Quiz Week 5

Question 1

What is the pericardium?

Answer 1

Like the heart it is a fire element.
It is paired with the triple burner.
Not counted as an organ.
It is a protective screen of the heart.

Question 2

It is the official who is a statesman and messenger.

Answer 2

The pericardium

Question 3

The pericardium corresponds to the____________.

Answer 3

Minister fire (others say Ming men, life gate, or others are called minister fire.)

Question 4

San Jiao is also known as the ____________.

Answer 4

Three burners

Question 5

The absolute yin channel is known as the ________.

Answer 5

Pericardium.

Question 6

Joy and elation come out of the ____________.

Answer 6

Pericardium

Question 7

It is the summary of the function of the yang organs plus the 3 yin organs that relate to fluid metabolism: lungs, spleen, and kidneys.

Answer 7

The three burners.

Question 8

It has three parts and is a unified system.

Answer 8

The triple burners.

Question 9

The upper jiao is the part that is _____________.

Answer 9

Receiving goods.

Question 10

The middle jiao is the part that is ____________.

Answer 10

Manufacturing goods

Question 11

The lower jiao is the part that is ______________.

Answer 11

Shipping out, disposing of wastes.

Question 12

It corresponds to fire element and it is paired with the pericardium.

Answer 12

The San Jiao

Question 13

The origin of the San Jiao are the ___________.

Answer 13

Kidneys

Question 14

It is a pathway for source qi.

Answer 14

The San Jiao.

Question 15

Source qi originates in the _______ _________ between the kidneys and spreads through the ______ ______ then enters the 12channels and emerges at the yuan source points.

Answer 15

Lower jiao, three jiao.

Question 16

The making of post heaven qi is a type of qi transformation activated by _______ _______.

Answer 16

Source qi

Question 17

It is in charge of movement of qi and fluids through all three jiao. It represents three divisions of the waterways.

Answer 17

Triple burner

Question 18

The upper burner is like a ________.

Answer 18

Mist

Question 19

The middle burner is like a _____________.

Answer 19

Muddy pool, bubbling cauldron, or foam.

Question 20

The lower burner is like a ___________.

Answer 20

Sluice, or ditch.

Question 21

Everything above the diaphragm, especially the heart and lungs.

Answer 21

The upper jiao

Question 22

The diaphragm to waist, especially the spleen and stomach.

Answer 22

The middle jiao

Question 23

Below the waist: liver, kidneys, intestines, bladder, uterus

Answer 23

The lower jiao

Question 24

Excretion of the turbid occurs in the _________.

Answer 24

Lower jiao.

Question 25

Li Dongyuan said that the _____________ is a physical manifestation of the 3 treasures (jing, qi, Shen)

Answer 25

San jiao

Question 26

The ____________ are the official that open the sluices. The waterways come out of it.

Answer 26

Three burners

Question 27

The three burners channel is the_________.

Answer 27

Hand lesser yang or shao yang channel.

Question 28

The _________ corresponds to earth element and the center.

Answer 28

Spleen

Question 29

___________ transforms and transports qì

Answer 29

Spleen

Question 30

__________ transforms and transports fluids

Answer 30

Spleen

Question 31

The ________ likes dryness and the ________ likes moisture: In disharmony, the ________ forms phlegm

Answer 31

spleen, stomach, spleen

Question 32

The _________ raises the clear while the stomach descends the turbid.

Answer 32

spleen

Question 33

________ qì moves upwards and holds the organs up in their place

Answer 33

Spleen

Question 34

The _________ sends grain qì and fluids to the upper jiāo, prevents food from passing through the digestive tract too quickly, and raises clear yáng to aid the sense orifices and brain

Answer 34

spleen

Question 35

The __________ is in charge of the production of qì and blood: It is the root of post-heaven qì.

Answer 35

spleen

Question 36

The _________ hosts the muscles and flesh of the whole body, especially the four limbs:

Answer 36

spleen

Question 37

The __________ manages or controls the blood, causing it to stay within the vessels: _________ earth is like the banks of a river, keeping the water (blood) flowing through the proper path.

Answer 37

spleen, spleen

Question 38

The ________ opens in the mouth and manifests in the lips. The ______ channel connects with the root of the tongue and scatters below the tongue. When the _______ is harmonious, the mouth recognizes the five flavors. The ________ is ‘the granary official from whom the five flavors are derived.’ The _______’s fluid is drool.

Answer 38

spleen

Question 39

The ______ stores 意 yì reflection and its emotion is thought: thinking, studying, concentrating, focusing, memorizing (_______ is school-type of thinking and memorization. Heart is clear thinking and emotional memories, kidney is short-term memory.)

Answer 39

spleen

Question 40

The _________ is the 足太陰經 foot tài yīn or greater yīn channel.

Answer 40

spleen

Question 41

The _______ stores blood and the _______ holds blood in the vessels, as well as helping to make blood

Answer 41

liver, spleen

Question 42

Both help with digestion: ______ transportation and transformation, _______ with smooth flow of qì and bile • The qì of both tends to move upward

Answer 42

spleen, liver

Question 43

The ______ makes blood and holds it in the vessels.

Answer 43

spleen

Question 44

The _______ governs blood. Blood is made around the heart.

Answer 44

heart

Question 45

All dampness, swelling, and fullness is ascribed to the _________.

Answer 45

spleen

Question 46

The _______ hosts the body’s muscle and flesh.

Answer 46

spleen

Question 47

The _______ is united with the flesh. Its glory is the lips.

Answer 47

spleen

Question 48

The ________... manages keeping blood inside. It warms the five viscera and stores reflection.

Answer 48

spleen

Question 49

The center produces?

Answer 49

The center produces dampness. Dampness produces earth. Earth produces sweetness. Sweetness produces the spleen. The spleen produces the flesh. The flesh produces the lungs. The spleen manages the mouth.

Question 50

The __________ corresponds to earth element, and is paired with spleen: a close relationship.

Answer 50

stomach

Question 51

The term ‘middle jiāo’ means the _______ and ________together, digestion and production of post-heaven qì.

Answer 51

spleen, stomach

Question 52

The ___________ is in charge of receiving and fermenting or rotting and ripening: It is a bubbling cauldron. The ________ is called the sea of water and grains.

Answer 52

stomach

Question 53

_________ qi is descending

Answer 53

Stomach

Question 54

The ________ assists the spleen in transportation of food essences

Answer 54

stomach

Question 55

_______ qì is important in diagnosis and prognosis: Its qì reaches the pulse, and the tongue coating is related to _________. “Because __________ qì is the root of man, if there is __________ qì, there is life. If ______ qì is strong, the prognosis is good.”

Answer 55

stomach

Question 56

The _________ is the ‘origin of fluids’: The kidneys are the (exit) gate of the __________.

Answer 56

stomach

Question 57

The is the 足陽明胃經 the foot yáng míng or yáng brightness channel.

Answer 57

stomach

Question 58

The _______ is the envoy. The _______ is the market.

Answer 58

spleen, stomach

Question 59

The __________ and ________ are the officials of food and granaries. The five flavors come out of them.

Answer 59

spleen, stomach

Question 60

The ________ is the sea of water and grains.

Answer 60

stomach

Question 61

The spleen unites with the ________. The _________ is the bowel of the five grains.

Answer 61

stomach

Question 62

The large intestine and small intestine both belong to the _________, which is foot yáng brightness.

Answer 62

stomach

Question 63

The spleen, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, triple burner, and urinary bladder are the root of the food granary. They are the dwelling of construction [yíng]. They are called the ‘vessel.’ They are able to transform the dregs and sediments. They pass on the flavors so that they can enter and exit. Their bloom is in the four whites of the lips. Their fullness is in the flesh. Their flavor is sweet. Their color is yellow. They are in the category of reaching yīn. They communicate with earth [element] qì.

Answer 63

The spleen, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, triple burner, and urinary bladder are the root of the food granary. They are the dwelling of construction [yíng]. They are called the ‘vessel.’ They are able to transform the dregs and sediments. They pass on the flavors so that they can enter and exit. Their bloom is in the four whites of the lips. Their fullness is in the flesh. Their flavor is sweet. Their color is yellow. They are in the category of reaching yīn. They communicate with earth [element] qì.

Question 64

________________ store like yīn organs, but are hollow like yáng organs. • They do not decompose food nor excrete wastes. • They store purified substances. • All are said to be directly or indirectly related to the kidneys.

Answer 64

Extraordinary organs

Question 65

The brain, marrow, bone, vessels, gallbladder, and uterus of the females: these six are generated by earth qì. All of them store in yīn and their image is in the earth. Thus, they store and do not drain. They are called the ____________.

Answer 65

extraordinary organs

Question 66

The ________ regulates menstruation, conception, pregnancy. It is closely related to kidney (for essence), and Rèn (for qì) and Chōng (for blood) vessels.

Answer 66

uterus

Question 67

The liver stores blood in the ________ and chōng vessel, releasing it in menstruation. The ________ stores the fetus.

Answer 67

uterus

Question 68

Men have 精室 the room of essence which stores ______.

Answer 68

semen

Question 69

The _________ is the sea of marrow (stores marrow) and controls memory, concentration, intelligence, sight, hearing, touch, smell.

Answer 69

brain

Question 70

The kidneys make marrow to fill up the ______. | The _______ is also related to heart blood and the governing (Dū) vessel.

Answer 70

brain

Question 71

_________ includes bone marrow, spinal cord, and brain.

Answer 71

Marrow

Question 72

The ________ make marrow. It is related to essence.

Answer 72

kidneys

Question 73

____________ helps make blood (menstrual blood according to some).

Answer 73

Marrow

Question 74

The bones store __________, and are related to the kidneys.

Answer 74

marrow

Question 75

The bones are the mansion of ___________.

Answer 75

marrow

Question 76

any pathway of blood or of qì.

Answer 76

Vessels

Question 77

The ________ store blood (and also qì).

Answer 77

vessels

Question 78

The vessels are the mansion of _________.

Answer 78

blood

Question 79

The ________ governs the body’s blood and vessels.

Answer 79

heart

Question 80

The ___________ stores bile, so it is different from other yáng organs (fǔ). It is a bowel because it plays a role in the processing and conveyance of food and stands in interior/exterior relationship with the liver, its paired viscera.

Answer 80

gall bladder

Question 81

When evils try to invade the heart, they must first pass through the _________________.

Answer 81

Pericardium