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We mentioned earlier that each of the Five Elements has two Organs associated with it (apart from the Fire Element which has four). We’ll now take a deeper look at them. One of the Organs is a ‘Yin’ Organ and the other is a ‘Yang’ Organ and they are ‘paired’ together.

The quality of Yang is more active and external than Yin which is more still and internal. Consequently the Yin Organs lie deeper inside the body and are concerned more with storing or retaining. The Yang Organs have more to do with transformation, movement and elimination. Below is a list of the Yin and Yang Organs associated with each Element.

Element	Yin Organ	Yang Organ
Wood	Liver	Gall Bladder
Fire	Heart	Small Intestine
	Pericardium	Triple Burner
Earth	Spleen	Stomach
Metal	Lungs	Large Intestine
Water	Kidney	Bladder

We often refer to these Organs as an ‘Organ system’. By this we mean the Yin and Yang Organ as well as a number of other functions connected with each Organ. Because we are talking about the Chinese rather than the Western understanding of an Organ, which is similar but also very different in emphasis, we will also capitalize the name of an Organ or Organ system when we are referring to the Chinese understanding. These are discussed in greater detail in the individual chapters on each type.