Physiological mechanisms and the activities in Qi Gong and Yoga/Pranayama which are their triggers:

Physiological Mechanisms	Structures and Substrates	Qigong Activity
I. OXYGEN
1. Energy Generation	Oxygen Uptake	Movement/Breath
2. Aerobic Water	Oxygen Uptake	Movement/Breath
3. Immune Enhancement	Oxygen Uptake	Movement/Breath
4. Free Radical Neutralization	xygen Uptake	Movement/Breath
II. LYMPH
1. Aerobic Generation	Oxygen	Movement/Breath
2. Propulsion
a) Aerobic	Oxygen	Movement/Breath
b) Intrinsic Contraction	Interstitial fluid volume	Breath and Relaxation
c) Muscle Pump	Muscle Contraction	Movement
d) Gravitational	Body position	Postures and Movement
e) Breath Apparatus	Lungs, diaphragm, cisterna chyli	>Breath Activity
3. Immune Function	Propulsion (2a-e)

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