Board Study Guide Flashcards
A bitter taste is related to what element?
Fire
What are the 4 pillars of assessment?
Observation
Asking
Listening/smelling
Palpation
How can KYO be described?
Flaccid, empty, deficient, no resistance
What quality would your client have to indicate an imbalance in water?
Groaning
A laughing quality to your clients voice may indicate a balance in which element?
Fire
A metal imbalance may present in a client as someone who?
Can not stop grieving
JITSU can be described as?
Tight, full, excess, resistant
A signing quality in a client’s voice may indicate an imbalance in which element?
Earth
Which color is associated with water?
Blue
When treating kyo, tonifying is used. This means?
Stationary, slow, or deep pressure
In hara assessment which area is palpated first?
The heart
In hara assessment which area is palpated last?
Small intestine
What taste is associated with wood?
Sour
Where does the kidney channel begin?
Planter surface of the foot
Where does the liver channel start?
Lateral side of the big toes nail
Where does the lung channel end?
Radial side of the thumb nail
Which organs are Yang?
Small intestine, triple warmer, stomach, large intestine, urinary bladder, gall bladder
Which organs are yin?
Heart, pericardium, lung, spleen, kidney, liver
What would be an indication of a fire imbalance?
Anxiety with palpitations
What may indicate a metal imbalance?
Chronic skin conditions
The energy or force that gives and maintains life?
Qi
The Qi in JITSU areas needs what?
To be dispersed
The Qi in KYO areas needs what?
To be supported/tonified
Cv6 is also called what?
Don Tien or Sea of Qi
What are the main organs and channels affected be dryness?
Lungs and Large Intestine
A drop in energy between 3 -5pm indicates a block in what channel?
Urinary bladder
A client who habitually wakes up between 1-3am needs work with what channel?
Liver
Which is emotion is associated with water?
Fear
BL 23 is the Shu point of what organ?
Kidney
What sense organ is associated with water?
Ear
What sound is associated with the wood element?
Shouting
What channel is found on the lateral side of the head?
Gall bladder
What is the purpose of the hara assessment?
Provide treatment focus
What is the mu point of the lung?
LU1
What color is associated with the earth element?
Yellow
What points are contraindicated for pregnancy?
SP6
LI4
BL67
GB21
Where is the large intestine channel located?
Yang side of the arm
What season is associated with the fire element?
Summer
What channel is affected with a surge of energy between 9-11am?
Spleen
What is the correct procedure for the hara assessment?
Begin with the heart move counterclockwise to the gallbladder, liver, lung. Return to the heart move clockwise to the stomach, triple warmer, lung. Return to the heart move down to the pericardium, spleen, kidney, urinary bladder. Left and right to large intestines, ending with small intestines.
Where does the heart meridian begin and end?
Center of the axilla
Radial side of little finger
Where does the small intestine meridian begin and end?
Ulnar side of the little finger
In the depression of Tmj and tragus
Which meridians are associated with the fire element?
Heart
Small intestine
Pericardium
Triple warmer
Where does the pericardium meridian begin and end?
4th intercoastal space, lateral superior to the nipple
Radial side of the tip of the middle finger
Where does the triple burner meridian begin and end?
Tip of ulnar side of 4th finger
Lateral end of the eyebrow
What meridians are associated with the water element?
Urinary bladder and kidney
Where does the urinary bladder meridian begin and end?
Medial end of the eyebrow
Lateral side of the little toes toenail
Where does the kidney Meridian begin and end?
Plantar surface of the foot
Medial end of the clavicle
Which meridians are associated with the metal element?
Lungs
Large intestine
What meridians are associated with earth element?
Spleen
Stomach
Which meridians are associated with the wood element?
Liver
Gall bladder
Where does the lung meridian begin and end?
Lateral end of the clavicle
Radial side of edge of thumbnail
Where does large intestine meridian begin and end?
Thumb side of the index fingers nail
Lateral part of the nostril
Where does the stomach meridian begin and end?
Under center of the eye
Lateral end of the second toes toenail
Where does the spleen meridian begin and end?
Medial side of the big toe 1/16 from corner of the nail
Center of the axillary line and the 7th rib space
Where does the liver meridian begin and end?
Medial side of big toe 1/16 from corner of the nail
Mammary line between ribs 6 and 7
Where does the gall bladder meridian begin and end?
Lateral of corner to eye
Lateral side of 4th toe
How many points are on the gall bladder meridian?
44 points
How many points are on the liver meridian?
14 points
How many points are on the spleen meridian?
21 points
How many points are on the stomach meridian?
45 points
How many points are on the large intestine meridian?
20 points
How many points are on the lung meridian?
11 points
How many points are on the kidney meridian?
27 points
How many points are on the urinary bladder meridian?
67 points
How many points are on the triple warmer meridian?
23 points
How many points are on the pericardium meridian?
9 points
How many points are on the small intestine meridian?
19 points
How many points are on the heart meridian?
9 points
What time is active for the spleen in TCM?
9-11am
If a client reports waking up with a persistent cough at this time they may have an imbalance in the lung meridian?
3-5am
A client reports wakeless sleep from the hours of 1-3am, this indicates an imbalance in which meridian?
Liver
A client who craves salty foods may have imbalances in which of the following channels?
Kidney and urinary bladder
A description of the relationship of Yin and Yang is that they are
In opposition of each other
A person’s Prenatal Essence comes from
Genetics
Anger causes Qi to
Rise
Autumn is associated with what element?
Metal
Bones are associated with what element?
Water
Dryness is associated with what element?
Metal
Fire is associated with what development stage?
Growth
If a client feels a daily surge of energy between 9 and 11 AM, what channel may need to be addressed?
Spleen
If a client experiences a drop in energy between 3 PM and 5 PM each day, what channel may need to be addressed?
If a client habitually wakes up between 1 and 3 AM, what channel may be imbalanced?
Liver
In the Control Cycle, what element controls Metal?
Fire
In the Control Cycle, Wood controls what element?
Earth
In the Creation Cycle, Fire is the mother what element?
Earth
In the Creation Cycle, if Fire becomes deficient, which of the following elements would need to be rebalanced?
Wood
In the Creation Cycle, what element is the mother of Wood?
Water
Shen is associated with what element?
Fire
The color associated with Earth is
Yellow
The emotion associated with Water is
Fear
BL 23 is the Shu point of what organ?
Kidney
The Qi in jitsu areas needs to be
Dispersed
The Qi in kyo areas needs to be
Supported/tonified
The main channels affected by Wind are
Liver and gallbladder
The main organs and channels affected by Dryness are the
Lungs and large intestine
The organs and channels affected by damp are
Stomach and spleen
The purpose of a Mother-hand during a shiatsu treatment is to
serve as a baseline contact against which allows Qi to move along the channel
The sound associated with Wood is
Shouting
The spiritual quality associated with Earth is
Thoughts and ideas
The time 5 to 7 PM is associated with what organ channel?
Kidneys
West is associated with what element?
Metal
What channel is found on the lateral side of the head?
Gallbladder
What climate is associated with Earth?
Dampness
What emotion is associated with Fire?
Joy
What is a tsubo?
An opening into a channel
What is KI-1 also known as?
Bubbling spring
What is the Mu Point of the Lung?
LU 1
What season is Fire associated with?
Summer
What sound is associated with Earth?
Singing
What taste is associated with Wood?
Sour
What time of day is associated with Gallbladder?
11pm to 1 am
Where does Kidney Channel begin on the body?
On the plantar surface of the foot, in the hollow where the ball of the foot meets the instep
Where does Lung Channel end on the body?
Lateral edge of the thumbnail
Where does Shen reside in the body?
Heart
Which of the following aspects of the body is Yang?
Upper body
Which of the following aspects of the body is Yin?
Bones
Which of the following bodily functions is Yang?
Heat
Which of the following bodily functions is Yang?
Emotional interpretation of experience
Which of the following is a function of Kidney?
Water metabolism
Which of the following is a function of small intestines?
Assimilation of food and experiences
Which of the following is a local contraindication for shiatsu?
Varicose veins
Which of the following is a Yang organ?
Stomach
Which of the following is a Yin organ?
Lung
Yang is characterized by
Activity
Yin is characterized by
Stillness
For which meridian are the following beginning and end points below the eye in line with the pupil and the middle toe?
ST
For which meridian are the following beginning and end points fifth fingertip and axilla?
HT
For which meridian are the following beginning and end points. Index fidex and ridge of the nose?
LI
Where is flexor pollicus longus?
Foot
Client has blurred vision, temporal headaches and can not turn head to the right. What element is most likely effected?
Wood
The meridian found between the lateral and medial head of the gastrocnemius is the:
Bladder
In the control cycle which of the following would cause the kidney to be deficient?
Excessive St/Sp
In the control cycle which of the following would cause the kidney to be deficient?
Excesgive St/Sp
Which channel begins just below the eye and ends at the second toe?
Stomach
The basic pattern for the flow of energy through the main channels is said to begin at:
3am in the LU
The meridian found between the lateral and medial head of the gastrocnemius is the:
Bladder
What organ opens to the tip of the tongue?
HT
The lower portion of the spleen meridian runs along which bone?
Tibia
Which meridian begins on the medial aspect of the big toe?
Spleen
Which meridian is lateral to midsagittal line of the posterior cervical vertebrae?
Bladder
