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TCM QUIZ 1
TCM QUIZ 1
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Graduate
10/30/2012

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How is the study of Yang and Yin defined?
Definition
"Book of Changes"
Book of Divination (prediction)
Term
What is the proper translation of Wu Xing?
Definition
Five Phases
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Name the 3 treasures
Definition
Mind(shen), Essence, Qi
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Name the 10 correspondence words associated with Yang
Definition
South, East, Left, Sun, Heaven, Round, Time, Activity, Light, Brightness
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Name the 10 correspondence words associated with Yan
Definition
North, West, Right, Moon, Earth, Flat, Space, Rest, Darkness, Shade
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Name Yin-Yang seasonal cycle
Definition
East=Spring
South=Summer
West=Autumn
North=Winter
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Other words that correspond and associate to Yang
Definition
rising, above, fire, expansion, energy, immaterial, non-substantial
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Other words that correspond and associate to Yin
Definition
material(dense), substantial, matter contraction, descending, below, water
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The Chinese word for the interdependence of Yin and Yang
Definition
Tai Ji (Supreme Ultimate)
Term
The 5 phases as movement
Definition
Wood=expansion
Fire=upwards/ascending
Earth=center, stability, relaxed, indecisive
Metal=contraction
Water=downwards/descending
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List seasonal cycles of the 5 phases
Definition
Wood=spring/morning
Fire=summer/midday
earth=no season
metal=autumn/fall sunset
water=winter/midnight
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List the generating sequence for 5 phases
Definition
fire produces earth, earth produces metal, metal produces water, water produces wood, wood produces fire
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List the organ generating sequence relationships for 5 phases
Definition
liver is the mother of the heart, heart is the mother of the spleen, spleen is the mother of the lungs, lungs are the mother of the kidneys, kidneys are the mother of the liver
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what are the CONTROLLING SEQUENCES of the generating organs
Definition
liver helps the spleen and stomach, spleen helps kidneys, kidneys help heart, heart helps lungs, lungs help liver
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name the colors associated with the 5 phases
Definition
wood=green
fire=red
earth=yellow
metal=white
water=black
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organize the origin of qi
Definition
Term
how is yin and yang individually represented
Definition
yin___ ____

yang __________
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What is Tai Ji?
Definition
All encompassing, the interdependence of yin-yang. The 2 verticle circles in the yin-yang symbol.
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