?
A
ears
hearing
11
Q
What emotion corresponds to the Liver?
A
anger
12
Q
What emotion corresponds to the Heart?
A
joy
13
Q
What emotion corresponds to the Spleen?
A
pensiveness
14
Q
What emotion corresponds to the Lungs?
A
worry
15
Q
What emotion corresponds to the Kidney?
A
fear
16
Q
Which internal organ governs Blood?
A
Heart
17
Q
Which internal organ stores Blood?
A
Liver
18
Q
Which internal organ governs Qi and influences Body Fluids?
A
Lungs
19
Q
Which internal organ governs Gu Qi, holds Blood, and influences Body Fluids?
A
Spleen
20
Q
Which internal organ stores Essence and influences Body Fluids?
A
Kidneys
21
Q
Which body tissue corresponds to Liver?
A
sinews
22
Q
Which body tissue corresponds to Heart?
A
blood vessels
23
Q
Which body tissue corresponds to Spleen?
A
muscles
24
Q
Which body tissue corresponds to Lungs?
A
skin
25
Which body tissue corresponds to Kidneys?
bone
26
Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Liver?
Hun (Ethereal Soul)
27
Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Heart?
Mind (Shen)
28
Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Spleen?
Intellect (Yi)
29
Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Kidneys?
Will-power (Zhi)
30
Which spiritual aspect corresponds to the Lungs?
Corporeal Soul (Po)
31
Which spiritual aspect resides in the Liver (particularly in the Blood and Yin of Liver where is should be 'anchored')?
The Hun (Ethereal Soul)
32
Which spiritual aspect is described as "The coming and going of the Mind (Shen)"?
The Hun (Ethereal Soul)
33
Why is the Heart known as the Emperor of all internal organs?
- it houses the Shen (Mind)
- Shen is responsible for all consciousness, perceptions, cognition, thinking, willing, feeling
- the consciousness that defines us as individuals
34
What is the Yi (intellect) responsible for, and does it reside?
- resides in Spleen
- responsible for memory, concentration, studying, application
(pathology: pensiveness, overthinking, obsessive thinking, fantasizing, brooding)
35
What is the Corporeal Soul (Po) responsible for, and where does it reside?
- resides in Lungs
- physical sensations, feelings, and generally somatic expressions
- plays role in all physiological processes
36
Which is the 5 spiritual aspects is formed at conception, returns to Earth at death of the body, and is Yin in nature compared to the Hun/ Ethereal Soul?
The Po / Corporeal Soul
| resides in Lungs
37
Which spiritual aspect is described as "The entering and exiting of the Essence (Jing)"?
The Po / Corporeal Soul
| resides in Lungs
38
Which acupuncture points affect the Spiritual Aspects?
the outer points on Bladder Channel
39
Which acupuncture points affect the relevant sense organs?
Back-Transporting (Back-Shu) points
40
What is the spiritual aspect the resides in the Kidneys responsible for?
- Zhi (willpower)
| - responsible for willpower, drive, determination, constancy
41
Which organ is easily influenced by Heat?
Heart
42
Which organ is easily influenced by Wind?
Liver
43
Which organ is easily influenced by Dampness?
Spleen
44
Which organ is easily influenced by Dryness?
Lungs
45
Which organ is easily influenced by Cold?
Kidneys
46
Which organ manifests in the complexion?
Heart
47
Which organ manifests in the hair?
Kidneys
48
Which organ manifests in the nails?
Liver
49
Which organ manifests in the lips?
Spleen
50
Which organ manifests in the body hair?
Lungs
51
Which body fluid relates to the Liver?
- tears (basal and reflex- lubricating, not those due to emotion)
(b/c Liver opens into the eyes)
52
Which body fluid relates to the Heart?
- sweat
- (seen clearly when a person sweats excessively in response to emotional tension)
- (sweat is also related to the Lungs and Lungs' influence on space between skin and muscles where sweat exists, but it is the fluid of the Heart)
53
Which body fluid relates to the Spleen?
saliva (xian)
| thin, watery fluid in mouth- moistening mouth to aid digestion
54
Which body fluid relates to the Lungs?
snivel/ nasal mucus
| normal mucous secretion of lining of nose
55
Which body fluid relates to the Kidneys?
spittle (tuo)
- thick and more turbid than saliva
- lubricates back of mouth and throat
- an expression of the Kidney-Jing (Kidney-Essence)`
56
What odour pertains to the Liver?
rancid (rancid meat)
57
What odour pertains to the Lungs?
rotten, rank (like rotten eggs)
58
What odour pertains to the Heart?
scorched (like burnt toast)
59
What odour pertains to the Spleen?
fragrant, sweetish (like sickly sweetish perfume)
60
What odour pertains to the Kidneys?
putrid (like putrid, stagnant water)
61
Sour
Liver
62
Bitter
Heart
63
Sweet
Spleen
64
Pungent
Lungs
65
Salty
Kidneys
66
Which sound relates to the Liver?
shouting (very loud voice, almost shouting)
67
Which sound relates to the Heart?
laughing (punctuates speech with inappropriate, short bursts of laughter)
68
Which sound relates to the Lungs?
crying (voice sounds like they could burst into tears)
69
Which sound relates to the Kidneys?
groaning (throaty, groaning voice)
70
Which sound relates to the Spleen?
singing (melodious, singing tone of voice)
71
Of the term "Zangfu", which part corresponds to Yin, and which to Yang?
Zang organs = Yin
| Fu organs = Yang
72
What does the character for "Zang" represent?
- means organ, viscus
- one character indicates "flesh", one "to store"
(Yin organs are in charge of storing the vital substances)
73
What does the character for "Fu" represent?
- means organ
- one part indicates 'flesh', one 'seat of government' or 'administrative centre'
- indicates Yang organs are in charge of transforming food and drink to produce Qi and Blood, like gov't in ancient China was in charge of food distribution
74
"The ___, ___, ___, ___, and ___ are the roots of food storage, they are the residence of Nutritive Qi, they are called containers, they transform waste substances and transmit the incoming and outgoing flavours." - Simple Questions, Ch 9
- ST, SI, LI, TE, BL
| all yang/fu organs but GB
75
What are the 5 functions of the Yang/Fu organs?
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receive
move
transform
digest
excrete
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