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- 2 ways to classify Qi
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- According to source, function, and distribution
- According to source - 4 types of Qi according to source, function, & distribution:
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Yuan Qi/Primary Qi
Zong Qi/ Pectoral Qi
Ying Qi/ Nutrient Qi
Wei Qi/ Defensive Qi - Where is Yaun Qi derived from?
- Congenital essence -- inherited from the parents
- Where does Yuan Qi take root?
- Kidney
- Where does the Yuan Qi spread to... and how does it get there?
- entire body via the Sanjiao
- What 2 things combine to form Zong Qi?
- Qing Qi (clean qi / air) & Qi of food essence which is produced by the stomach
- 2 functions of Zong Qi
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- Promote lung function of controlling respiration
- Promote heart function of dominating blood & blood vessels - Where is Ying Qi derived from?
- Qi of food essence produced by the spleen & stomach
- Where does Ying Qi circulate?
- in the blood vessels
- 2 functions of Ying Qi
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- Produce blood & circulate with blood
- Provide further nourishment - Where does Wei Qi circulate?
- under the skin b/w the muscles -- outside the vessels
- 5 functions of wei Qi
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1) PROTECT muscular surface
2) DEFEND body against exogenous pathogens
3) CONTROL opening/closing of the pores
4) ADJUST body tempature
5) WARM-UP the Zang Fu organs - 6 functions of Qi
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1) Promoting function
2) Warming function
3) Defensive function
4) Checking function
5) Qihua
6) nourishing function - Promoting function of Qi
- growth & development, physiological activities of the Zang Fu & meridans, circulation of blood & body fluids
- Warming function of Qi
- Normal body temp is maintained & adjusted
- Checking function of Qi
- Qi checks, controls, regulates body substances & metabolic products
- Qihua function of Qi
- refers to the process of mutual transformation among essence, Qi, body fluid & blood
- Nourishing function of Qi
- Circulates in blood vessels -- provides nourishment to the whole body
- Orignation of Blood
- orginqates from food essence produced by the stomach & the spleen
- Name 3 organs which act upon the blood
- Heart, spleen, liver
- How the heart acts upon the blood
- the propelling force of heart qi is the basis of blood circulation
- How spleen acts upon the blood
- Spleen qi controls blood & prevents extravastion
- How does liver act upon the blood
- liver promotes free flow of qi, stores blood & regulates its volume
- Distibution & excretion of body fluids rely upon what 3 organs
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Spleen, lung & kidney
(spleen - transportation of water & food essence)
(lung - dispersing & descending) - Characteristics of Jin
- Clear, thin fluids
- Characteristics of Ye
- Thick, heavy fluids
- 4 examples of Jin
- Sweat, tears, siliva, mucus
- 4 examples of Jin fluids
- sweat, siliva, tears, mucus
- 2 examples of Ye fluids
- CSF, synovial fluids
- Distribution of Jin & Ye Fluids
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Jin - muscular surface
Ye - Joints & orifices - Functions of Jin Ye Fluids
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Jin - Warming & nourishing the mm & skin
- moisten the skin
Ye - moisten the jts.
- strengthening the brain & marrow
- nourishing the orifices - Origin of Jin ye fluids
- qi of food essence
- name the 6 extra fu organs
- brain, bones, marrow, vessels, gallbladder, uterus
- 2 types of relationships b/w Zang fu organs
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structural-functional
interior-exterior -
Structural organs are Zang or Fu organs?
are they yin or Yang? - Zang - yin
- Physiological functions of the zanfg organs:
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manufacture & store essential substances
(Qi, blood, body fluids, essence) - Physiological function of the fu organs?
- Receive & digest food, transmit & excrete waste
- development of theory of Zang fu organs in medical practice involved 3 aspects...
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- Acient anatomical knowledge
- Observation of Physiological & pathological phenomena
- Summarry of rich clinical experience - 4 functions of the heart
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1) Dominating the blood & vessels
2) Housing the mind
3) opening into the tongue
4) manifesting on the face - a increase or decrease in heart qi will result in changes in the ____ & _____
- pulse & complexion
- Broad Mind
- Outward appearanceof the vital activities of the whole body
- narrow mind
- Consciouness (spirit & thinking)
- 5 functions of the heart in housing the mind
- spirit, sleep, consciousness, thinking, memory
- 4 functions of the liver
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1) Storing blood
2) Maintaining the free flow of qi
3) Controling the tendons & manifesting in the nails
4) opening into the eyes - Normal character of the Liver
- to flourish & dislike depression
- The role of the liver in digestion
- Liver excretes bile which affects digestion
- The role of the liver in blod circulation
- Liver maintains the free flow of Qi which prevents stagnation of qi & blood
- 4 functions of the spleen
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1) Transportation & transformation
2) Controlling blood
3) Dominating the muscles & 4 limbs
4) Opening into the mouth & manifesting on the lips - Transportation implies:
- transmission of essential substance
- Transportation implies
- Digestion & absorption
- 4 functions of the Lungs
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1) dominating the Qi & controlling respiration
2) Dominating dispersing, skin & hair
3) Dominating descending & regulating water passages
4) Opening into the nose & manifests in the head hair - 2 aspects of dominating the qi
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1) Dominating Qi of respiration
2) dominating qi of the whole body
"all kinds of qi belong to ther lungs" - Dispersing function of the lungs:
- Wei Qi & body fluids are distributed to the whole body to warm & moisten the muscles, skin & hair
- function of the pores of the skin
- dispersing qi & regulating respiration
- Result of dysfunction of the lungs on descending
- cough, S.O.B.
- Result of dysfunction of the lung regulating water passages
- dysuria, oliguria, edema
- 5 functions of the Spleen
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1) Stoing essence, dominating development & reproduction
2) Dominating water metabolism
3) Recieving Qi
4) Dominating bone, manufacturing marrow, & manifesting in the hair
5) Opening into the ears, dominating ant. & post. orifices - The kidney's ability to dominate reproduction & development is due to:
- Kidney Qi
- Kidney Yin & yang
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Yin - yin fluid of the whole body which moistens & nourishes
yang - yang qi of the whole body which warms & promotes the functions of organs & tissues - Flow of water metabolism
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Stomach- Spleen-Lung - Kidney -
Clear fluid to lungs - organs & tissues
turbid Fluid - bladder then excreted as urine