w1.h1 Orientation: Tongue & Pulse Syllabus

Question 1

OM173: Summer 2022 Tongue & Pulse Diagnosis meets on Wednesday at 5:30 pm.

a) true
b) false

Answer 1

b) false

Question 2

What are the four pillars of examination?

Answer 2

Inspection

Listening and Smelling

Inquiry

Palpation

Question 3

What are the five phases in the 5 Element generation cycle?

Answer 3

Fire

Earth

Metal

Water

Wood

Question 4

What organ is associated with Wood?

Choose the best answer.

a) Heart
b) Kidney
c) Liver
d) Urinary Bladder

Answer 4

c) Liver

Question 5

What organ is associated with Metal?

a) Heart
b) Spleen
c) Lung
d) Kidney
e) Liver

Answer 5

c) Lung

Question 6

What organ is associated with Earth?

Choose the best answer.

a) Liver
b) Lung
c) Heart
d) Spleen
e) Kidney

Answer 6

d) Spleen

Question 7

What organ is associated with the Fire element?

Choose the best answer.

a) Kidney
b) Heart
c) Urinary Bladder
d) Liver
e) Spleen

Answer 7

b) Heart

Question 8

What organ is associated with the Water element?

Choose the best answer.

a) Kidney
b) Liver
c) Heart
d) Spleen
e) Lung

Answer 8

a) Kidney

Question 9

Name at least 5 External Pathogenic Factors?

Answer 9

Climactic: Wind, Heat, Summer Heat, Cold, Wind, Damp, Dryness

And Pestilence

Question 10

Which are internally/externally paired Zang Fu organs?

Choose all of the correct answers.

a) Heart/Large Intestine
b) Spleen/Stomach
c) Lung/Small Intestine
d) Kidney/Gall Bladder
e) Liver/Urinary Bladder

Answer 10

b) Spleen/Stomach

Question 11

Which of the 4 Pillars of examination does tongue diagnosis fall under?

Answer 11

Inspection

Question 12

Which of the 4 Pillars does pulse taking fall under?

Answer 12

Palpation