NBCE ACUPUNCTURE EXAM REVISION
HANDBOOK 2026 DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT PLANNING IN ACUPUNCTURE
◉ What are the types of acquired Qi?
Answer: Gu/Food
Kong/Air
Zong/Gathering
Zhen/True
Ying/Nutriative
Wei/Defensive
Mine Essence
Yaun/Original
Ming Men
◉ Where does Gu/Food Qi originate from?
Answer: Spleen and Stomach
◉ Where is congenital Qi stored?
Answer: Kidneys
,◉ Where does Kong/Air Qi originate from?
Answer: Lungs
◉ Gu (food) Qi function?
Answer: Important for generating energy
◉ What is the function of Zong Qi/
Answer: Nourishes the heart and lungs, helps circulate energy
throughout the body
◉ Where is Zong Qi stored?
Answer: chest
◉ Gu + Kong= what qi?
Answer: Zong/Gathering
◉ What is the function of Zhen/true Qi?
Answer: Nourish the organs
◉ Where is Zhen Qi stored?
Answer: Starts in the chest and is distributed through respiration
,◉ Ying + Wei= what qi?
Answer: Zhen
◉ What is the function of Ying qi?
Answer: Circulates in vessels, produces blood and circulates with it,
provides nourishment of blood/organs
◉ How is yin qi stimulated?
Answer: Through acupuncture
◉ What is the function of Wei qi?
Answer: Helps protect the body. Warms the surface (skin) by
regulating temperature and opening and closing pores. Helps keep
external pathogens out.
◉ Where does Jing Essence qi come from?
Answer: Our parents
◉ What is the function of Jing Essence qi?
Answer: Responsible for growth, reproduction, and development
◉ Where is Jing "essence" stored ?
, Answer: Kidneys
◉ Gu+Wei= what qi?
Answer: Jing
◉ Yaun/original qi come from?
Answer: Jing
◉ Yaun Qi is the foundation for what other qi?
Answer: Zhen qi
◉ What is the function of Ming Men Qi?
Answer: Hearts and warms our our digestion, warms the heart and
allows life
◉ Where is ming men located?
Answer: Between the kidneys, at the level of the second lumbar
vertebrae
◉ Where is ancestral qi stored?
Answer: Ming men qi
HANDBOOK 2026 DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT PLANNING IN ACUPUNCTURE
◉ What are the types of acquired Qi?
Answer: Gu/Food
Kong/Air
Zong/Gathering
Zhen/True
Ying/Nutriative
Wei/Defensive
Mine Essence
Yaun/Original
Ming Men
◉ Where does Gu/Food Qi originate from?
Answer: Spleen and Stomach
◉ Where is congenital Qi stored?
Answer: Kidneys
,◉ Where does Kong/Air Qi originate from?
Answer: Lungs
◉ Gu (food) Qi function?
Answer: Important for generating energy
◉ What is the function of Zong Qi/
Answer: Nourishes the heart and lungs, helps circulate energy
throughout the body
◉ Where is Zong Qi stored?
Answer: chest
◉ Gu + Kong= what qi?
Answer: Zong/Gathering
◉ What is the function of Zhen/true Qi?
Answer: Nourish the organs
◉ Where is Zhen Qi stored?
Answer: Starts in the chest and is distributed through respiration
,◉ Ying + Wei= what qi?
Answer: Zhen
◉ What is the function of Ying qi?
Answer: Circulates in vessels, produces blood and circulates with it,
provides nourishment of blood/organs
◉ How is yin qi stimulated?
Answer: Through acupuncture
◉ What is the function of Wei qi?
Answer: Helps protect the body. Warms the surface (skin) by
regulating temperature and opening and closing pores. Helps keep
external pathogens out.
◉ Where does Jing Essence qi come from?
Answer: Our parents
◉ What is the function of Jing Essence qi?
Answer: Responsible for growth, reproduction, and development
◉ Where is Jing "essence" stored ?
, Answer: Kidneys
◉ Gu+Wei= what qi?
Answer: Jing
◉ Yaun/original qi come from?
Answer: Jing
◉ Yaun Qi is the foundation for what other qi?
Answer: Zhen qi
◉ What is the function of Ming Men Qi?
Answer: Hearts and warms our our digestion, warms the heart and
allows life
◉ Where is ming men located?
Answer: Between the kidneys, at the level of the second lumbar
vertebrae
◉ Where is ancestral qi stored?
Answer: Ming men qi
