Quiz 4 Flashcards
A thin tongue body is associated with which pathologies?
- Blood or Yin Deficiency
- Early Stage Qi or Yang Deficiency
A swollen tongue body is associated with which pathologies?
- Phlegm & Damp accumulation (excess)
- Severe Qi or Yang Vacuity (fluid transformation issues)
A tongue with horizontal cracks in the center of the tongue indicates which pathology?
ST Yin Vacuity
horizontal cracks are always Yin Vacuity
(if SP Yin Vacuity, then horizontal cracks will be at the sides)
A tongue with a long vertical crack that does NOT reach the tip is associated with which pathology?
- ST yin vacuity
- ST fire
- SP/ST heat
A tongue body with a long vertical center crack that DOES reach the tip of the tongue is associated with which pathology?
Pyscho-Emotional Disorder
A rolled tongue tip is associated with which pathology?
Heart Heat
If a tongue tip is rolled under, what is the patient’s pathology?
Heart Vacuity Heat
A hammer head is associated with what kinds of pathologies?
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Heart pathology
A short tongue is associated with what pathologies?
- Cold (causing contracture of muscle)
- Blood or Qi Vacuity (failure to nourish)
A tongue which has large, slow, involuntary movements is associated with which pathology?
Internal Wind
