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ASM202 - Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
T/F: Women's pulses are generally weaker on the left side relative to the right and relative to
men because of menses. - Answer✔T
Which of the following statements is false about TCM pulses?
A: Women's are softer and faster
B: Athletes are slower but children are faster
C: Heavier set individuals will be deep and slow but thin people will superficial
D: Fasting individuals will have a fast and superficial pulse
E: all of these are true - Answer✔D
(deficient/weak pulse)
Which of the following element-pulse pairs is mismatched?
A: Wood Element - Wiry
B: Fire Element - Flooding
C: Earth Element - Slippery
D: Metal Element - Floating
E: Water Element - Confined - Answer✔E
(Sinking)
Which of the following pulses would represent excess heat only?
A: Flooding / Tidal
B: Choppy / Rough / Hesitant
C: Slippery / Rolling
D: Tight / Tense
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E: None of the above - Answer✔A
Which of the following pulses would represent phlegm and fluid retention or food stagnation?
A: Flooding / Tidal
B: Choppy / Rough / Hesitant
C: Slippery / Rolling
D: Tight / Tense
E: None of the above - Answer✔C
Which of the following pulses would represent a deficiency syndrome that would lead to damp
accumulation?
A: Soggy / Soft
B: Choppy / Rough / Hesitant
C: Slippery / Rolling
D: Tight / Tense
E: None of the above - Answer✔A
Which of the following pulses would represent a Qi, blood or yin deficiency?
A: Soggy / Soft
B: Thready / Thin
C: Slippery / Rolling
D: Tight / Tense
E: None of the above - Answer✔B
Which of the following would you expect to feel if you patient has 140 -180 bpm or 7-8 breaths
but with extreme heat and yin exhaustion or Qi collapse?
A: Slow
B: Rapid
C: Swift
D: Sinking
E: None of the above - Answer✔C
A cold deficiency syndrome would be
A: Yang Xu
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B: Yin Xu
C: Blood Xu
D: Qi Xu - Answer✔A
A heat deficiency syndrome would be
A: Yang Xu
B: Yin Xu
C: Blood Xu
D: Qi Xu - Answer✔B
Which of the following can be a sequelae of a Qi deficiency if left untreated?
A: Yang deficiency and that can eventually lead to Yang collapse
B: Yin deficiency and that can eventually lead to Yin collapse
C: Blood deficiency and that can eventually lead to Blood collapse
D: Qi collapse - Answer✔A
Which of the following statements is false?
A: Wei Qi is very active and very Yang in nature.
B: Zhong Qi is your Essence, and it's Yin in nature
C: Source Qi (Yuan Qi) comes from Essence
D: Unrefined Qi (Zhong Qi) will be made into refined Qi (Wei and Ying) via Yuan Qi
E: All of these are true - Answer✔E
An internal yin deficiency and exterior yang syndrome would likely have what pulse?
A: floating
B: sinking
C: minute
D: Frail
E: all of these are possible - Answer✔A
Which of the following can be a sequelae of a Blood deficiency if left untreated?
A: Yang deficiency and that can eventually lead to Yang collapse
B: Yin deficiency and that can eventually lead to Yin collapse
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ASM202 - Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
T/F: Women's pulses are generally weaker on the left side relative to the right and relative to
men because of menses. - Answer✔T
Which of the following statements is false about TCM pulses?
A: Women's are softer and faster
B: Athletes are slower but children are faster
C: Heavier set individuals will be deep and slow but thin people will superficial
D: Fasting individuals will have a fast and superficial pulse
E: all of these are true - Answer✔D
(deficient/weak pulse)
Which of the following element-pulse pairs is mismatched?
A: Wood Element - Wiry
B: Fire Element - Flooding
C: Earth Element - Slippery
D: Metal Element - Floating
E: Water Element - Confined - Answer✔E
(Sinking)
Which of the following pulses would represent excess heat only?
A: Flooding / Tidal
B: Choppy / Rough / Hesitant
C: Slippery / Rolling
D: Tight / Tense
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E: None of the above - Answer✔A
Which of the following pulses would represent phlegm and fluid retention or food stagnation?
A: Flooding / Tidal
B: Choppy / Rough / Hesitant
C: Slippery / Rolling
D: Tight / Tense
E: None of the above - Answer✔C
Which of the following pulses would represent a deficiency syndrome that would lead to damp
accumulation?
A: Soggy / Soft
B: Choppy / Rough / Hesitant
C: Slippery / Rolling
D: Tight / Tense
E: None of the above - Answer✔A
Which of the following pulses would represent a Qi, blood or yin deficiency?
A: Soggy / Soft
B: Thready / Thin
C: Slippery / Rolling
D: Tight / Tense
E: None of the above - Answer✔B
Which of the following would you expect to feel if you patient has 140 -180 bpm or 7-8 breaths
but with extreme heat and yin exhaustion or Qi collapse?
A: Slow
B: Rapid
C: Swift
D: Sinking
E: None of the above - Answer✔C
A cold deficiency syndrome would be
A: Yang Xu
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B: Yin Xu
C: Blood Xu
D: Qi Xu - Answer✔A
A heat deficiency syndrome would be
A: Yang Xu
B: Yin Xu
C: Blood Xu
D: Qi Xu - Answer✔B
Which of the following can be a sequelae of a Qi deficiency if left untreated?
A: Yang deficiency and that can eventually lead to Yang collapse
B: Yin deficiency and that can eventually lead to Yin collapse
C: Blood deficiency and that can eventually lead to Blood collapse
D: Qi collapse - Answer✔A
Which of the following statements is false?
A: Wei Qi is very active and very Yang in nature.
B: Zhong Qi is your Essence, and it's Yin in nature
C: Source Qi (Yuan Qi) comes from Essence
D: Unrefined Qi (Zhong Qi) will be made into refined Qi (Wei and Ying) via Yuan Qi
E: All of these are true - Answer✔E
An internal yin deficiency and exterior yang syndrome would likely have what pulse?
A: floating
B: sinking
C: minute
D: Frail
E: all of these are possible - Answer✔A
Which of the following can be a sequelae of a Blood deficiency if left untreated?
A: Yang deficiency and that can eventually lead to Yang collapse
B: Yin deficiency and that can eventually lead to Yin collapse
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