w4.h1 Lesson 3 & w7.h2 Lesson 4: Pulse: Simple Pathologies Flashcards
Choose the best answer.
Which statement is true?
a) Qi provides the substance that fills the vessels.
b) Yang provides the substance that fills the vessels.
c) Blood provides the substance that fills the vessels.
d) Yin is a form of blood therefore provides the substance that fills the vessels.
c) Blood provides the substance that fills the vessels.
Choose the best answer.
Which statement is true?
a) The Heart governs the Qi and gathers the channels and vessels.
b) The Heart stores the essence which transforms into Qi and Blood.
c) The Heart controls the blood inside the vessels.
d) The Heart stores the blood and ensures the smooth flow of Qi.
e) The Heart governs the blood and vessels.
e) The Heart governs the blood and vessels.
Choose the best answer.
Which statement is true?
a) The Spleen/Stomach governs the Qi and gathers the channels and vessels.
b) The Spleen/Stomach stores the essence which transforms into Qi and Blood.
c) The Spleen/Stomach controls the blood inside the vessels.
d) The Spleen/Stomach stores the blood and ensures the smooth flow of Qi.
e) The Spleen/Stomach governs the blood and vessels.
c) The Spleen/Stomach controls the blood inside the vessels.
Choose the best answer.
Which statement is true?
a) The Lung governs the Qi and gathers the channels and vessels.
b) The Lung stores the essence which transforms into Qi and Blood.
c) The Lung controls the blood inside the vessels.
d) The Lung stores the blood and ensures the smooth flow of Qi.
e) The Lung governs the blood and vessels.
a) The Lung governs the Qi and gathers the channels and vessels.
Choose the best answer.
Which statement is true?
a) The Kidney governs the Qi and gathers the channels and vessels.
b) The Kidney stores the essence which transforms into Qi and Blood.
c) The Kidney controls the blood inside the vessels.
d) The Kidney stores the blood and ensures the smooth flow of Qi.
e) The Kidney governs the blood and vessels.
b) The Kidney stores the essence which transforms into Qi and Blood.
Choose the best answer.
Which statement is true?
a) The Liver governs the Qi and gathers the channels and vessels.
b) The Liverstores the essence which transforms into Qi and Blood.
c) The Liver controls the blood inside the vessels.
d) The Liver stores the blood and ensures the smooth flow of Qi.
e) The Liver governs the blood and vessels.
d) The Liver stores the blood and ensures the smooth flow of Qi.
Choose the 2 best answers.
Which completed statements are true? A normal pulse…
a) is 4 -5 beats/breath of the patient
b) feels strongest at the deep level
c) may indicate a very early stage pathological process
d) has a moderate width and force
c) may indicate a very early stage pathological process
d) has a moderate width and force
Choose the best answer.
What are the 3 basic aspects of the normal pulse that determine prognosis?
a) Yin, Yang and Essence
b) Stomach Qi, Spirit and Root
c) Depth, Width, Tension
c) Strength, Rate, Shape
b) Stomach Qi, Spirit and Root
Choose the 3 best answers to complete the sentence.
Rootedness is:
a) felt at the deepest depth at all 3 positions (cun, guan, chi)
b) due to Heart Qi that is sufficient in Qi and Blood
c) the result of Kidney Qi.
d) felt at the proximal position at any depth.
a) felt at the deepest depth at all 3 positions (cun, guan, chi)
c) the result of Kidney Qi.
d) felt at the proximal position at any depth.
Choose the 2 best answers to complete the sentence.
An excess pulse may indicate…
a) cold accumulation, qi or blood stagnation
b) yin deficient fire
c) food stagnation or phlegm retention
d) yang collapse
a) cold accumulation, qi or blood stagnation
c) food stagnation or phlegm retention
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
A deficient pulse may indicate…
a) blood deficiency if also floating
b) internal deficiency if also submerged/deep
c) yin deficiency if also slow
d) yang deficiency if also rapid
b) internal deficiency if also submerged/deep
Choose the 2 best answers to complete the sentence.
A large/wide pulse may indicate…
a) external heat
b) internal heat
c) yin unable to anchor yang
d) yang unable to anchor yin
b) internal heat
c) yin unable to anchor yang
Choose the 3 best answers to complete the sentence.
A thin/thready pulse may indicate…
a) dampness
b) wind
c) blood or yin deficiency
d) qi deficiency
a) dampness
c) blood or yin deficiency
d) qi deficiency
Choose the 2 best answers to complete the sentence.
A superficial/floating pulse may indicate…
a) internal wind
b) exterior wind
c) blood, yin or yang exhaustion
d) qi stagnation
b) exterior wind
c) blood, yin or yang exhaustion
Choose the 3 best answers to complete the sentence.
A deep/submerged pulse may indicate…
a) internal syndrome
b) exterior external
c) pathogenic obstruction
d) qi and blood deficiency
a) internal syndrome
c) pathogenic obstruction
d) qi and blood deficiency