w5.h1 Lesson3: Tongue Body Color Indications Flashcards
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What are the 3 main indications for a pale tongue body?
a) Qi and Blood Deficiency
b) Yin Deficiency
c) Yang Deficiency
d) Cold Syndrome
e) Qi and Blood Stagnation
a) Qi and Blood Deficiency
c) Yang Deficiency
d) Cold Syndrome
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with Cold Syndrome and pale tongue color show?
a) Flabby, moist body and thin, white coat
b) Moist body and thin, white coat
c) Small, dry body and thick, white coat
d) Moist body and thick, white coat
d) Moist body and thick, white coat
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with Yang Deficiency and pale tongue color show?
a) Flabby, moist body and thin, white coat
b) Moist body and thin, white coat
c) Small, moist body and thick, white coat
d) Moist body and thick, white coat
a) Flabby, moist body and thin, white coat
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with Qi and Blood Deficiency and pale tongue color show?
a) Flabby, moist body and thin, white coat
b) Small, dry body and thin, white coat
c) Small, moist body and thick, white coat
d) Small, dry body and thick, white coat
b) Small, dry body and thin, white coat
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Biomedical causes for a a pale tongue body may be:
a) blood disorders, such as: anemia, erythropenia
b) tissue edema
c) protein deficiencies
d) digestive disorders
a) blood disorders, such as: anemia, erythropenia
b) tissue edema
c) protein deficiencies
d) digestive disorders
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What are the 3 main indications for a red tongue body?
a) Internal Excess
b) Internal Deficiency
c) External Invasion
d) Dry Wind Invasion
e) Qi and Blood Deficiency
a) Internal Excess
b) Internal Deficiency
c) External Invasion
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with an External Invasion and red tongue color show?
a) Tough body and thick, yellow coat
b) Small , fissured body and no coat
c) Slightly red body and thin, white coat
d) Slightly red body and thin, yellow coat
d) Slightly red body and thin, yellow coat
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with Internal Excess and red tongue color show?
a) Tough body and thick, yellow coat
b) Small , fissured body and no coat
c) Tough body and thin, white coat
d) Tough body and thick, white coat
a) Tough body and thick, yellow coat
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with severe Internal Deficiency and red tongue color show?
a) Small body and white coat
b) Small , fissured body and no coat
c) Swollen body and yellow coat
d) Tough body and thick, yellow coat
b) Small , fissured body and no coat
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Biomedical causes for a a red tongue body may be:
a) high fever
b) digestive disorders
c) dehydration
d) inflammation
e) hypercoagulation
a) high fever
c) dehydration
d) inflammation
e) hypercoagulation
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What are the 3 main indications for a crimson tongue body?
a) Blood Stagnation
b) Internal Deficiency or Exhaustion
c) Qi Deficiency with Dampness
d) External Febrile Disease
e) Blood Deficiency
a) Blood Stagnation
b) Internal Deficiency or Exhaustion
d) External Febrile Disease
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Biomedical causes for a a crimson tongue body may be:
a) high fever
b) digestive disorders
c) dehydration
d) inflammation
e) hypercoagulation
a) high fever
c) dehydration
d) inflammation
e) hypercoagulation
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with an External Febrile Disease and crimson tongue color show?
a) Dry body and thin, moist coat
b) Dry body and no coat
c) Dry body and dry coat
d) Dry body and thin, white coat
c) Dry body and dry coat
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with an Internal Deficiency or Exhaustion and crimson tongue color show?
a) Dry, small body and thin, moist coat
b) Dry, purple body and no coat
c) Dry body and dry coat
d) Dry, small body and no coat
d) Dry, small body and no coat
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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with an Internal Excess Blood Stagnant and crimson tongue color show?
a) Dry, small, purple hued body and thin, moist coat
b) Purple hued body and thin, moist coat
c) Purple hued body and dry coat
d) Purple hued body and no coat
b) Purple hued body and thin, moist coat