Introduction to Living TCM Anatomy

My TCM Anatomy Learning Notes - # Introduction: Have you ever experienced this? You go to see a

doctor. You do blood tests, X-rays, scans… Everything comes back “normal”.

Yet you still feel tired, uncomfortable, or simply not well. This is where this

course begins. In Western medicine, anatomy is largely based on the study of the dead body

— structures that are fixed and separated. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), anatomy is about

the living body. TCM looks at a person as a whole, living system — not just organs,

but Jing (Essence), Qi (Energy), and Shen (Spirit) working together. A living body is

warm and dynamic. It contains solids, fluids, and movement — but also things that