TCM Theory Pt. 1 Flashcards
Which book is considered as the foundation of Chinese medicine?
A. Nan Jing (The Classic of Difficulties)
B. Mai Jing (The Pulse Classic)
C. Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic)
D. Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (The Divine Husbandsmans Materia Medica Classic)
C. Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic)
What time corresponds to “yin within yang”?
A. Morning
B. Afternoon
C. Before midnight
D. After midnight
B. Afternoon
According to yin-yang properties, the spleen is:
A. Yin within yin
B. Yang within yang
C. Yang within yin
D. Yin within yang
A. Yin within yin
The ears are associated with which phase?
A. Water
B. Wood
C. Metal
D. Fire
A. Water
According to five phase theory, a heart problem which is caused by the liver is known as:
A. Fire rebelling against wood
B. Mother affecting the son
C. Son affecting the mother
D. Wood overwhelming fire
B. Mother affecting the son
Lung disease involving the heart in five phase theory is described as
A. The heart is over-controlled
B. The heart is rebelled against
C. The disease of the mother affects the child
D. The disease of the child damages the mother
B. The heart is rebelled against
The foundation of the heart governing the spirit is:
A. Body Fluids
B. Essence
C. Yang
D. Blood
D. Blood
Which of the following viscera “faces” the hundreds of vessels?
A. Spleen
B. Lungs
C. Kidneys
D. Liver
B. Lungs
Which of the following viscera communicates directly with the exterior
A. Kidneys
B. Liver
C. Spleen
D. Lungs
D. Lungs
A weakened state of the muscles is likely caused by:
A. Spleen vacuity
B. Lung vacuity
C. Heart vacuity
D. Kidney vacuity
A. Spleen vacuity
The most important function of the liver is:
A. Regulating menstruation
B. Storing the blood
C. Governing coursing and discharge
D. Aiding digestion and absorption
C. Governing coursing and discharge
If a patient has reddish, swollen eyes, which viscus should most likely be treated?
A. Spleen
B. Heart
C. Lungs
D. Liver
D. Liver
The yin and yang of the viscera and bowels are both rooted in the:
A. Liver
B. Kidneys
C. Spleen
D. Heart
B. Kidneys
The kidneys correspond to what other tissues and/or substances?
A. Blood and bone
B. Essence, blood and bone
C. Essence, marrow and blood
D. Essence, marrow and bone
D. Essence, marrow and bone
If a patient has a poor appetite, it is likely a disorder of which of the following bowels?
A. Stomach
B. Urinary bladder
C. Small intestine
D. Large intestine
A. Stomach
The stomach governs:
A. Upbearing
B. Downbearing
C. Exiting
D. Entering
B. Downbearing
The largest organ within the human body is the:
A. Lungs
B. Liver
C. Urinary bladder
D. Triple burner
D. Triple burner
The six extraordinary bowels include:
A. Brain, marrow, bone, vessels, urinary bladder and uterus
B. Brain, matrow, bone, vessels, urinary bladder and gallbladder
C. Brain, marrow, bone, vessels, gallbladder and uterus
D. Heart, marrow, bone, vessels, urinary bladder and uterus
C. Brain, marrow, bone, vessels, gallbladder and uterus
The statement that “The middle burner is like foam” describes the functional state of
A. The stomach receiving water and food
B. The spleen transporting food essence
C. The small intestine separating the clear from the turbid
D. The spleen and stomach decomposing ware and food in the process of digestion
D. The spleen and stomach decomposing ware and food in the process of digestion
All the viscera, bowels and tissues of the body are mainly warmed by:
A. Kidney yang
B. Source qi
C. Heart yang
D. Triple burner
A. Kidney yang
“The lungs regulate the water passageways” means that:
A. The lungs are the pathway for the flow of water
B. The lungs disperse the body fluids to nourish the whole body
C. The lungs regulate water metabolism through the dispersing and descending function of the
lungs
D. The lungs regulate the distribution of body fluids
C. The lungs regulate water metabolism through the dispersing and descending function of the
lungs
The following two channels or vessels which most likely regulate menstruation are:
A. Chong and ren
B. Tai yang and shao yang
C. Tai yin and jue yin
D. Shao yin and shao yang
A. Chong and ren
Incontinence is mostly caused by:
A. Dysfunction of the lungs in regulating the water passageways
B. Dysfunction of the liver in governing the free flow of qi
C. Kidney qi not securing
D. Disorder of the spleen in transporting water fluids
C. Kidney qi not securing
Which viscus is the place where phlegm is stored?
A. Heart
B. Lungs
C. Spleen
D. Kidneys
B. Lungs
Heat in the small intestine is typically shifted or transmitted from the:
A. Heart
B. Lungs
C. Liver
D. Spleen
A. Heart
Spontaneous sweating is likely caused by a decrease in which of the functions of the qi?
A. Containing function
B. Warming function
C. Defending function
D. Moving function
A. Containing function
The qi that is related to the strength of the voice and breath is the:
A. Defensive qi
B. Source qi
C. Ancestral or gathered (i.e., chest) qi
D. Constructive qi
C. Ancestral or gathered (i.e., chest) qi
One of the main functions of the defensive qi is:
A. To nourish the essence of the kidneys and regulate the heartbeat
B. To defend the surface of the body and prevent an attack from exterior evils
C. To help the breathing function of the lungs
D. To regulate the body’s metabolism
B. To defend the surface of the body and prevent an attack from exterior evils
Which of the following substances has the main function of moistening and nourishing the eyes, nose, and mouth?
A. Blood
B. Yang
C. Fluids (i.e., thin body fluids)
D. Humors (i.e., thick body fluids)
C. Fluids (i.e., thin body fluids)
The spirit is stored in:
A. The heart
B. The liver
C. The lungs
D. The kidneys
A. The heart
Which of the following channels or vessels is the sea of yang!
A. Chong mai (penetrating vessel)
B. Ren mai (conception or controlling vessel)
C. Du mai (governing vessel)
D. Dai mai (girdling vessel)
C. Du mai (governing vessel)
Which pathogen has the characteristics of being movable and changeable?
A. Wind
B. Cold
C. Dampness
D. Fire
A. Wind
Which of the following pathogens often attack the body together?
A. Cold and dryness
B. Cold and fire
C. Fire and dampness
D. Summerheat and dampness
D. Summerheat and dampness
Which pathogens are likely to consume yang?
A. Wind and heat
B. Heat and dampness
C. Cold and dampness
D. Summerheat and dryness
C. Cold and dampness
Which pathogen may generate wind?
A. Cold
B. Dampness
C. Dryness
D. Fire
D. Fire
