Quiz #2 Flashcards
What type of Qi brings about the transformation of _____ into _____, and the transformation of _____ into _____.
Original Qi brings about the transformation of Gathering Qi into True Qi, and the transformation of Food Qi into Blood.
The _____ is the place where Mind/Spirit and Essence lodge 
Gate of Life (mìng mén)
The directions of Organ Qi
Liver: out
Spleen: up
The rest: down
5 Spirits (shen)
hún - Ethereal Soul (Liver)
shén - Mind (Heart)
yì - Intellect (Spleen)
pò - Corporeal Soul (Lungs)
zhì - Willpower (Kidneys)
Upper Burner
Heart & Lungs
Diffuses Qi to skin and muscles 
Middle Burner
Stomach & Spleen
Digest food and transform/transports Food Qi to Lung and Heart (where it becomes Blood)
Lower Burner
Liver, kidneys, bladder, intestines
Transforms/transports and excretes waste 
When _____ Qi doesn’t go down, it stagnates in chest, causing cough and asthma 
Lung Qi
If _____ Yin doesn’t nourish Liver Yin, Liver Qi goes up, causing headache and irritability 
Kidney
If _____ Qi doesn’t go up, pure essence doesn’t go up, diarrhea ensues
Spleen
What sensory organs corresponds with which organ systems? 
Liver: eyes
Heart: tongue
Spleen: mouth
Lungs: nose
Kidneys: ears 
Which manifestations go with which organs? 
Liver: nails
Heart: complexion
Spleen: lips
Lungs: body hair
Kidneys: hair 
Which bodily fluids go with which organs?
Liver: tears
Heart: sweat
Spleen: saliva
Lungs: snivel (nasal mucus)
Kidneys: spittle (special form of saliva)
Yin organs
zàng (脏)
Store vital substances, receive, refine
Yang organs
fǔ (腑)
Received, move, transform, digest, excrete
(chuán: to transmit)
(xing: to move)
