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Review Questions by John R. Wahnish, L.Ac.

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1. The Theory of Yin and Yang holds that everything in nature has two opposite aspects, namely Yin and Yang
    1. True
    2. False
 
2. Which property does not belong to yang
    1. Heat
    2. Movement
    3. Coldness
    4. Brightness
 
3. Yang deficiency has all of the following symptoms EXCEPT
    1. Chills
    2. Pale tongue
    3. Rapid pulse
    4. Clear urination
 
4. Which does NOT belong to the Water element in according to five phase theory
    1. Winter
    2. Kidney
    3. Dryness
    4. Ear
 
5. Spring is the season pertaining to this element
    1. Wood
    2. Fire
    3. Earth
    4. Metal
 
6. Grief and Melancholy are emotions relating to
    1. Heart
    2. Kidney
    3. Lung
    4. Spleen

 

7. Which is NOT true of the insulting sequence
    1. The Liver insults the Lungs
    2. The Spleen insults the Liver
    3. The Heart insults the Lungs
    4. The Kidneys insults the Spleen

8. Food entering the stomach is first “rotten and ripened”, and then it is transformed into this type of Qi
    1. Zong Qi
    2. Wei Qi
    3. Zhen Qi
    4. Gu Qi

9. This type of Qi is the foundation of all the Yin and Yang energies of the body
    1. Yuan Qi
    2. Wei Qi
    3. Zhen Qi
    4. Ying Qi

10. This type of Qi comes from the interaction of food-Qi (gu qi) and air
    1. Zhen Qi
    2. Wei Qi
    3. Zong Qi
    4. Ying Qi

11. This type of qi protects the body from exterior pathogenic factors such as wind, cold, heat, and damp
    1. Zhen Qi
    2. Ying
    3. Zong Qi
    4. Wei Qi

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