NCCAOM Foundations of Oriental Medicine Questions and Answers

Question 1

A patient presents with a pale, swollen tongue with teeth marks on the sides, fatigue, poor appetite, and abdominal bloating after meals.
According to Zang-Fu theory, which organ is most likely experiencing a Qi deficiency?

Accepted Answer

Spleen

Answer

Liver

Answer

Heart

Answer

Kidney

Question 2

Which of the following correctly describes the Sheng (Generating) Cycle of the Five Elements?

Accepted Answer

Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire.

Answer

Wood controls Earth, Earth controls Water, Water controls Fire, Fire controls Metal, Metal controls Wood.

Answer

Water generates Metal, Metal generates Earth, Earth generates Fire, Fire generates Wood, Wood generates Water.

Answer

Earth generates Wood, Wood generates Water, Water generates Metal, Metal generates Fire, Fire generates Earth.

Question 3

A patient is diagnosed with a condition in the Tai Yang stage of the Six Stages of disease progression. Which of the following symptom patterns would be most expected?

Accepted Answer

Fever, aversion to cold, headache, stiff neck, and a floating pulse.

Answer

High fever, profuse sweating, intense thirst, and constipation.

Answer

Alternating chills and fever, bitter taste in the mouth, and hypochondriac pain.

Answer

Fever that is worse at night, restlessness, and a crimson tongue.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT considered a primary function of Qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Accepted Answer

Storing the Shen (Spirit)

Answer

Warming the body

Answer

Transforming food and air into vital substances

Answer

Defending against external pathogens

Question 5

Within the Five Element theory, the emotion of anger is associated with which Zang organ?

Accepted Answer

Liver

Answer

Heart

Answer

Spleen

Answer

Lung

Question 6

A practitioner observes that a patient's condition has moved from the exterior to the interior, characterized by a high fever, no chills, profuse sweating, and a strong, bounding pulse. According to the Six Stages theory, this pattern corresponds to which stage?

Accepted Answer

Yang Ming

Answer

Shao Yang

Answer

Tai Yin

Answer

Jue Yin

A patient presents with a pale, swollen tongue with teeth marks on the sides, fatigue, poor appetite, and abdominal bloating after meals.According to Zang-Fu theory, which organ is most likely experiencing a Qi deficiency?

A patient presents with a pale, swollen tongue with teeth marks on the sides, fatigue, poor appetite, and abdominal bloating after meals.
According to Zang-Fu theory, which organ is most likely experiencing a Qi deficiency?