NBCE ACUPUNCTURE EXAM CONCEPT
REVIEW GUIDE 2026 PATIENT SAFETY AND
CLINICAL PRACTICE STANDARDS
◉ Contraindicated other reasons.
Answer: ST 17 (nipple)
SI 8 (ulnar nerve lies deep)
HT 7
CV 8 (belly button)
◉ Hand Yang Ming.
Answer: Large Intestine
◉ Hand TaiYin.
Answer: Lung
◉ Foot Yang Ming.
Answer: Stomach
◉ Foot Tai Yin.
Answer: Spleen
, ◉ Hand Shao Yin.
Answer: Heart
◉ Hand Tai Yang.
Answer: Small Intestine
◉ Foot Tai Yang.
Answer: Bladder
◉ Foot Shao Yin.
Answer: Kidney
◉ Hand Jueyin.
Answer: Pericardium
◉ Hand Shao Yang.
Answer: San Jiao
◉ Foot Shao Yang.
Answer: Gall Bladder
REVIEW GUIDE 2026 PATIENT SAFETY AND
CLINICAL PRACTICE STANDARDS
◉ Contraindicated other reasons.
Answer: ST 17 (nipple)
SI 8 (ulnar nerve lies deep)
HT 7
CV 8 (belly button)
◉ Hand Yang Ming.
Answer: Large Intestine
◉ Hand TaiYin.
Answer: Lung
◉ Foot Yang Ming.
Answer: Stomach
◉ Foot Tai Yin.
Answer: Spleen
, ◉ Hand Shao Yin.
Answer: Heart
◉ Hand Tai Yang.
Answer: Small Intestine
◉ Foot Tai Yang.
Answer: Bladder
◉ Foot Shao Yin.
Answer: Kidney
◉ Hand Jueyin.
Answer: Pericardium
◉ Hand Shao Yang.
Answer: San Jiao
◉ Foot Shao Yang.
Answer: Gall Bladder