TCM Diagnosis study questions - set 1

Which zang fu organ corresponds with the right cheek on the face?

• lung

• kidney

• liver

• spleen

Which of the following is the most important component in the observation of the spirit?

• facial expression

• mental state

• physical activity

• eye movement

Which zang fu organ corresponds with the left cheek on the face? pg. 18

• lung

• heart

• liver

• spleen

When the eye's sclera is unclear, it indicates which of the following?

• Cold

• Wind

• Heat

• Dampness

Which of the following can cause involuntary drooling?

• Kidney qi deficiency

• Excess heat in the lung

• Lung qi deficency

• Spleen qi deficiency with excessive dampness

Which of the following patterns does NOT give rise to a pale facial complexion?

• Qi defiency

• Blood deficiency

• Cold pattern

• Yin deficiency

A female patient reports that her hair looks dull with a tendency to split. What do theses symptoms indicate?

• Deficiency of Kidney yin

• Deficiency of Lung qi

• Deficiency of Liver blood

• Deficiency of Heart yang

Hair that suddenly falls out in big clumps is due to:

• Damp-heat

• Lung qi deficiency

• Blood deficiency

• Wind

Purplish sclera indicates:

• Liver fire

• Dampness

• Blood stagnation

• Liver wind

Which of the following does the eye reflect?

• The state of the yin and yang

• The state of the qi and blood

• The state of the spirit and essence

• The state of the body fluids