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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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b) Purple hued body and thin, moist coat

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What are the 3 main indications for a Pale or Blue Purple tongue body?

a) Blood Stagnation
b) Phlegm Stagnation
c) Internal Cold
d) Damp Accumulation
e) Blood Deficiency

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a) Blood Stagnation
c) Internal Cold
e) Blood Deficiency

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What are the 3 main indications for a Dark Red Purple tongue body?

a) Alcohol Toxin and Extreme Heat
b) Phlegm and Damp
c) Extreme Cold and Blood Deficiency
d) Yin Exhaustion

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a) Alcohol Toxin and Extreme Heat
b) Phlegm and Damp
d) Yin Exhaustion

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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with Blood stagnation and blue tongue color show?

a) Blue sides of body and dry coat
b) Blue sides of body and maybe dry coat w/dislike of water
c) Blue sides of body and maybe dry coat w/thirst for water
d) Entirely blue body and glossy coat

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b) Blue sides of body and maybe dry coat w/dislike of water

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Biomedical causes for a a purple tongue body may be:

a) venous stagnation
b) deoxygenation
c) decreased blood circulation
d) fluid retention
e) thickened blood

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a) venous stagnation
b) deoxygenation
c) decreased blood circulation
e) thickened blood

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What are the 2 main indications for a blue tongue body?

a) Blood Stagnation
b) Qi Deficiency with Dampness
c) External Febrile Disease
d) Cold Accumulation

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a) Blood Stagnation
d) Cold Accumulation

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What kind of tongue body and coating would a person with Cold Accumulation and blue tongue color show?

a) Blue sides of body and maybe dry coat
b) Front half blue body and glossy coat
c) Entirely blue body and glossy coat
d) Rear half blue body and glossy coat

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c) Entirely blue body and glossy coat

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Biomedical causes for a a blue tongue body may be:

a) venous stagnation
b) deoxygenation
c) decreased blood circulation
d) fluid retention
e) thickened blood

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a) venous stagnation
b) deoxygenation
c) decreased blood circulation
e) thickened blood

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For dark red, purple tongue bodies, which tongue coatings are paired accurately to their indications?

a) Alcohol toxin and dry coat
b) Yin exhaustion and no coat
c) Extreme Cold and thick white coat
d) Phlegm Damp and greasy or glossy coat

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a) Alcohol toxin and dry coat
b) Yin exhaustion and no coat
d) Phlegm Damp and greasy or glossy coat