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Organ Interralationships of TCM
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Term
They are inter-__________ and
inter-_______ on each other
Definition
Inter-restricting, and inter-dependant
Term
Heart and Lung are both (Yin or Yang) organs
Definition
Yin
Term
Heart is the master of _________, and Lung is the master of _____.
Definition
Blood, Qi
Term
What Yin Organ does the heart have close relations with?
Definition
Lung
Term
Heart and Lung both reside in which burner?
Definition
Upper burner
Term
Heart and Lung cooperate and ensure the normal movement of ___ and _____ in the whole body.
Definition
Qi, Blood
Term
normal blood circulation relies on the function of _______, and the promotion of _______.
Definition
Heart, Lung
Term
which Yin Organ relies on normal blood circulation for its function
Definition
Lung
Term
What is the relationship of Zong Qi (Gathering Qi)and Heart and Lung
Definition
Zong Qi promotes the function of both heart and lung and is the key connection between these organs.
Term
What governs Blood?
Definition
Heart
Term
What governs Qi?
Definition
Lung
Term
___ is the commander of ________.
________ is the mother of ____.
Definition
Qi is the commander of Blood
Blood is the mother of Qi
Term
Qi provides ____ to blood, and promotes blood circulation.
Definition
warmth
Term
_____ provides a liquid vehicle for Qi.
Definition
Blood Heart makes blood from food-Qi of the Spleen and the clear Qi of what organ?
Term
If Lung Qi is deficient or fails in dispersing/descending , the function of Heart, i.e., blood circulation, will be affected. What does TCM call this?
Definition
Heart blood stagnation
Term
If Heart Qi or Heart Yang is deficient causing abnormal blood circulation, the function of Lung, i.e., breathing function will be affected, what symptoms might be present.
Definition
coughing, shortness of breath
Term
Spleen and Heart work together for what inside the vessels
Definition
normal blood circulation
Term
Mentally overworking can exhaust what?
Definition
Heart-blood, and Speen-Qi
Term
What are the symptoms of deficiency of both Heart and Spleen.
Definition
poor memory, poor sleep, loose stools, poor concentration. (treated by Gui Pi Tang)
Term
Spleen Qi deficiency can cause decreased Blood generation or chronic bleeding and further can cause what illnesses?
Definition
Blood deficiency and Heart deficiency.
Term
Heart and Spleen work together to do what?
Definition
make blood
Term
Spleen Qi transports food Qi to the Heart, who does what?
Definition
Makes Blood
Term
Spleen Qi holds blood inside what?
Definition
Blood Vessels
Term
What can Heart Qi deficiency cause?
Definition
Blood stagnation
Term
What can Spleen Qi deficiency cause?
Definition
Bleeding
Term
What organ stores blood
Definition
Liver
Term
Heart houses ______
Liver houses _________
Definition
Shen
Shu-Xie
Term
What is Shu Xie?
Definition
controlled emotion
Term
What 2 things does Heart and Liver relationship involve?
Definition
1. Blood circulation and storage
2. Regulation of spirit and mental activities
Term
What ensures normal Blood circulation and Liver having enough blood stored?
Definition
Sufficient Heart blood.
Term
Normal Blood storage function of ________ ensures Heart Blood circulation
Definition
Liver
Term
Blood deficiency are mainly having to do with what 2 organs?
Definition
Heart or Liver
Term
Heart Blood stagnation can affect ______; Liver Blood stagnation can affect ______.
Definition
Liver
Heart
Term
What does Heart govern?
Liver governs what?
Definition
Shen and all mental activities
Shu Xie- which helps maintain normal mental function
Term
Sufficient ________ ______ and normal mental activities support smooth Liver Qi flow
Definition
Heart Blood
Term
Normal Liver Shu-Xie help Heart housing mind.
Definition
Term
What does TCM call "disturbed Heart Shen"
Definition
Liver Qi Stagnation
Term
What does TCM call over active Heart Fire?
Definition
Liver Fire upward
Term
What is the relationship of Heart and Kidney?
Definition
1. the mutual assistance of fire and water
2. The common rot of Mind (Shen) and Essence (Jing)
Term
What is the Interrelationship of Heart and Kidney in the menstrual cycle?
Definition
1. The Kidney provides the material Yin and Yang basis for such ebb and flow
2. The heart provides impetus for the transformation of Yang to Yin and Vice versa
3. The Heart Qi and Blood descent promotes downward flow of blood and the discharge of eggs.
Term
How do the Lung an dSpleen cooperate
Definition
in generating QI
Term
How do the Lung an dSpleen cooperate in generating Qi?
Definition
1. Lung governs Qi and inhales clear Qi
2. Spleen transports and transforms food Qi
3. The clear Qi from Lung, the food Qi from Spleen and the Yuan Qi from Kidney form the whole body QI
4. The generation of the whole body Qi mainly relies on Lung and Spleen
5. Lung Qi and Spleen Qi interact with each other
Term
Lung Qi deficiency may cause Spleen Qi deficiency and vice versa. eventually cause deficiency of...
Definition
both
Term
Qi deficiency mainly has to do with what organs?
Definition
Spleen and Lung
Term
Qi Stagnation mainly has to do with what 1 organ?
Definition
Liver
Term
Tonifying Lung Qi, and tonifying Spleen Qi are often done?
A. one after the other
B. together
C. One or the other, never both
D Spleen first then Lung
Definition
Together
Term
What 2 organs cooperate in body fluid metabolism and distribution?
Definition
Lung and Spleen
Term
What is the Physiologically of Lung and Spleen?
Definition
1. Spleen transforms and transports body fluid
2. Lung disperses/ descends body fluid.
Term
Lung and Spleen Pathologically:
Definition
If Spleen fails in transforming/transporting body fluid, damp/phlegm may affect Lung function; Spleen is the source of phlegm and Lung is the container of phlegm.
Term
Why do Lung and Liver Cooperate?
Definition
to ensure the body's Qi moving normally
Term
How close is the relationship between Lung and Liver
Definition
Not very close
Term
Lung and Liver: Physiologically;
Definition
1. Lung governs Qi and Liver governs Qi Ji (Qi mechanism)
2. Lung Qi descends, Liver Qi acends
Term
Liver and Lung, Pathologically:
Definition
Liver Qi descends, Liver Qi ascends
Term
How does Lung and Kidney cooperate
Definition
1. in body fluid distribution
2. in breath
Term
Lung and Kidney Physiologically; in body fluid
Definition
1. Lung is the upper source of body fluid and Kidney governs body fluid
2. Lung and Kidnet work together to ensure normal body fluid distruibution and secretion
Term
Lung and Kidney, Pathologiacally; In body fluid
Definition
adnormality of Lung and Kidnet function may cause edema, which is a wind invasion.
Term
How do Lung and Kidney physiologically; in breath
Definition
1. Lung governs Qi and breath and Kidney controls recieving Qi
2. Lung and Kidney working together ensure breath normal and deep
Term
Lung and Kidney Pathologically; in breath
Definition
Lung Qi deficiency or failure to descend and Kidney failure to receice Qi may affect each other
Term
Lung does not so much care about? (yin or yang)
Definition
Yang
Term
The Yin and Yang of Lung and Kidney nourish each other
Definition

1. Lung/metal is the mother of water, Lung Yin nourishes Kidney Yin.

2. Kidney Yin/Yang is the foundation of Yin/Yang for all organs including Lung Yin/Yang

3. Lung Yin/Yang deficiency and Kidney Yin/Yang deficiency may affect each other.

Term
Liver and Spleen Cooperate in what?
Definition
1. Food Digestion
2. Blood Circulation
Term
Physiologically: Liver and Spleen
food digestion
Definition
1. Liver governs shu-xie and Spleen governs transportation and transformation
2. Working together they ensure normal food digestion and transformation
Term
Liver and Spleen Pathology:
food digestion
Definition
1. Liver Qi stagnation may cause Spleen failure in transportation and transformation
2. Spleen failure in transformation and transportation may cause Liver Shu-Xie dysfunction
Term
Liver and Spleen Physiologically:
blood circulation
Definition
1. Heart governs blood circulation, Liver stores blood, and Spleen holds blood
2. Liver and Spleen help nomal blood circulation
Term
Liver and Spleen, Pathologically;
in blood circulation
Definition
Liver failure in storing blood and Spleen failure in holding blood may cause bleeding and further blood deficiency
Term
Liver and Kidney functions
Definition
Liver stores Blood and Kidney stores Essence nourish each other
Term
Liver stores blood and Kidney stores Essence__ Liver Blood Kidney Essence nourish each other.
Abnormality:
Definition
Deficiency of Live Blood and Kidney Essence
Term
Liver governs _____-_____, and Kidney stores _____
Definition
Shu Xie,
Essence
Term
Liver Blood and Kidney cooperate in regulating reproductive function.
Definition
Women: abnormal menstruation and ovulation
Men: Male ejaculation
Term
_________controls tendons, and _________ controls bones
Definition
Liver- tendons
kidney- bones
Term
The most fundamental yin deficiency is ________ & ________, and heat disease
Definition
Liver and Kidney
Term
The Yin/Yang of Liver and Kidney nourish each other. Abnormalities:
Definition
1. deficiency of Liver and Kidney Yin
2. Deficiency of Liver and Kidney Yang
Term
What organs represent Pre-Heaven and Post-Heaven.
Definition
Spleen and Kidney
Term
Spleen and Kidney represent Pre-Heaven and Post-Heaven. Physiologically:
Definition
1.Pre-heaven Qi and Essence supports Post-heaven Qi
2. Post-heaven Qi nourishes Kidney Qi and Essence
Term
Spleen and Kidney represent Pre-heaven Pre-heaven and Post-heaven, Pathologically: Deficiency of Pre-heaven Qi/Essence and Post-heaven Qi may affect each other.
Definition
Deficiency of Pre-heaven Qi/Essence and post-heaven Qi may affect each other
Term
Spleen and Kidney cooperate in...
Definition
Body Fluid Metabolism
Term
Spleen and Kidney cooperate in Body Metabloism: Physiologically:
Definition
1. Kidney Essence and Kidney yang help Spleen in transformation and Transportation of body fluid
2. Food Qi from Spleen nourishes Kidney and helps Kidney in governing body fluid metabolism --"Earth restricts Water"
Term
Spleen and Kidney Cooperate in Body Fluid Metabolism, Patholigically:
Definition
1. Kidney Yang deficiency may cause spleen failure in transportation and transformation of body fluid

2. Spleen failure in transportation and transformation may cause Kidney Yang deficiency and fluid flooding.

Term
what is the relationship between Yin organs and Extraordianry organs?
Definition
1. they both store essence and Qi without leakage
2. most of the extraordinary organs do not have their own meridians (except GB). however they have a close relationship with the Extraordinary organs
3. Yin organs interact with extraordinary meridians
Term
what are the main functions of the uterus?
Definition
1. main functions of the uterus
2. houses fetus during pregnancy
3. all these functions rely on
a. the regualtion of shen
b. the promotion of Qi
4. Heart houses shen and governs making & circulating blood
5. Liver stores blood and governs shu-Xie which regulates emotion
6. Spleen is the source of Qi and blood
7. Kidney is the pre-heaven
8. heart, liver, spleen and Kidney have close relations with uterus
Term
Heart and Uterus
Definition
Term
Liver and Uterus:
Definition
1. emotion and menstuation/ovulation/pregnancy
2. Qi Ji and menstruation/ovulation/pregnancy
3. stores blood and menstruation/ovulation/pregnancy
Term
Spleen and Uterus:
Definition
1. T&T
2. holds blood and menstruation
Term
kidney and Uterus:
Definition
Kidney stores Essence, governs growth, developement and reproduction, including
1. generation/exhaustion of Tian Gui
2. Developement of reproductive system
3. ovulation
4. menstruation
5. pregnancy
Term
Yin organs and brain: Main functions of the brain...
Definition
1. it houses "Yuan Shen"
2. It controls intelligence
3. It is the Sea of Marrows
4. it controls sight, hearing, smell and taste
Term
Heart and Brain:
Definition
1. heart house shen
2. brain houses Yuan Shen
3. heart blood nourish Brain
4. most of Brain disorders are treated as Heart disorders.
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