D & D Tongue For Quiz 1

Front 1

what organ do the sides of the tongue correspond to ?

Back 1

liver gall baldder

Front 2

what organ does the back of the tongue correspond to?

Back 2

kidney, bladder, intestines

Front 3

what organ does the center of the tongue correspond to?

Back 3

stomach and spleen

Front 4

what organ does the front (not the tip) of the tongue correspond to?

Back 4

lung

Front 5

what organ does the tip of the tongue correspond to?

Back 5

heart

Front 6

pale tongue =

Back 6

yang or blood deficiency

Front 7

red tongue =

Back 7

heat, full or empty

Front 8

normal tongue with no coating =

Back 8

yin deficiency

Front 9

red spots on tongue =

Back 9

heat

Front 10

purple tongue =

Back 10

liver or blood stasis

Front 11

sublinguals distended but not dark =

Back 11

qi deficiency

Front 12

sublinguals dark and distended =

Back 12

blood stasis

Front 13

thin tongue body =

Back 13

blood or yin deficiency

Front 14

swollen tongue =

Back 14

phlegm or dampness

Front 15

swollen sides along edge =

Back 15

liver heat

Front 16

swollen tongue sides in central section and pale =

Back 16

chronic spleen qi deficiency

Front 17

swollen tongue on sides in chest/breast area =

Back 17

phlegm in chest or breasts

Front 18

swollen tongue tip and red tip =

Back 18

heart fire

Front 19

swollen first third of tongue =

Back 19

phlegm in lungs

Front 20

stiff tongue =

Back 20

internal wind, blood stasis, severe yin deficiency

Front 21

flaccid tongue =

Back 21

body fluid and blood deficiency

Front 22

long tongue =

Back 22

heat

Front 23

short tongue =

Back 23

severe yang deficiency if wet, severe yin deficiency if peeled and red

Front 24

cracked tongue =

Back 24

yin deficiency

Front 25

central, long, thin, midline crack =

Back 25

constitutional heart deficiency with emotional problems

Front 26

central, short, wide crack in the center of tongue

Back 26

constitutional stomach deficiency

Front 27

short, transverse cracks on the sides of tongue

Back 27

spleen yin deficiency

Front 28

short, diagonal crack in lung area

Back 28

past lung disease

Front 29

very deep midline crack with other cracks stemming from it

Back 29

kidney yin deficiency

Front 30

deviated tongue

Back 30

liver wind or heart deficiency (in young person)

Front 31

moving tongue

Back 31

liver wind

Front 32

quivering tongue, tongue with teethmarks =

Back 32

spleen qi deficiency

Front 33

tongue coating =

Back 33

yang organs

Front 34

tongue color =

Back 34

yin organs

Front 35

thick coating with root =

Back 35

pathogenic factors

Front 36

thin coating with root =

Back 36

healthy stomach qi

Front 37

thin coating without root =

Back 37

stomach qi os beginning to weaken

Front 38

thick coating without root =

Back 38

strong pathogenic factor and stomach qi is weakened

Front 39

sticky tongue coating=

Back 39

dampness and PHLEGM

Front 40

slippery coating
(has a greasy look, individual papillae cannot be distinguished)

Back 40

DAMPNESS and phlegm

Front 41

moldy coating =
(looks like tofu or cottage cheese)

Back 41

dampness or phlegm with stomach yin deficiency