Review for TCM Final - Test Questions

Which of the following organs is the house of both water and fire?

Kidney

Which organ corresponds to Water?

Kidney

Which of the following two organs share the same source?

Kidney and Liver

If a patient suffers from shortness of breath with more expiration than inspiration, it most likely is due to

Kidney disease

Infertility, impotence, and under development in children are all symptoms of

Kidney essence deficiency

Which organ corresponds to Wood?

Liver

Defensive qi flows

outside the vessels

Which of the following organs is the upper source of water?

Lung

Which of the following refers to the Cou li (the space between the skin and muscles)

Lung

Which organ corresponds to Metal?

Lung

The formation of pectoral qi is mainly related to which two organs?

Lung and Spleen

Which is correct about body fluid in TCM theory?

Lung disperses body fluid to the surface of the body as sweat and descends body fluid to the kidneys and bladder; kidney separates the clear and trubid and sends the turbid to the bladder; triple jioa is the passage for distributio of the body fluids

Which of the following manifestations is the LEAST likely attributed to phlegm?

Scanty, dark urine

If a patient with Kidney Deficiency Syndrome, according to the theory of the five elements, which of the following is the most appropriate method of treatment?

Strength Lung

If a patient suffers from mental disorder, which of the following organs is most likely involved?

Heart

Dryness is ease to attach which of the following organs?

Lung

The Original Qi consist of the essence qi stored in the kidney. It flows to each part of the body by which of the following organ?

Triple Jioa

Which tissue corresponds to Fire?

Vessels

Based on the theory of five elements, which of the following elements over-controlling the fire?

Water

Which of the following is wrong about the sequent of five elements?

Water insulting Fire and Fire insulting Metal

Summer Heat often mingles with

Wind

Which Climate (not season) corresponds to Wood?

Wind

Which evil is the leading of the six evils?

Wind

Which is incorrect?

Wind evil likes to invade the upper part of the body and cause symptoms, such as headache, itchy throat, and no sweating due to wind which close the pores

If a patient with Liver Excess Syndrome, according to the theory of the five elements, which of the following is the most appropriate method of treatment?

Sedate Heart

Yin Excess produces

Excess Cold

Which of the following is only an exogenous evil?

Summer Heat

Which sense office corresponds to Fire?

Tongue

Qi produces

Blood

What are the characteristics of Deficiency Syndrome?

Chronic Mild Pulse - deficient

Which of the following is closely related to Taingui?

Menstruation

What are the characteristics of Excess syndrome?

Acute Severe Pulse - Excess

According to Yin-Yang theory, which of the following combinations belongs to Yang?

Back-Superior-Function

Which of the following is Yin within Yin

Between midnight and sunrise

According to Yellow Emperor Internal Classic, prolonged starring will impair which of the following?

Blood

Spleen controls

Blood circulation in the vessels and prevents leaking

Heart controls

Blood vessels

According to Yellow Emperor Internal Classic, prolonged standing will impair which of the following?

Bone

Which tissue corresponds to Water?

Bone

The sea of marrow refers to which of the following organs?

Brain

Which Climate (not season) corresponds to Water?

Cold

What is one of the main functions of the spleen?

Controlling the blood into vessels

Which of the following houses the Corporeal Soul?

Lung

A disease that is difficult to cure, has a long course, and reoccurs frequently is likely related to?

Dampness

Reinforcing the Earth is mainly used to treat which of the following syndromes?

Deficiency syndrome on Metal

Yang Deficiency produces

Deficient Cold

Yin Deficiency produces

Deficient Heat

What is the main function of the Lower Jiao?

Ditch

Which Climate (not season) corresponds to Metal?

Dry

Which Climate (not season) corresponds to Fire?

Dry/Hot

Which sense office corresponds to Water?

Ear

Excess Yang produces

Excess Heat

Which of the following most likely belongs to the category of Yang?

Exiting

Which sense office corresponds to Wood?

Eyes

What does the blood of the liver moisten?

Eyes and Tendons

Based on the theory of five elements, which of the following emotions may subdue over-exciting (joy)?

Fear

Which of the following elements is the child of Wood?

Fire

Which of the following is a feature of pain due to blood stasis?

Fixed, stabbing pain

What is the main function of the Upper Jiao?

Fog generator

What is the main function of the Middle Jiao?

Forth of blubble

Which of the following organs is in charge of decision making?

Gallbladder

According to the five emotions, which of following emotion related to Lung?

Grief

Which of the following voices is related to the liver?

Groaning

Which of the following is the extension of the blood?

Hair

Which organ corresponds to Fire?

Heart

If a patient suffers from mental restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, poor memory, dizziness, tinnitus, dryness of the throat, soreness of the lumbar region, spermatorrhea in dreams, tidal fever, night sweats, a red tongue with little coating and a thread, rapid pulse. After diagnosis, you believe that there is disharmony between water and fire. Therefore, which of the following tow organs will be involved?

Heart and Kidney

Which of the following relationship is possibly to insult? (the first organ insults the second)

Heart and Kidney

Extremely fire will cause lot of problems, except

Heaviness

Which of the following is one of the main characteristics of TCM?

Holism

According to the theory of Yin and Yang, the Yin deficiency leads to

Interior Heat

Alcohol will cause

Interior toxicity heat

The difference between Jin and Ye is

Jin is thinner than Ye

According to the theory of five elements, which of the following organs is closely related to fear?

Kidney

If a person has too much sex, which of the following organ will most possibly become weak?

Kidney

The formation of theories to TCM is related to all the following except

Laboratory research

According to the five emotions, which of the following organs related to anger?

Liver

If a patient suffers from convulsions of the limbs, it is nost likely due to which of the following diseases?

Liver

The sea of blood is which of the following organs?

Liver

Which of the following organs has its outward manifestation in the nails?

Liver

Which organs relate to the uterus?

Liver, Kindney, and Stomach

Based on the theory of five elements, which of the following elements is generated by earth?

Metal

According to Chinses medicine, the Heart is the residence of the

Mind (Shen)

Which Climate (not season) corresponds to Earth?

Moist

Which sense office corresponds to Earth?

Mouth

Joy will cause qi to

Move Slowly

Which tissue corresponds to Earth?

Muscle

This is not a theory between Yin and Yang

Mutual separation

Which of the following is the surplus of the tendon?

Nail

Which sense office corresponds to Metal?

Nose

According to the "Spiritual Axis", if a pathogenic factor does attach the Heart, it will be deviated to attach the

Pericardium

Blood is moved by

Qi

Blood is the mother of

Qi

Over-consumption of physical strength impairs which of the following?

Qi

Which of the following is not a symptom of Yin Syndrome?

Red Face

Which tissue corresponds to Wood?

Sinews

Which tissue corresponds to Metal?

Skin

Which of the following organs is receiving and absorbing the food and drink separation the clear and turbid?

Small Intestine

According to the theory of five elements, sweet taste is related to which of the following organs?

Spleen

Improper diet easy to damage which of following organs?

Spleen

Which of the following organ is the source of phlegm?

Spleen

Which of the following organs has the function to maintain the internal organs at their original places?

Spleen

Which of the following organs is the acquired foundation?

Spleen

Which organ corresponds to Earth?

Spleen

Which organ manifests in the lips?

Spleen

The formation of pectoral qi is mainly related to which two organs?

Spleen and Lung

Worry will cause qi to

Stagnated

Which of the following organs dominates descending for maintenance of health?

Stomach

Liver

Stores blood and regulates its volume

Which of the following is the surplus of the bone?

Teeth

A patient presents with high fever, severe thirst, and profuse sweating and later develops severe cold limbs and aversion to cold. This is the indicator of which of the following?

Yang transforms into Yin

Which of the following does Spring belong to

Yang within Yin

Which of the following is the correct sequence of controlling?

Wood-Earth-Water-Fire-Metal

Which of the following sequences of generating is correct based on the theory of the five elements?

Wood-Fire-Earth-Metal-Water

Which of the following Yin (retention of fluid) indicate that fluid retention in the chest and hypochondrium?

Xuan Yin

According to Internal Classic, the origination of the life is rooted in

Yin and Yang

Which of the following in from noon to sunset?

Yin with in Yang

What is Deficiency Syndrome?

exhaustion of the genuine qi may bring about; mainly means the insufficiency of the genuine qi; may often be caused by serious illness, prolonged disease, consumption of essential qi, impairment of qi, blood, yin, yang and body fluids. Chronic, mind, pulse - deficient

What is excess syndrome?

exuberance in the evil qi; there is a preponderance of evil qi and the genuine qi is equally exuberate; may be caused by the six evil climatic evils, improper food intake, excessive phlegm, stagnant blood or water Acute; severe; pulse - excess

What is Excess Yang?

failure of the defensive qi in controlling the opening and closing lease to obstruction of the sweat pores and sweat can not be excreted thus resulting in the ensuing fight between stagnant defensive qi and pathogenic evil. Symptoms - feeling of heat, thirst, dark urine 4 bigs - high fever, profuse sweating, extreme thirst, excess pulse

What is Yin Deficiency?

failure of yin to check yang results in a false hyper function of yang due to yin deficiency, flaring of fire, interior heat Symptoms - 4 smalls: low grade fever; slight sweating; thirst but no desire to drink; thread rapid pulse

What is Yin Excess?

is likely to lead to a function inhibition of the viscera and tissues, or dysfunction of internal organs and a failure of the warming and transformative function of qi. Symptoms - feeling cold, cold limbs, pain, pale urine Dislikes pressure; Excess pulse

What is Yang Deficiency?

leads to the weakness of warming and transformative functions. Water and fluids can not be transformed and metabolized by yang-qi. The failure of yang to co-check yin leads to a deficiency syndrome. Caused by: dietary factors (excess consumption of cold foods), excessive physical work or over work Symptoms - likes pressure, excess pulse

What is Depletion of Yin?

serious pathologic state in which there is a suddenly lost in yin fluids, which leads to a pathological state of serious decline of the systematic function in the entire body Manifestations - profuse and constant sweating like oil, warm limbs, delirium, coma

What is Depletion of Yang?

serious pathologic state in which yang qi is suddenly lost, thus causing severe failure of the bodies functions Manifestations - profuse and constant sweating like pearls, cold limbs, loss of consciousness, feeble pulse

For pathogenic features of six evils, which is correct?

they are related with seasons and living and working enviroments