NCCAOM ACUPUNCTURE BOARD EXAM
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Yang Channel element order. Answer: JW -- Metal
YS -- Water
SS -- Wood
JR -- Fire
HS -- Earth
◉ 4 needle -- deficiency syndrome. Answer: tonify horary point on
mother channel
tonify mother element on affected channel
sedate the horary point on controlling channel
sedate controlling element on affected channel
◉ 4 needle -- excess syndrome. Answer: tonify the horary point on
the controlling channel
,tonify the controlling point on the affected channel
sedate the horary point on son channel
sedate son point on affected channel
◉ K-8. Answer: Xi Cleft of Yin Qiao
2 cun above K3, 1/2 cun anterior to K7
◉ BL-59 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft of Yang Qiao
3 cun superior to BL-60
◉ GB-35 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft of Yang Wei
7 cun above top of lateral malleolus, posterior border of fibula
◉ K-9 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft of Yin Wei
5 cun above K3
,◉ Ren Luo point. Answer: Ren15
7 above umbilicus
◉ Du Luo point. Answer: Du 1
middle point between coccyx and anus
◉ when there is invisible phlegm missing HT, which point best
opens orifices?. Answer: H9 (jing, wood)
◉ LU9 (bp). Answer: Shu Stream
Earth
Yuan Source
Influential: Vessels
on transverse crease of wrist, in depression on radial side of radial
artery
◉ aphasia and tongue stiffness. Answer: H5 and Du15, Ren23
◉ HT points. Answer: H4 Jing River, metal
, H5 aphasia, Luo
H6 night sweats, Xi Cleft
H7 insomia, Shu Stream, earth
H8 tongue sores, Ying Spring, fire
◉ P-4 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft
(acute chest pain)
5 cun proximal to P-7, between tendons
◉ P-5 (bp). Answer: (empirical: malaria)
Jing River
Metal
3 cun proximal to P-7, between tendons
◉ empirical food retention. Answer: Inner NeiTing
◉ Liv5 nerve caution. Answer: saphenous nerve
◉ P-6 nerve caution. Answer: medial nerve
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Yang Channel element order. Answer: JW -- Metal
YS -- Water
SS -- Wood
JR -- Fire
HS -- Earth
◉ 4 needle -- deficiency syndrome. Answer: tonify horary point on
mother channel
tonify mother element on affected channel
sedate the horary point on controlling channel
sedate controlling element on affected channel
◉ 4 needle -- excess syndrome. Answer: tonify the horary point on
the controlling channel
,tonify the controlling point on the affected channel
sedate the horary point on son channel
sedate son point on affected channel
◉ K-8. Answer: Xi Cleft of Yin Qiao
2 cun above K3, 1/2 cun anterior to K7
◉ BL-59 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft of Yang Qiao
3 cun superior to BL-60
◉ GB-35 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft of Yang Wei
7 cun above top of lateral malleolus, posterior border of fibula
◉ K-9 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft of Yin Wei
5 cun above K3
,◉ Ren Luo point. Answer: Ren15
7 above umbilicus
◉ Du Luo point. Answer: Du 1
middle point between coccyx and anus
◉ when there is invisible phlegm missing HT, which point best
opens orifices?. Answer: H9 (jing, wood)
◉ LU9 (bp). Answer: Shu Stream
Earth
Yuan Source
Influential: Vessels
on transverse crease of wrist, in depression on radial side of radial
artery
◉ aphasia and tongue stiffness. Answer: H5 and Du15, Ren23
◉ HT points. Answer: H4 Jing River, metal
, H5 aphasia, Luo
H6 night sweats, Xi Cleft
H7 insomia, Shu Stream, earth
H8 tongue sores, Ying Spring, fire
◉ P-4 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft
(acute chest pain)
5 cun proximal to P-7, between tendons
◉ P-5 (bp). Answer: (empirical: malaria)
Jing River
Metal
3 cun proximal to P-7, between tendons
◉ empirical food retention. Answer: Inner NeiTing
◉ Liv5 nerve caution. Answer: saphenous nerve
◉ P-6 nerve caution. Answer: medial nerve
