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Governings of the five viscera

五脏所主 〔五臟所主〕 wǔ zàng suǒ zhǔ

Also five governings. The specific parts of the body governed by the viscera. The heart governs the vessels; the lung governs the skin and body hair; the liver governs the sinew; the spleen governs the flesh; the kidney governs the bones. Note that the flesh overlaps the category of the sinews, and therefore these are not strict anatomical categories. See sinew.

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