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