NBCE ACUPUNCTURE STUDY GUIDE SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many acupoints are in the stomach merdiain? - ✔✔45
✔✔How many acupoints are in the large intestine merdiain? - ✔✔20
✔✔How many acupoints are in the bladder meridian? - ✔✔67
✔✔where does LIVER meridian start? - ✔✔foot (big toe)
✔✔How many acupuncture points are there in the Triple Warmer/San Jiao channel? -
✔✔23
✔✔Where does TW/SJ channel start and end? - ✔✔Starts at tip of ring finger and ends
lateral to eye brow
✔✔TW 3 - ✔✔CONTROLLING POINT FOR EAR
✔✔TW 5 - ✔✔lou connection point; master point of the yang wei mai; local point
✔✔TW 14 - ✔✔shoulder joint pain and ROM
✔✔TW 17 - ✔✔all ear disorders
✔✔what TRIPLE HEATER point is proximal to the elbow - ✔✔10
✔✔LI 13 - ✔✔On the lateral side of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to LI-11, on the line
connecting LI-11 with LI-15
✔✔How many points are in channel ... Du (Governing Vessel) - ✔✔28
, ✔✔How many points are in channel ... Ren (Conception Vessel)? - ✔✔24
✔✔ What meridian ... "the general", ensures the smooth and orderly flow of everything
-Qi, bile, emotional activity, etc
-Regulates menstration - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... opens to the eyes - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... manifests in the fingers and toes - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... controls muscular, tendinous, and ligamentous activity and if
deficient will see sprains, strains, and cramps? - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... is anger, frustration, and depression the major emotions involved
when there are issues in it? - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... is most active from 1-3am - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... is "the KING", governs the blood and its circulation, and if deficient
will have cold hands and feet? - ✔✔heart
✔✔the state of HT blood and HT Qi is reflected by - ✔✔facial complexion
✔✔What meridian ... houses the mind and if there is too much heat in it can cause a
coma? - ✔✔heart
✔✔What meridian ... opens to the tongue? - ✔✔heart
✔✔disorders of the tongue and speech are due to what organs issues? - ✔✔heart
✔✔What meridian ... controls sweat and dreams? - ✔✔heart
✔✔What meridian ... is most active 11am - 1pm? - ✔✔heart
✔✔What meridian ... governs the movement and transformation of food and passes all
essential Qi from food to SP and the rest to the SI/LI? - ✔✔spleen
✔✔What meridian ... controls blood, produces and prevents hemorrhage and will
always be involved in a blood pathology? - ✔✔spleen
✔✔What meridian ... governs muscles and limbs? - ✔✔spleen
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many acupoints are in the stomach merdiain? - ✔✔45
✔✔How many acupoints are in the large intestine merdiain? - ✔✔20
✔✔How many acupoints are in the bladder meridian? - ✔✔67
✔✔where does LIVER meridian start? - ✔✔foot (big toe)
✔✔How many acupuncture points are there in the Triple Warmer/San Jiao channel? -
✔✔23
✔✔Where does TW/SJ channel start and end? - ✔✔Starts at tip of ring finger and ends
lateral to eye brow
✔✔TW 3 - ✔✔CONTROLLING POINT FOR EAR
✔✔TW 5 - ✔✔lou connection point; master point of the yang wei mai; local point
✔✔TW 14 - ✔✔shoulder joint pain and ROM
✔✔TW 17 - ✔✔all ear disorders
✔✔what TRIPLE HEATER point is proximal to the elbow - ✔✔10
✔✔LI 13 - ✔✔On the lateral side of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to LI-11, on the line
connecting LI-11 with LI-15
✔✔How many points are in channel ... Du (Governing Vessel) - ✔✔28
, ✔✔How many points are in channel ... Ren (Conception Vessel)? - ✔✔24
✔✔ What meridian ... "the general", ensures the smooth and orderly flow of everything
-Qi, bile, emotional activity, etc
-Regulates menstration - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... opens to the eyes - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... manifests in the fingers and toes - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... controls muscular, tendinous, and ligamentous activity and if
deficient will see sprains, strains, and cramps? - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... is anger, frustration, and depression the major emotions involved
when there are issues in it? - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... is most active from 1-3am - ✔✔liver
✔✔What meridian ... is "the KING", governs the blood and its circulation, and if deficient
will have cold hands and feet? - ✔✔heart
✔✔the state of HT blood and HT Qi is reflected by - ✔✔facial complexion
✔✔What meridian ... houses the mind and if there is too much heat in it can cause a
coma? - ✔✔heart
✔✔What meridian ... opens to the tongue? - ✔✔heart
✔✔disorders of the tongue and speech are due to what organs issues? - ✔✔heart
✔✔What meridian ... controls sweat and dreams? - ✔✔heart
✔✔What meridian ... is most active 11am - 1pm? - ✔✔heart
✔✔What meridian ... governs the movement and transformation of food and passes all
essential Qi from food to SP and the rest to the SI/LI? - ✔✔spleen
✔✔What meridian ... controls blood, produces and prevents hemorrhage and will
always be involved in a blood pathology? - ✔✔spleen
✔✔What meridian ... governs muscles and limbs? - ✔✔spleen
