Midterm Exam (Traditional Chinese Medicine ㅡ Acupuncture ㅡ Ayurveda)

Question 1

Is a broad term encompassing many different modalities and traditions of healing rooted in ancient Chinese, philosophy and elements from Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism

Answer 1

CHINESE MEDICINE

Question 2

According to Chinese medical philosophy, a person has a system of pathways called _______ or “channels” through which vital energy or force, called _____ flows.

Answer 2

(a) meridians
(b) qi

Question 3

An excess of yin is thought to cause:

Answer 3

● “Cold”
● Manifestations
● Fatigue
● Weakness
● Slow pulse
● Low body temperature

Question 4

An excess of yang is thought to cause:

Answer 4

● “Heat”
● Manifestations
● Fever
● Thirst
● Rapid pulse
● Reduced urine output
● Constipation

Question 5

found in red yeast rice is a natural source of lovastatin, an FDA-approved drug used to treat hyperlipidemia.

Answer 5

Fungus Monascus purpureus

Question 6

a drug used for the treatment of various cancers, was originally derived from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolius

Answer 6

Paclitaxel

Question 7

is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body

Answer 7

Acupuncture

Question 8

Chinese healers believe there are approximately _____ specific point along 14 different lines, or meridians, that course throughout the body.

Answer 8

360

Question 9

How many licensed acupuncturists are accredited by PITAHC?

Answer 9

82

Question 10

The first documentation of acupuncture.

Answer 10

Yellow Emperor Classic of Internal Medicine

Question 11

● Involves the application of heat to an area of skin directly over an acupuncture meridian by burning a wide wick made of herbs (usual mugwort) just above the skin.

● is used to treat an array of conditions, including mumps, chronic nosebleeds, cancer, ulcerative colitis, pain conditions, constipation, and breech presentation.

● has been traditionally used during the third trimester of pregnancy to turn or correct breech babies

Answer 11

MOXIBUSTION

Question 12

Acupuncture aims to:

Answer 12

correct imbalances of the qi and restore health through stimulation.

Question 13

is an integrated system of specific theories and techniques that use diet, herbs, exercise, meditation, yoga, and massage or bodywork.

Answer 13

Ayurveda

Question 14

Ayurveda means:

Answer 14

“science of life”

Question 15

Veda means:

Answer 15

“about something”

Question 16

Doctrines that contains 340 plant type and 200 animal types

Answer 16

Caraka Samhita

Question 17

The Father of Ayurveda

Answer 17

Charaka

Question 18

Made the De materia medica

Answer 18

Pedanius Dioscorides

Question 19

The Father of Pharmacy

Answer 19

William Procter, Jr.

Question 20

3 major God of Hindus are:

Answer 20

● Brahma the creator

● Vishnu the preserver

● Shiva the destroyer

Question 21

Refers to the vital energy

Answer 21

Prana

Question 22

female creative energy teaches that vital energy is the basis of all life and healing.

Answer 22

Sakti

Question 23

The five elements combine with one another into pairs called ______?

Answer 23

doshas

Question 24

There are three doshas:

Answer 24

● Vata (ether and air),
● Pitta (fire and water), and
● Kapha (earth and water).

Question 25

is used in religious context to referred to the people who are regular member of the religious congregation and not members of clergy.

Answer 25

Lay people

Question 26

FOUR MAJOR VEDAS

Answer 26

Rigveda
Yajurveda
Sama veda
Atharvana veda

Question 27

is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text

Answer 27

Rigveda

Question 28

is the Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals.

Answer 28

Yajurveda

Question 29

is the Veda of melodies and chants

Answer 29

Sama veda

Question 30

“knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life”. The text is the fourth Veda

Answer 30

Atharvana veda

Question 31

Acupuncture may also decrease pain-causing imflammation by:

Answer 31

stimulating the pituitary gland to release cortisol

Question 32

Japanese styles of acupuncture

Answer 32

Tōyōhari
Shōnishin