CHI INSTITUTE WRITTEN EXAM REVIEW
What are the 5 deficiency patterns? - Answer -Qi, blood, yin, yang, jing
What types of deficiency can impact the heart? - Answer -Qi, blood, yin, and yang (all 4
main deficiencies)
What types of deficiencies impact the spleen? - Answer -Qi, blood, yin and yang (all 4
main deficiency)
What types of deficiencies impact the lung? - Answer -Qi, yin deficiencies impact the
lung (2)
What types of deficiencies impact the kidney? - Answer -Qi, yin and yang deficiencies
impact the kidney (3)
What does the tongue look like in Qi deficiency? - Answer -Tongue is pale and wet in
Qi deficiency
What types of deficiencies impact the liver? - Answer -Blood and yin deficiencies
impact the liver (2)
What is the pulse like with Qi deficiency? - Answer -Pulse is weak with Qi deficiency
What is the tongue like with blood deficiency? - Answer -The tongue is pale and dry
with blood deficiency
What is the pulse like in blood deficiency? - Answer -Pulse is thready and soft with
blood deficiency
What TCVM pattern does an easily frightened animal with tendon/ligament weakness,
dry/cracked nails or hooves indicate? - Answer -Blood deficiency. Tongue pale and dry,
pulse thready and soft.
What is the TCVM diagnosis for an animal with lethargy, exercise intolerance, shortness
of breath, cough, loss of appetite, loose stool, prolapsed rectum/ uterus, urinary/fecal
incintinece? - Answer -Qi deficiency. Tongue pale and wet, pulse weak.
What is the TCVM pattern for an animal with weariness, prolonged low fever or
afternoon fever, dry, small feces, scant dark urine indicate? - Answer -Yin deficiency.
Tongue red and dry, little to no coat. Pulse thready and rapid.
What is the tongue like in yin deficiency? - Answer -Tongue is red, dry, little to no coat
in yin deficiency
, What is the pulse like in yin deficiency? - Answer -Pulse is thready and rapid in yin
deficiency
What is the tongue like in yang deficiency? - Answer -Tongue is pale purple, thin to no
coat in yang deficiency
What are the yin (zang) organs? Liver, heart, pericardium, spleen, lungs, kidney -
Answer -What are the yangs (fu) organs? Gallbladder, small intestine, triple heater,
stomach, large intestine, bladder
T/F? Yin (Zang) organs are hollow? - Answer -False. Yang (fu) organs are hollow.
What element is associated with tendons/ ligaments? - Answer -Wood is associated
with tendons/ ligaments
What element is associated with the vascular system? - Answer -Fire is associated with
the vascular system
What element is associated with muscle? - Answer -Earth is associated with muscle
What element is associated with skin/hair coat? - Answer -Metal is associated with
skin/hair coat
What element is associated with bones, joints, hind end? - Answer -Water is associated
with bones, joints, hind end
What element is associated with nails? - Answer -Wood is associated with nails
What element is associated with the complexion - Answer -Fire is associated with the
complexion
What element is associated with the lips? - Answer -Earth is associated with the lips
What element is associated with skin pores? - Answer -Metal is associated with skin
pores
What element is associated with head hair? - Answer -Water is associated with head
hair
What element is associated with the eyes? - Answer -Wood is associated with the eyes
What element is associated with the tongue? - Answer -Fire is associated with the
tongue
What element is associated with the mouth? - Answer -Earth is associated with the
mouth
What are the 5 deficiency patterns? - Answer -Qi, blood, yin, yang, jing
What types of deficiency can impact the heart? - Answer -Qi, blood, yin, and yang (all 4
main deficiencies)
What types of deficiencies impact the spleen? - Answer -Qi, blood, yin and yang (all 4
main deficiency)
What types of deficiencies impact the lung? - Answer -Qi, yin deficiencies impact the
lung (2)
What types of deficiencies impact the kidney? - Answer -Qi, yin and yang deficiencies
impact the kidney (3)
What does the tongue look like in Qi deficiency? - Answer -Tongue is pale and wet in
Qi deficiency
What types of deficiencies impact the liver? - Answer -Blood and yin deficiencies
impact the liver (2)
What is the pulse like with Qi deficiency? - Answer -Pulse is weak with Qi deficiency
What is the tongue like with blood deficiency? - Answer -The tongue is pale and dry
with blood deficiency
What is the pulse like in blood deficiency? - Answer -Pulse is thready and soft with
blood deficiency
What TCVM pattern does an easily frightened animal with tendon/ligament weakness,
dry/cracked nails or hooves indicate? - Answer -Blood deficiency. Tongue pale and dry,
pulse thready and soft.
What is the TCVM diagnosis for an animal with lethargy, exercise intolerance, shortness
of breath, cough, loss of appetite, loose stool, prolapsed rectum/ uterus, urinary/fecal
incintinece? - Answer -Qi deficiency. Tongue pale and wet, pulse weak.
What is the TCVM pattern for an animal with weariness, prolonged low fever or
afternoon fever, dry, small feces, scant dark urine indicate? - Answer -Yin deficiency.
Tongue red and dry, little to no coat. Pulse thready and rapid.
What is the tongue like in yin deficiency? - Answer -Tongue is red, dry, little to no coat
in yin deficiency
, What is the pulse like in yin deficiency? - Answer -Pulse is thready and rapid in yin
deficiency
What is the tongue like in yang deficiency? - Answer -Tongue is pale purple, thin to no
coat in yang deficiency
What are the yin (zang) organs? Liver, heart, pericardium, spleen, lungs, kidney -
Answer -What are the yangs (fu) organs? Gallbladder, small intestine, triple heater,
stomach, large intestine, bladder
T/F? Yin (Zang) organs are hollow? - Answer -False. Yang (fu) organs are hollow.
What element is associated with tendons/ ligaments? - Answer -Wood is associated
with tendons/ ligaments
What element is associated with the vascular system? - Answer -Fire is associated with
the vascular system
What element is associated with muscle? - Answer -Earth is associated with muscle
What element is associated with skin/hair coat? - Answer -Metal is associated with
skin/hair coat
What element is associated with bones, joints, hind end? - Answer -Water is associated
with bones, joints, hind end
What element is associated with nails? - Answer -Wood is associated with nails
What element is associated with the complexion - Answer -Fire is associated with the
complexion
What element is associated with the lips? - Answer -Earth is associated with the lips
What element is associated with skin pores? - Answer -Metal is associated with skin
pores
What element is associated with head hair? - Answer -Water is associated with head
hair
What element is associated with the eyes? - Answer -Wood is associated with the eyes
What element is associated with the tongue? - Answer -Fire is associated with the
tongue
What element is associated with the mouth? - Answer -Earth is associated with the
mouth
