Looking/Visual Inspection

Question 1

SHEN

Red/Reddish

Answer 1

Fire/Heart

Question 2

SHEN

Blackish/Bluish

Answer 2

Water/Kidney

Question 3

SHEN

Bluish Green

Answer 3

Wood/Liver

Question 4

SHEN

Yellow

Answer 4

Earth/Spleen

Question 5

SHEN

White

Answer 5

Metal/Lung

Question 6

When ALL 5 phases are in balance the patient’s colors should reflect

Answer 6

all of the colors

Question 7

Luster is

Answer 7

SHEN within the color,

Brightness vs. Dullness

Question 8

Fingers and Toe NAILS can show

Answer 8

• constitutional tendencies

* acute conditions

Question 9

Large Spoon shaped NAILS

Answer 9

LUNG constitution

Question 10

Thick NAILS (esp. on toes, big toes)

Answer 10

SPLEEN constitution

Question 11

Dents/vertical lines/spots on NAIL

Answer 11

LIVER constitution or acute

Question 12

Long or wide toe NAIL

Answer 12

KIDNEY constitution

Question 13

Small NAIL (in relation to fingers)

Answer 13

HEART constitution

Question 14

Long thin feet (constitution)

Answer 14

KD

Question 15

Flat feet (constitution), PES PLANUS

Answer 15

SP

Question 16

All TOES near same size (constitution)

Answer 16

LV

Question 17

Tendency toward BUNIONS

Answer 17

SP

Question 18

CALLUSES mean

Answer 18

slow or obstructed flow of a meridian

Question 19

BLISTERS and SCARS of skin can be an obstruction of

Answer 19

Qi flow

Question 20

Healthy Muscle tone means

Answer 20

sufficient Qi

Question 21

Tight, swollen muscles, hard to the touch, esp. with a limited range of motion

Answer 21

related to Liver

Question 22

Soft, flaccid muscles, soft to the touch

Answer 22

related to Spleen

Question 23

Tight, sore, achy limbs

Answer 23

LV

Question 24

Weak, heavy, achy limbs

Answer 24

SP

Question 25

constitutional tendencies or acute conditions can be seen in

Answer 25

finger and toe NAILS