TCM Exam Flashcards
The Lung channel starts with what number?
Lu11
Pericardium channel starts with what number?
Pc9
The heart channel starts with what number?
He9
The Stomach channel starts with what number?
St45
The Gall bladder channel starts with what number?
GB44
The bladder channel starts with what number?
Bl67
The first point on YIN the channel are what element?
Wood
The first point on the YANG channel start with what element?
Metal
Name some He-sea points by the elbow?
He3, Pc3, TB10, SI8, Lu5, LI11
The yuan-source point are what number on the Yin channel?
3
The yuan- source point are what number on the YANG channel?
4
What is Yuan Qi also called?
Original Qi
What are the 5 functions of Yuan-Qi?
- it is the motive force
- it is the basis of Kidney Qi
- it facilitates the Transformation of Qi
- it facilitates the Transformation of Blood
- It links directly of the source points
What are the functions of Jing?
-Controls birth, reproduction,growth and development
- Forms the basis of Kidney Qi
- produces Marrow
- Forms the basis of our constitution
What are the functions of Blood?
Nourishes
Moisturises
Houses the Shen
What are the pathology of Blood?
Blood Deficiency
Blood Heat
Blood Stagnation
What are the functions of Qi?
Transforming
Transporting
Raising
Warming
Holding
Protecting
What is the function of Jin?
Moisten and nourish the skin and muscles
What is the function of Ye?
Moisten joints, spine, brain and bone marrow
What is the function of Ye?
Moisten joints, spine, brain and bone marrow
What is the pathology of Body fluids?
Deficiency (dryness)
Accumulation (damp, phlegm, oedema)
What are the 5 functions of Shen?
Sleep
Memory
Thinking
Consciousness
Spirit
What are the pathology of Shen?
Deficient Shen
Disturbed Shen
Obstructed Shen
What are the symptoms of deficient Shen?
Dullness
Apathy
Lack of spirit
Lack of vitality
Lack of Joy
What are the symptoms of disturbed shen?
Insomnia
Dream-disturbed sleep
Forgetfulness
Anxiety
Poor memory
Symptoms of obstructed Shen?
Mental confusion
Clouded consciousness
Unconsciousness
What is the Liver Spirit?
The Hun (ethereal soul)
What is the Lung spirit?
The Po (corporeal soul)
What is the Kidney Spirit?
Zhi (will)
What is the Spleen Spirit?
Yi (thought)
What are the functions of the Heart?
- Governs Blood
- Dominates the Blood Vessels
- Houses the Shen
- manifests in the completion
- Opens to the Tongue
What are the functions of the Small Intestine?
- receives digested food from the stomach
- separates the pure from the impure
- separate fluids
Name the 3 burners?
Upper- like a mist
Middle- like a muddy pool
Lower- like a drainage ditch
What is the function of the Triple Burner?
- three fold division of the body into spaces
Upper- like a mist
Middle- like a muddy pool
Lower- like a drainage ditch - enables passage of yuan Qi through the body
- controls the water passage and excretion of fluids
What is are the functions of the Spleen?
- governs transformation and transportation
- controls Blood
- dominates the muscles and the four limbs
- open in the mouth and manifests in the lips
- raises the Qi
- houses the Yi (thought)
What are the functions of the Stomach?
- rots and ripens food and drink
- control the transportation of food essences
- Stomach send Qi downwards
- stomach is the origin of Fluid
What is the functions of the Lungs?
-Governs Qi and respiration
-Controls the channels and Blood vessels
-Controls the decending and dispersing of Qi and Body fluids
- regulates the water passage
- dominates skin and hair
- opens into the nose
- house the Po
What are the functions of the Large Intestine?
Controls passage and conduction
Transforms stools and reabsorbs fluids
What are the functions of the Kidneys? (There are 8)
- stores Jing for birth, growth and development, reproduction
- produces marrow for the brain, spinal cord, bone and blood manufacture.
- Dominates fluids
- controls the reception if Qi
- Opens to the ears
- Manifests in the Hair
- controls the two lower orifices
- houses the Zhi (will)
What is the function of the bladder?
Removes water by Qi transformation
What are the 6 functions of the liver?
- stores Blood for mensruration and rest & activity
- ensures the smooth flow of qi for the emotion, digestion and secretion of bile
- nourished the tendons
- manifests in the nails
- opens into the eyes and controls the tears
- houses the Hun (ethereal soul)
What is are the functions of the Gall Bladder?
- stores and excretes bile
- rules decision- making
- activates tendons
What does a floating pulse mean?
Wind or yin deficiency
What does a weak deep pulse mean?
Qi and Yang Deficiency
What does a full deep pulse mean?
Stagnation of Qi and Blood
Interior cold or heat
What does a Thin pulse mean?
Blood deficiency
What does a overflowing (big) pulse mean?
Heat
What does a deficient pulse mean?
Qi deficiency
What does a full or strong pulse mean?
Full Heat or Full cold
What does a slippery pulse mean?
Damp, phlegm, stagnant food or pregnancy
What does a slippery pulse mean?
Damp, phlegm, stagnant food or pregnancy
What does a choppy pulse mean
Blood deficiency or body fluid deficiency
What does a wiry pulse mean?
Lover disharmony, pain or phlegm
What does a tight pulse mean?
Interior or exterior cold
What does a knotted pulse mean?
Cold or deficiency of heart yang
What does a slow pulse mean?
Cold- if empty yang deficiency, if full- full cold
What does a rapid pulse mean
Heat- if empty yin deficiency, if full- full heat.
What does a leathery pulse mean?
Severe blood or yin deficiency or Jing Xu
What does a quivering tongue mean?
Spleen Qi deficiency
What does a moving tongue mean?
Liver wind
What does a deviated tongue mean?
Internal wind
What are the general symptoms of Qi deficiency?
Bright pale face, general weakness and tiredness, weak breathing, spontaneous sweating, loose stools.
What are some general symptoms of Yang deficiency?
Qi deficient symptoms but more server and more signs of cold.
What are some general signs of blood deficiency?
Dull pale face, pale lips, dizziness, tinnitus, numbness, tremor, blurred vision, insomnia, poor memory
What are some general symptoms of Stagnant Blood?
Severe pain in a fixed location, boring, stabbing, masses which do not move, dark complexion, purple nails, purple lips, bleeding with dark blood and clots.
