Quiz #10 Flashcards
Heart functions:
Governs Blood, houses Mind, controls sweat, opens in tongue, controls vessels, manifests in complexion 
____ knots Heart Qi
Worry
____ slows down Heart Qi
Manic joy
_____ depletes Heart Qi
Sadness/Grief
____ raises Heart Qi
Anger
Heart Qi deficiency symptoms:
Knotted pulse
Slow and stopping at irregular intervals
The significance of a Hidden pulse is 
Severe Yang deficiency
When deficient Heart Yang fails to move Qi from chest, ____ arises
Angina pectoris
_____ corresponds with cardiac infarction 
Heart Yang collapse
Heart Blood deficiency symptoms:
Deficiency of both Heart Blood and Heart Yang have pale tongues, the difference is
Blood xu: dry
Yang xu: wet
Yin deficiency pulses:
Rapid, Weak, Floating, Thin
When does bitter taste caused by Heart Fire arise? 
Morning
In Heart Fire blazing, dark urine is due to transition from Heart to _____&_____
Small Intestines & Bladder
Manic depression is attributed to 
Phlegm Fire harassing the Heart
Phlegm misting the Mind symptoms:
The only cause for Heart Qi stagnation is 
(Emotional) stress
What are the two Heart patterns that involve chest pain? 
Heart vessel obstructed & Heart Blood stasis
List of Pericardium “involvement”:
Chest, Lungs, Liver, high fever
Heat in Pericardium has penetrated which level with warm diseases 
Nutritive (Ying) Qi
Pericardium Blood deficiency tongue and pulse 
Tongue: pale, dry & thin
Pulse: Choppy, Thin, & Brittle
Palpitations, tight chest, thirst, bitter taste, and insomnia indicate 
Pericardium Fire
Fire ____ the Mind while Phlegm ____ the Mind 
Harasses
Obstructs
What two channels are affected because the Pericardium is in the chest
Lungs & Heart
Which Pericardium pattern is always from emotional strain knotting Qi in the chest?
Pericardium Qi stagnation
Pain in the chest and arm are due to ____ in the Pericardium 
Blood stasis
Liver functions:
Stores Blood, smooth Qi flow, control sinews, houses Hun, nails, eyes, tears, anger
_____&____ affect the Liver
Wind & Damp
Liver Qi stagnation symptoms:
_____ when Liver Qi stagnates for a long time
Blood congeals
Liver Qi rebels in what directions
Vertically or horizontally
Liver Blood stasis symptoms:
Red tongue body/side, dry/yellow, coating and full, rapid, wiry pulse indicates
Liver Fire
Most STD related infections are due to
Liver Damp Heat
Two extraordinary vessels dependent on Liver Blood 
Ren & Chong
Liver Yin deficiency vs Liver Blood deficiency
Yin has dry eyes, no coating, malar on cheeks
Throbbing headaches and wiry pulse indicate
Liver Yang rising
Liver Wind symptoms:
