Organ Functions Flashcards
(120 cards)
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12 Officials: Liver
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The Liver is like an army’s general from whom strategy is derived
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Liver stores
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Blood
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Liver ensures
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the smooth flow of Qi
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Liver controls
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the sinews
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Liver flowers
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in the nails
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Liver opens
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into the Eyes
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Liver houses
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the Ethereal soul (connection to higher realms)
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Liver is responsible
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for planning
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Liver’s associated fluid
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tears
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Liver’s associated emotion
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anger
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12 Officials: Heart
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The Heart is the Ruler of the 5 Yin organs and the 6 Yang organs, spiritual/mental clarity comes from here
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Heart governs
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the blood and vessels
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Heart controls
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pulse
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Heart manifests
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in the complexion
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Heart houses
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the Spirit/mind
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Heart opens
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into the tongue
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Heart’s associated fluid
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sweat
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Heart’s associated emotion
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joy
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12 Officials: Spleen
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Spleen and Stomach are like the granary officials from whence the 5 tastes are derived
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Spleen is the root
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of Later Heaven/postnatal
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Spleen is the source
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of engendering transformation (physically the source of Qi and Blood)
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Spleen governs
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transformation and transportation
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Spleen manages
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Blood
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Spleen unites
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the muscles and 4 limbs
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Spleen raises
Clear Qi
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Spleen opens _____ and flowers _____
into the mouth (fleshy parts) and flowers in the lips
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Spleen houses _____ and is associated with ______
intention and is associated with thought
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Spleen's associated fluid
thin saliva
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Spleen's associated emotion
thought, pensiveness, worry
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12 Officials: Lung
The Lung is like a Prime Minister from whom policy and regulation are issued
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Lung governs
Qi and respirations
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Lung controls (3 functions)
the ebb and flow in the Hundred Vessels
Dispersing and Descending
the skin and body hair
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Lung regulates
the Water passages, also considered to be the upper source of water in the body
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Lung opens
into the nose
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Lung's associated fluid
nasal discharge
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Lung houses
the Corporeal Spirit (associated with the physical body, sensations and feelings)
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Lung's emotion
is grief and sadness
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12 Officials: Kidney
Kidney is the strong official from whence skill and ingenuity are derived
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Kidney is the root
of Earlier Heaven
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Kidney stores ___ and governs ______
Essence and governs reproduction, birth, growth, and development
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Kidney governs (3 functions)
Bones and produces marrow
Water
the grasping (and drawing downward) of Qi
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Kidney opens _______ and manifests __________
into the ears and 2 Yin (urethra and anus) and manifests in the hair of the head
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Kidney Yin and Yang is ______
the Root Yin/Yang of the body
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Kidney controls
strength and skill
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Kidney houses
will power
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Kidney acts as
the gate of the Stomach
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Kidney's associated fluid
thick saliva
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Kidney's emotion
fear
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12 Officials: Pericardium
The Pericardium is like an ambassador and from it joy and happiness derive
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Pericardium functions ____ but is seen as _______
more or less similarly to the Heart, but seen as kind of like a first line of defense (treated as an appendage of the Heart)
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Pericardium's associated channel is commonly used in
treating Heart problems
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Pericardium pairings
interior/exterior pairings: TB and Gate of Life
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12 Officials: Gallbladder
The Gallbladder is the Upright official, determinations and decisions come from here
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Gallbladder stores
and excretes bile
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Gallbladder controls (2 functions)
judgement and decision making (courage)
the sinews (provides Qi so that sinews move properly and person is agile)
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Gallbladder is both
a Yang organ and a Curious organ
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12 Officials: Small Intestine
The Small Intestine is the official in charge of receiving, being filled and transforming things comes from here
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Small Intestine controls
receiving and transforming (receives from the Stomach and separates pure from impure)
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Small Intestine separates
the clear from the turbid (clear Qi is lighter and more Yang, turbid is denser and more Yin)
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Small Intestine is involved in
having the clarity to see one's choices and conscious decision making (clarity and separation of the pure from the turbid)
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12 Officials: Stomach
Spleen and Stomach are like the granary officials from whence the 5 tastes are derived
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Stomach controls (3 functions)
acceptance of and the "rotting and ripening" of food
transportation of food essences
descending of turbid Qi
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Stomach is the origin
of jin and ye fluids
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12 Officials: Large Intestine
The Large Intestine is the official in charge of transporting along, transformations come out of there
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Large Intestine receives
food and drink from SI, reabsorbs some fluid and excretes stools
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12 Officials: Urinary Bladder
The Bladder is like a district official, fluids are stored there and Qi transformation comes from there
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Urinary Bladder is the source
of Qi transformation
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Urinary Bladder stores
and voids urine (assisted in this by the TB)
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Urinary Bladder is closely related to
the Gate of Life (Urinary Bladder is the Yang aspect of Water)
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12 Officials: Triple Burner
The Triple Burner is the official in charge of irrigation and it controls the water passages
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Triple Burner is the Yang aspect
of Ministerial Fire (in comparison to the Emperor Fire of the Heart)
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Tripe Burner is divided
into 3 sections (upper, middle, and lower)
Upper: contains Ht and Lu, like mist
Middle: contains Sp and St, like fermentation chamber
Lower: contains Lr and Kd, like drainage ditch
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______ resides in the Lower Abdomen between _____ and spreads to the ______ via ______. It then enters _______ and emerges at ______ acting as an avenue for ____________
Original Qi resides in the Lower Abdomen between the 2 Kidneys and spreads to the organs via the Triple Burner; it then enters the 12 channels and emerges at the Source point of each channel in this way acting as an avenue for the spread of Original Qi throughout the body
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Triple Burner's relationship to ____ is seen mostly in the relationship between _______
Pericardium is seen mostly in the relationship between the two channels and not so much in the organs themselves
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Triple Burner has a ______ relationship with ________, but also a __________ relationship with __________
In one aspect has an interior/exterior relationship to the Pericardium, while in another has an interior/exterior relationship to the Gate of Life
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Gate of Life is the root
of Original Qi
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Gate of Life is the source
of fire for all the internal organs
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Gate of Life warms (2 functions)
the Lower Burner and Bladder
the Stomach and Spleen to aid digestion
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Gate of Life harmonizes _____ and warms ______
the sexual function and warms the essence and uterus
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Gate of Life assists (2 functions)
Kidney;s function of grasping Qi
Heart's function of Housing the heart-spirit
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6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs are ____ or within ____
hollow or within a hollow structure
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6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs are _____ or ______ related to ________
are directly or indirectly related to the Kidney
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6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs ____ or are made of _______
store or are made of some form of refined essence
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6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs manifest _______
earth
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Define: 6 Curious (Extraordinary) Yang Organs
function like a Yin (store and do not drain) , but shaped like Yang (hollow)
Brain, Marrow, Bones, Blood Vessels, Gallbladder and Uterus
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Brain is also called
"Sea of Marrow"
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Brain is the "Palace of ____"
Intelligence (-Simple Questions)
original Shen (-Li Shi-zhen)
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Brain partly includes
the spinal cord
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When the ______ is insufficient, the Brain is not full and there may be ________
When the Qi of the upper part of the body is insufficient, the Brain is not full and there may be hardness of hearing, tinnitus, drooping of the head and blurred vision
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Marrow is the common matrix of
bone marrow, spinal cord, and Brain
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Marrow fills
bones, spinal cord, and Brain
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Marrow is related to
Blood only in that both require the use of jing-essence in their manufacture
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Bones house
marrow
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In the beginning of life, _____ is formed, this in turn forms ________
In the beginning of life, Essence is formed; this in turn forms the Brain and Marrow
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______ generates Bone Marrow and this generates _____
The Kidneys generate Bone Marrow and this generates the Liver
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Bones are the ______ of the body
structural framework
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Bones contain _____ that house _______
cavities that house the Marrow
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Bones are functionally related to
Kidneys (Kidneys command the Bones)
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Bones are like a ____
trunk
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Bones are the Palace of ______. If a person cannot stand for long or walks in a wobbly way, it means that ______
Bones are the Palace of Marrow; if a person cannot stand for long or walks in a wobbly way, it means that the bones are exhausted
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Blood Vessels act as (2 functions)
container for Blood
vehicle for the circulation of Blood
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Blood Vessels transport
the refined food essences, Qi and Blood all over the body
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Blood Vessels are considered and extension of ______ and any stimulation has ______
Blood Vessels are considered an extension of the Heart and any stimulation of the Blood vessels has a direct effect on the Heart.
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Blood Vessels are Palaces of
Blood
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Blood Vessels contain
Nutritive Qi so that is does not spill out
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Blood Vessels are the passageways
of the Middle Burner
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______ can invade the Blood Vessels and makes them ____ and causes _____
Cold, contract and causes pain
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(EO) Gallbladder stores
a pure substance (a very specific kind of essence) and does not deal with food, drink, or waste
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(EO) Gallbladder is a _______ organ and ______
regular fu organ and an extraordinary organ
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(EO) Gallbladder affects our capacity to _____ and the ______
make decisions and courage to act on them
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(EO) Gallbladder Qi gives the
ethereal soul the capacity for 'movement'
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Uterus Yin aspects
Temporarily stores Blood in monthly cycles (very closely related to the Liver and the Chong-Penetrating Vessel)
Temporarily stores and “grows” the fetus
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Uterus Yang aspects
Releases the stored Blood if there is no fetus thereof resulting in a monthly period
Releases the fetus when the fetus is due
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Uterus is functionally very close to
Liver, as well as the EV Ren and Chong (both flow through it)
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Heart and Uterus are connected by
a dedicated line called the Pouch (Uterus) Vessel
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Ming Men (Gate of Life) houses ______ and is connected to _____
Shen and Essence and is connected to Yuan Qi
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The Sea of QI
center of the chest
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The Sea of Blood
the chong-penetrating vessel (sometimes said to be the Liver)
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The Sea of Food
the stomach
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The Sea of Marrow
the brain
