Quiz 3

Question 0

Normal tongue color is…?

Answer 0

light red / pink

Question 1

The dryness or moistness of the tongue body provides the practitioner with info about what?

Answer 1

the state of fluids

Question 2

A blue tongue body indicates the patient may have…?

Answer 2

cold

Question 3

A purple tongue body indicates a patient may have…?

Answer 3

Stasis

Question 4

A pale tongue body may indicate the patient has…? (3 pathologies)

Answer 4

• Blood Deficiency
• Qi Deficiency
• Yang Deficiency

Question 5

List the characteristics of a healthy tongue body.

Answer 5

• fits comfortably in mouth
• smooth; no geographic marks (no scallops, no cracks, etc)
• pale, red tongue
• pliable
• intentional movement
• no deviation
• no swelling of SLV
• moist
• spirited
• no spots

Question 6

A swollen tongue body reflects the existence of…?

Answer 6

• Damp Phlegm Accumulation

- could also be Qi Vacuity or Yang Vacuity

Question 7

A patient presenting with a reddish / purple tongue will likely have…?

Answer 7

Heat Stagnation

Question 8

A patient who presents with red spots on the tongue will likely have…?

Answer 8

Heat

Question 9

A patient who presents with a pale moist tongue might have…?

Answer 9

Qi Vacuity or Yang Vacuity

Question 10

A patient presenting with a pale dry tongue might have…?

Answer 10

Blood Vacuity

Question 11

A patient presenting with an orange tongue body may have…?

Answer 11

Chronic Long Term Blood Vacuity

Question 12

A patient who has Yin Vacuity Heat will likely have a tongue body which is…?

Answer 12

Red, Thin, Dry