Heaven, Yin–Yang, and Qi
In which direction did the emperor face to receive the influence of Heaven?
What is South (Yang)?
Qi is the commander of ___; ___ is the mother of Qi.
What is Blood?
What position does the Heart hold in the body’s hierarchy?
What is the Monarch or Emperor?
Name the Five Elements.
What are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water?
The Triple Burner is the official of what?
What is ditches or irrigation?
What are the two main functions of the I Ching?
What are divination/predicting change and study of Yin and Yang?
Name the two types of body fluids and their characteristics.
What are Fluids (Jin) — clear, refined, pure and Liquids (Ye) — turbid, unrefined, impure?
Which organ stores blood and connects to the eyes?
What is the Liver?
Which organ’s Qi ascends, and which organs’ Qi descend?
Spleen ascends; Heart, Lungs, Stomach, Intestines, Bladder, and Kidneys descend.
List the three burners with their main functions.
Upper: Lungs & Heart – diffuse Qi
Middle: Spleen & Stomach – transform and transport
Lower: Kidneys & Intestines – excrete fluids/waste
The term Wu Xing literally translates to what?
What are the Five Phases?
Which organs govern body fluid movement? (Spleen, Lungs, Bladder, Kidneys)
Spleen–Transports, Lungs–Diffuse, Bladder–Excretes, Kidneys–Separate/excrete.
List the 5 spirits and their corresponding organs.
Liver–Ethereal Soul
Heart–Mind (Shen)
Spleen–Intellect (Yi)
Lungs–Corporeal Soul
Kidneys–Willpower (Zhi)
What are the Yin and Yang organs for Fire, Earth, and Metal?
Fire: Heart–Small Intestine
Earth: Spleen–Stomach
Metal: Lung–Large Intestine
Which organ system does Original Qi belong to?
What is the Gate of Life between the Kidneys?
What are the Three Treasures of TCM?
What are Jing (Essence), Qi (Energy), and Shen (Mind)?
Where does Qi enter and exit to regulate Defensive Qi?
What is the Cou Li (interstices and pores)?
Which organ opens into the ears and manifests in the bones and hair?
What are the Kidneys?
Which element controls which, according to the Control Cycle? (Example: Liver controls Spleen)
Liver→Spleen, Heart→Lungs, Spleen→Kidneys, Lungs→Liver, Kidneys→Heart
What are the two extraordinary vessels flowing through the uterus?
What are the Ren Mai (Directing) and Chong Mai (Penetrating)?
Where does Original Qi originate, and what is it related to?
What is between the kidneys, derived from pre-heaven essence, related to the Gate of Life?
When Spleen Qi fails to ascend, what symptom results?
What is diarrhea?
The Pericardium, also called Xin Bao or Xin Zhu, is affected by what pathogenic factor causing delirium and aphasia?
What is Heat in the Pericardium?
Which organ type corresponds to the Government Center in TCM?
What are the Yang organs (the hollow ones)?
In men, what organ is equivalent to the uterus?
Bao – the Room of Essence?