NMT100: TCM Quiz
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Which dynasty firmly established the concepts of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

  • Han Dynasty (correct)
  • Tang Dynasty
  • Qin Dynasty
  • Shang Dynasty

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

  • Han Dynasty
  • Yi Jing
  • Shang Dynasty
  • The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic (correct)

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

  • Treating the disease directly
  • Focusing on prevention (correct)
  • Using a combination of Western medicine and TCM
  • Ignoring the signs and symptoms

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

    <p>The balance between opposing forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Prescription medication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of pattern differentiation in TCM?

    <p>Identifying the underlying cause of symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Cooling</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Upward and outward movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Opposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Swollen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are TCM practitioners looking for when taking the pulse?

    <p>Rate, strength, and fullness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>At the level of the styloid process</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The tips of the papillae</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The condition of the Yin Organs, Blood, and Nutritive Qi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Han Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of TCM treatment?

    <p>The patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Prescription medication</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Transforming</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Female</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>all of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Night sweats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What element is insulted by Earth Element?

    <p>Wood Element</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What element does the Wood Element generate?

    <p>Fire Element</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Can be bent and straightened</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Song Dynasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Scanty dark urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Aversion to heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Wind cold-wind heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the 6 Pathogenic Factors in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

    <p>Wind, Cold, Heat/Fire, Dampness, Dryness, Summer-heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the 4 Levels in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

    <p>Wei, Qi, Ying, Blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Heat-cold</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Chills</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Sleepiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pain or anything worse with damp</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>San Jiao</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Protecting the body from exterior attacks</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Conception Meridian</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>64 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organ is responsible for transforming Food Qi into Blood?

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    What is the function of Zong Qi in the body?

    <p>Pushes Qi and Blood to the limbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Wei Qi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of Blood in the body?

    <p>Nourishes the Internal Organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Emotional problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Yin represents the material and physical aspects, while Yang represents the immaterial and energetic aspects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The balance between the body and nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Itchy/sore throat, swollen tonsils, red back of throat</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Contracts and congeals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>No appetite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a TCM diagnostic tool?

    <p>Meridian diagnosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pale tongue, dependent on accumulation of dampness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Air</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Movement and distribution of fluids and Qi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    <p>300</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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 ______.

    <p>symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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 ______.

    <p>interior</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>fluids and Qi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    <p>senses</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic; 300BCE)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of Blood in the body?

    <p>The primary function of Blood in the body is to nourish and moisten the tissues and organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What element is generated by Spleen?

    <p>Spleen generates Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>interior-exterior, heat-cold, yin-yang, excess-deficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

    <p>feeling hot, fever, sweating, thirst</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

    <p>feeling cold, cold limbs, absence of thirst</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Aversion to cold/wind, sneezing, chills, coughing and runny nose with white discharge, body stiffness and aches</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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    What are the symptoms of Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

    <p>Sleepiness, severe localized pain improved by heat, craves warmth, aversion to cold and feels cold, pale complexion, lack of thirst, loose stool</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the symptoms of Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

    <p>Drying, high fever, desires cold, aversion to heat, heat sensation, redness, constipation or foul-smelling diarrhea, may cause bleeding - cough, vomit, nose, gums, urine, stool, skin, scanty/dark yellow urine, affects the mind, restlessness, irritability</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The generating cycle in TCM shows the relationship between elements, where one element generates and nourishes another. For example, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, and Water generates Wood. The controlling cycle demonstrates how one element controls another. For example, Wood controls Earth, Earth controls Water, Water controls Fire, Fire controls Metal, and Metal controls Wood. The insulting cycle occurs when an element 'back-lashes' its controller, causing imbalance and pathology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The Triple Warmer/San Jiao is a functional organ system in TCM that is responsible for regulating the movement and distribution of fluids and Qi throughout the body. It acts as a transportation network, ensuring the smooth flow of vital substances and maintaining balance within the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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    _______ describes how yin and yang cannot exist without the other

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

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

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    Immaterial, matter, expansion, producing energy represents yang

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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    Autumn and winter describes yin or yang?

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

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

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

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    Spring and summer describes yin or yang?

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

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    What are the main symptoms in yang deficiency?

    <p>cold symptoms fatigue, tired after bowel movement low libido edema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the main symptoms in yin excess?

    <p>cold symptoms chills pain, dysmennorhea local pain that gets better with warmth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the main symptoms associated with yang excess?

    <p>heat symptoms red face hot all day thirst for cold drinks (gulps)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the main symptoms of yin deficiency?

    <p>heat symptoms red cheeks, hot flushes, 5 centre heat dry stools anxiety at night, night sweats thirst for cold drinks (sips)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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    ________ permits sowing, growing and reaping; it promotes nutrition

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

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    _______ moistens downwards; it is fluid and moveable

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    __________ flares upwards; it is combustible and warming

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    Direction of wood is ________

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    Direction of __________ is central

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    Direction of __________ is contraction

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    A downward direction describes __________

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    An upward direction describes __________

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    What season is wood?

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    What season is Earth?

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    Winter is which of the 5 elements?

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    Summer is which of the 5 elements?

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    Wood creates _________ from ___________

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    Fire creates _________ from _______

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    Earth creates _________ by ________

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    Metal creates ________ by ________

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    Water creates _________ by ___________

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

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

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    Wood controls _________ by ________

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    Fire controls __________ by __________

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    Metal controls _________ by ___________

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    Water controls _________ by __________

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    Wood insults ______

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    Fire insults _______

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    Earth insults ______

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    Metal insults ______

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    Water insults ______

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

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

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

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

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    What organ is associated with wood?

    <p>liver and gall bladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What organ is associated with the fire element?

    <p>heart and small intestines; pericardium and San Jiao</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What element is associated with the spleen and stomach?

    <p>Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What element is associated with the lungs and large intestine?

    <p>metal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What organs are associated with the water element?

    <p>kidney and urinary bladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>liver = gall bladder heart = small intestine spleen = stomach lung = large intestine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the emotions with each of the elements

    <p>anger = wood joy = fire worry = earth shock/fear = water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the senses with the 5 elements

    <p>ears = water nnose = metal mouth/lips = earth tongue = fire</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the flavour with the 5 elements

    <p>sour = wood bitter = fire pungent = metal salty = water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the secretion with each element

    <p>urine = water mucous = metal saliva = earth tears = wood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the 6 pathogenic factors?

    <p>wind cold heat/fire dampness dryness summer-heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Wind is yang in nature

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cold is yang in nature

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>wind cold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>wind heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>internal wind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>cold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>dampness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>dryness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>summer heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    _______ is original Qi

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

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    What are the three ways Yuan Qi can be depleted?

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

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    __________ combines with air to form ____________

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

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

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

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    ____________ Qi is defensive Qi and acts to protect against _________

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    Zhang Fu Qi represents functions of the ______________

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

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

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

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    What are the four functions of blood?

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

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

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    _______ governs blood and blood is created from ________

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    Spleen makes _______ – spleen supports by keeping _________

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    Liver stores _____

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    Body fluids are classified as either ______ or _______

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

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

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    Ye body fluids are clear and water in nature

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    Jin body fluids are viscous and turbid in nature

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

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

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    ____________ is the primary substance for growth and development

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    The two types of essence are ______ and _______ essence

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

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

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    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 – _________________________

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

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

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

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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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

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    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

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    Blood is:

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    Qi is:

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    The _______ governs Qi

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    The ________ makes blood

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    The _______ stores blood

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

    <p>heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>cold</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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    Study Notes

    Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Diagnostic Tools and Concepts

    • TCM diagnosis involves assessing the body's physical features, such as tongue shape, coating, and moisture, as well as pulse characteristics.
    • The tongue provides information about the body's fluids, spirit, and overall health, with indicators like color, shape, coating, and moisture.
    • Pulse diagnosis is used to assess the balance of the body's Qi, blood, yin, yang, and individual organ states by feeling for rate, strength, fullness, location, and other qualities.
    • Yin deficiency is characterized by a bright red tongue with absence of coating, a fast and thin pulse, and indicates a deficiency of yin energy.
    • Yang deficiency is characterized by a pale tongue, dependent on accumulation of dampness, a deep, slow, weak pulse, and indicates a deficiency of yang energy.
    • The 5 Elements (Wood, Earth, Metal, Water, Fire) are used in TCM to explain the properties of organs, their relationships, and pathological changes.
    • The generating cycle shows the relationship between elements, while the controlling cycle demonstrates how one element controls another.
    • The insulting cycle occurs when an element "back-lashes" its controller, causing imbalance and pathology.
    • Each element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) corresponds to specific TCM organs, secretions, emotions, flavors, and senses.
    • The Triple Warmer/San Jiao is a functional organ system responsible for regulating the movement and distribution of fluids and Qi throughout the body.
    • Pulse diagnosis involves assessing the speed, rhythm, size, width, shape, and quality of the pulse at different locations to determine patterns and imbalances.
    • TCM diagnosis also includes the 8 Principles (yin-yang, heat-cold, internal-external, excess-deficiency), 6 Pathogenic Factors, 5 Elements cycles, Vital Substances, Zhang-Fu Organs, 6 Stages, 4 Levels, and Meridians.

    Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Diagnostic Tools and Concepts

    • TCM diagnosis involves assessing the body's physical features, such as tongue shape, coating, and moisture, as well as pulse characteristics.
    • The tongue provides information about the body's fluids, spirit, and overall health, with indicators like color, shape, coating, and moisture.
    • Pulse diagnosis is used to assess the balance of the body's Qi, blood, yin, yang, and individual organ states by feeling for rate, strength, fullness, location, and other qualities.
    • Yin deficiency is characterized by a bright red tongue with absence of coating, a fast and thin pulse, and indicates a deficiency of yin energy.
    • Yang deficiency is characterized by a pale tongue, dependent on accumulation of dampness, a deep, slow, weak pulse, and indicates a deficiency of yang energy.
    • The 5 Elements (Wood, Earth, Metal, Water, Fire) are used in TCM to explain the properties of organs, their relationships, and pathological changes.
    • The generating cycle shows the relationship between elements, while the controlling cycle demonstrates how one element controls another.
    • The insulting cycle occurs when an element "back-lashes" its controller, causing imbalance and pathology.
    • Each element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) corresponds to specific TCM organs, secretions, emotions, flavors, and senses.
    • The Triple Warmer/San Jiao is a functional organ system responsible for regulating the movement and distribution of fluids and Qi throughout the body.
    • Pulse diagnosis involves assessing the speed, rhythm, size, width, shape, and quality of the pulse at different locations to determine patterns and imbalances.
    • TCM diagnosis also includes the 8 Principles (yin-yang, heat-cold, internal-external, excess-deficiency), 6 Pathogenic Factors, 5 Elements cycles, Vital Substances, Zhang-Fu Organs, 6 Stages, 4 Levels, and Meridians.

    Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Diagnostic Tools and Concepts

    • TCM diagnosis involves assessing the body's physical features, such as tongue shape, coating, and moisture, as well as pulse characteristics.
    • The tongue provides information about the body's fluids, spirit, and overall health, with indicators like color, shape, coating, and moisture.
    • Pulse diagnosis is used to assess the balance of the body's Qi, blood, yin, yang, and individual organ states by feeling for rate, strength, fullness, location, and other qualities.
    • Yin deficiency is characterized by a bright red tongue with absence of coating, a fast and thin pulse, and indicates a deficiency of yin energy.
    • Yang deficiency is characterized by a pale tongue, dependent on accumulation of dampness, a deep, slow, weak pulse, and indicates a deficiency of yang energy.
    • The 5 Elements (Wood, Earth, Metal, Water, Fire) are used in TCM to explain the properties of organs, their relationships, and pathological changes.
    • The generating cycle shows the relationship between elements, while the controlling cycle demonstrates how one element controls another.
    • The insulting cycle occurs when an element "back-lashes" its controller, causing imbalance and pathology.
    • Each element (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) corresponds to specific TCM organs, secretions, emotions, flavors, and senses.
    • The Triple Warmer/San Jiao is a functional organ system responsible for regulating the movement and distribution of fluids and Qi throughout the body.
    • Pulse diagnosis involves assessing the speed, rhythm, size, width, shape, and quality of the pulse at different locations to determine patterns and imbalances.
    • TCM diagnosis also includes the 8 Principles (yin-yang, heat-cold, internal-external, excess-deficiency), 6 Pathogenic Factors, 5 Elements cycles, Vital Substances, Zhang-Fu Organs, 6 Stages, 4 Levels, and Meridians.

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    Explore the diagnostic tools and concepts used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including the assessment of physical features, pulse characteristics, tongue diagnosis, 5 Elements cycles, and the Triple Warmer/San Jiao organ system. Gain insights into yin and yang deficiencies, generating and controlling cycles of the 5 Elements, and the role of pulse diagnosis in determining patterns and imbalances.

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