NMT100: TCM Quiz

Which dynasty firmly established the concepts of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What is the earliest known written record of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

According to TCM principles, what is the best approach to healthcare?

What is the concept of Yin-Yang in Chinese medicine?

Which of the following is NOT a TCM method of treatment?

What is the role of pattern differentiation in TCM?

According to the text, which of the following is a function of Yin in Chinese medicine?

Based on the text, which of the following is a characteristic of Yang in Chinese medicine?

According to the text, which of the following is a concept of Yin and Yang in Chinese medicine?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)?

What are TCM practitioners looking for when taking the pulse?

Where should the middle finger be placed when taking the pulse on the radial artery?

What does the tongue coating in Traditional Chinese Medicine consist of?

What does the appearance of the tongue reflect in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which dynasty is responsible for firmly establishing the concepts of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What is the earliest known written record of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What is the primary focus of TCM treatment?

Which of the following is NOT a TCM method of treatment?

Which of the following is a function of Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Yin in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What is the primary difference between Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a symptom of Yin deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What element is insulted by Earth Element?

What element does the Wood Element generate?

According to TCM, which of the following is a quality of the Wood element?

Which dynasty played a significant role in incorporating the 5 elements into mainstream Chinese medicine?

Which of the following is a symptom of DRY Internal dryness in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a characteristic of SUMMER HEAT in Chinese medicine?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Eight Principles in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What are the 6 Pathogenic Factors in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What are the 4 Levels in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is NOT a pathogenic factor in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a symptom of Wind invasion in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Dampness in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the vital substances in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is the function of Qi in the human body according to Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which meridian is associated with the regularity of menses in women at 14 years?

At what age does the hair and teeth start to disappear according to the text?

Which organ is associated with the weakening of the Yang Brightness Meridian at 35 years?

Which organ is responsible for transforming Food Qi into Blood?

What is the function of Zong Qi in the body?

Which Qi is responsible for defending against external pathogens and controlling body temperature?

What is the primary function of Blood in the body?

Which of the following is an example of an internal factor that can damage individual organ systems in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What is the primary difference between Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What does the concept of Yin-Yang represent in Chinese medicine?

What is the earliest known written record of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Wind Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is a symptom of Dampness in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is NOT a TCM diagnostic tool?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Yang deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Elements in TCM?

What does the Triple Warmer/San Jiao regulate in the body?

Traditional Chinese Medicine recognizes the inseparable relationship of body, mind, spirit, and ______.

Pattern differentiation is a diagnostic approach used to understand a patient’s health condition by categorizing signs and symptoms that reflect imbalances in the ______.

The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic is the earliest known written record of Traditional Chinese Medicine, dating back to ______ BCE.

According to TCM principles, the body has an innate self-healing capacity and expresses signs about the state of our health through the tongue, pulse, and other signs and ______.

External pathogenic factors enter the body through the space between the ______ and muscles

The 8 Principles in Traditional Chinese Medicine are used to assess and categorize a patient's condition. One of the pairs of opposing principles is Exterior and ______.

According to TCM principles, the Triple Warmer/San Jiao is responsible for regulating the movement and distribution of ______ throughout the body.

The generating cycle of the 5 Elements in TCM shows the relationship between elements, while the controlling cycle demonstrates how one element ______ another.

Each element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) corresponds to specific TCM organs, secretions, emotions, flavors, and ______.

What is the earliest known written record of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What is the primary function of Blood in the body?

What element is generated by Spleen?

What are the four pairs of opposing principles in the 8 Principles diagnostic framework?

What are the characteristics of Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What are the characteristics of Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What are the symptoms of Wind Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What are the symptoms of Wind Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What are the symptoms of Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What are the symptoms of Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Explain the generating cycle, controlling cycle, and insulting cycle in the context of the 5 Elements in TCM.

What is the role of the Triple Warmer/San Jiao in Traditional Chinese Medicine and what does it regulate in the body?

___________ describes how yin and yang are opposite and always changing; never exactly 50/50

_______ describes how yin and yang cannot exist without the other

________________ in yin and yang describes how too much of one will deplete the other (excess and deficiency)

__________ in yin and yang describes out yin and yang transform into one another; occurs when timing is right (cycles)

Immaterial, matter, expansion, producing energy represents yang

Cooling, nourishing, providing space for rest and conception describes yin or yang?

Female, cold, heavy, earth and night describes yin or yang?

Autumn and winter describes yin or yang?

Immaterial, producing energy, expansion, rising and above describes yin or yang?

Sun, positive electrical charge, fire and creating the spark for conception describes yin or yang?

Warming, protects, holds, moves, transforms, heaven and day describes yin or yang?

Spring and summer describes yin or yang?

Upper body, exterior, back, upward and outward movement describes yin or yang?

What are the main symptoms in yang deficiency?

What are the main symptoms in yin excess?

What are the main symptoms associated with yang excess?

What are the main symptoms of yin deficiency?

To take pulse, you put 3 fingers on the _________ with patient relaxed, your middle finger should be at the level of the __________

The ____________ originated in the Zhou Dynasty (1000-770 BC)

The __________ is when the theory of the 5 elements regained status and was incorporated back into mainstream Chinese medicine

_______ can be bent and straightened; it is workable and solid

________ permits sowing, growing and reaping; it promotes nutrition

________ can be molded and can harden; it is solid and mouldable

_______ moistens downwards; it is fluid and moveable

__________ flares upwards; it is combustible and warming

Direction of wood is ________

Direction of __________ is central

Direction of __________ is contraction

A downward direction describes __________

An upward direction describes __________

What season is wood?

What season is Earth?

Winter is which of the 5 elements?

Summer is which of the 5 elements?

Wood creates _________ from ___________

Fire creates _________ from _______

Earth creates _________ by ________

Metal creates ________ by ________

Water creates _________ by ___________

When the controller is in ____________ relative to the controlled, pathology will exist in the controlled

When the controller is in __________ relative to the controlled, pathology will exist in the controller

Wood controls _________ by ________

Fire controls __________ by __________

Metal controls _________ by ___________

Water controls _________ by __________

Wood insults ______

Fire insults _______

Earth insults ______

Metal insults ______

Water insults ______

When an element is deficient, it can fail to _______________ in the generating cycle

When an element is deficient, it can allow an insult to occur on itself by creating a ___________ along the controlling cycle.

When an element is in excess, it can allow it to __________ from the mother

When an element is in excess, it can __________ on the controlling cycle

What organ is associated with wood?

What organ is associated with the fire element?

What element is associated with the spleen and stomach?

What element is associated with the lungs and large intestine?

What organs are associated with the water element?

Match the yin and yang organs that are associated with the same element

Match the emotions with each of the elements

Match the senses with the 5 elements

Match the flavour with the 5 elements

Match the secretion with each element

What are the 6 pathogenic factors?

Wind is yang in nature

Cold is yang in nature

Yang in nature, aversion to cold, sneezing/chills, body stiffness can describe which of the 6 pathogenic factors?

Yang in nature, aversion to heat, fever, sneezing, cough with yellow discharge, red back of the throat, maybe a superficial pulse, can describe which of the 6 pathogenic factors?

Yang in nature, tremors, tics, severe dizziness, vertigo, deviation of mouth/tongue can describe which of the 6 pathogenic factors?

Injures yang, contracts, causes clear discharge, sleepiness, slow pulse, white tongue coating, severe localized pain that improves with heat can describe which of the 6 pathogenic factors?

Yang in nature, potential to generate wind when severe, constipation, drying, high fever, may cause bleeding, affecting the mind, rapid pulse/breathing, yellow tongue coat or red body can describe which of the following 6 pathogenic factors?

Excess of yin, from lack of movement, sticky and difficult to get rid of, feeling of heaviness, no appetite, bloating, cloudiness of discharges, slippery pulse and sticky tongue coat describes which of the 6 pathogenic factors?

Yin deficiency without heat symptoms, lack of fluid intake, not enough fruits and veggies, salt processed foods describe which of the 6 pathogenic factors?

Yang in nature, mainly in 1st aid situations, aversion to heat, sweating, headache, rapid pulse, red tongue on sides and tip, feeling of heaviness, dry lips, not thirsty, delirium and slurred speech can describe which of the 6 pathogenic factors?

_______ is original Qi

Yuan Qi is rooted in _________ and is transported through the body by _________

What are the three ways Yuan Qi can be depleted?

Food is transformed into Food (Gu) Qi in the _______ where it then rises to the __________

__________ combines with air to form ____________

Zong Qi is also known as _______ Qi. It is formed by the interaction of _________ and ______

The last stage of Qi transformation is when _____________ is transformed into _______________

Ying Qi, known as ___________ is from food extracted by ____________ and ___________

____________ Qi is defensive Qi and acts to protect against _________

Zhang Fu Qi represents functions of the ______________

Zang organs --> _______ organs --> ________ organs

Fu organs --> _________ organs --> _____ organs

Blood is formed by _________ and it is not complete until it is sent to the __________

What are the four functions of blood?

____________ is the commander of blood; blood is the mother of _______

Qi is ________ and it moves blood; blood is _______ and it gives the body nutritional substances to carry

_______ governs blood and blood is created from ________

Spleen makes _______ – spleen supports by keeping _________

Liver stores _____

Body fluids are classified as either ______ or _______

_____ (thin fluids) circulate with _____________ Qi and is controlled by the ________

______ (thick fluids) circulate with ____________ Qi and is controlled by the ____________________

Ye body fluids are clear and water in nature

Jin body fluids are viscous and turbid in nature

Functions of _________ fluids are for warmth and nourishment of muscles and moisten skin, it also becomes fluid portion in blood

Functions of _______ fluids are to lubricate joint cavities, bone marrow and CSF

____________ is the primary substance for growth and development

The two types of essence are ______ and _______ essence

Prenatal essence is from _________ vs. postnatal essence is from __________

________________ is closely related to the heart; responsible for many different mental activities; broader concept that allows mind body connection (considered a spirit)

At 8 years – essence is full; hair grown, teeth change At 16 years – essence is abundant; Water of Heaven arrives, Jing Qi flows, Yin and Yang in harmony, man is fertile At 24 years – essence plateaus; tendons and bones are strong, wisdom teeth come in, peak of growth At 32 years – tendons and bones at strongest; flesh is full and strong At 40 years – essence is weakened; hair falls out, teeth are loose At 48 years – the Yang Qi is exhausted, face darkens, hair whitens At 56 years - liver is weak, tendons cannot move, Dew of Heaven is used up, little semen, kidney is weak, and appearance and body are at their end At 64 years – _________________________

In the 8 year cycle for men, at ______ years the Yang Qi is exhausted, face darkens, hair whitens

In the 7 year cycle for women, at 14 years – ________ arrives, _______, Penetrating Extra Meridian is full, menses come regularly, can

In the 7 year cycle for women, at _________ years essence plateaus; wisdom teeth come in, growth at its peak

In the 7 year cycle for women, at ______ years – Yang Brightness Meridian weakens, face begins to darken, hair falls out

In the 7 year cycle for women, at _____ years – three Yang Meridians are weak above in the face, face is dark, hair begins to turn white

In the 7 year cycle for women, at 49 years, the _______________- is deficient, the Penetrating Extra Meridian is exhausted, _______________ is dried up, _______________ is not open, weakness and infertility set in

In the 8 year cycle for men, at ___ years, the liver is weak, tendons cannot move, Dew of Heaven is used up, little semen, kidney is weak, and appearance and body are at their end

In the 8 year cycle for men, at 32 years - _________________ at strongest; flesh is ___________

In the 8 year cycle for men, at _____ years – essence is abundant; Water of Heaven arrives, Jing Qi flows, Yin and Yang in harmony, man is fertile

Blood is:

Qi is:

The _______ governs Qi

The ________ makes blood

The _______ stores blood

If a tongue was red, and had a yellow coat, which of the pathogenic factors could be at play?

If a tongue was bluish-purple, and had a white coat, which pathogenic factor could be at play?

If a tongue was quivering, was stiff, or deviated, what pathogenic factor could be at play?