The Original Qi transforms ______ Qi into _____ Qi. This facilitates the transformation of food into _____Qi and _____ Qi.
The ___________ is the place where the Mind and Spirit and Essense lodge and the place to which the Original Qi is tied.
Ming Men / Gate of Life
What organ qi ascends?
Spleen Qi
What organ qi descends?
Lung, Heart, Kidney, Stomach, Bladder, Large Intestine, Small Intestine
What organ qi ascends and expands?
Liver Qi
Which structures allow the entering and exiting of qi?
Channels, Cou Li, Triple Burner, Joins, Brown Fat Tissue, Membranes, Bones, Mind-Spirit
What is the space between the skin and muscles called?
Cou Li
Which organs are in the Upper Burner?
Lungs, Heart
What is the function of the Upper Burner?
Diffuse Qi to the skin and muscles
Which organs are in the Middle Burner?
Stomach and Spleen
What is the function of the Middle Burner?
Digest food, transform and transport Food-Qi to Lungs and Heart
Which organs are in the Lower Burner?
Liver, Kidneys, Bladder, Large Intestine, Small Intestine
What is the function of the Lower Burner?
Tranformation, transportation, and excretion of fluids and wastes
What energetic layer of the body do the Lungs control?
Skin
What energetic layer of the body does the Spleen control?
Muscles
What energetic layer of the body does the Liver control?
Sinews
What energetic layer of the body does the Heart control?
Blood Vessels
What energetic layer of the body do the Kidneys control?
Bones
What will happen if Spleen Qi does not ascend?
Diarrhea
What will happen if Lung-Qi does not descend?
Cough & Asthma
What will happen if Kidney Yin doesn’t nourish Liver-Yin
Headache & Irritability
What is the spiritual aspect of the Liver?
Ethereal Soul, Hun
What is the spiritual aspect of the Heart?
Mind, Shen
What is the spiritual aspect of the Spleen?
Intellect, Yi