CALE QUESTION BANK COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ NEWEST 2026/2027
UPDATE!!!!
=== START OF CALE QUESTION BANK ===
CALE (CALIFORNIA ACUPUNCTURING LICENSING EXAMINATION)
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION BANK
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
UPDATED 2026/2027 | GRADED A+
SECTION 1: ACUPUNCTURE POINT LOCATION & CHANNELS
1. What channels front mu points connect with the 3 foot yin channels?
a) SP, LU, HT
b) UB, SI
c) LI, ST, SJ
d) GB, LV, KD
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, Correct Answer: b) UB, SI
Rationale: The front mu points of the three foot yin channels (SP, LV, KD)
connect with the UB and SI channels through their associated back shu points and
channel relationships.
2. What channels lower He-sea points are needled perpendicularly 0.5 - 1.0 cun?
a) Hand tai yang, foot tai yang, hand shao yang
b) Foot yang ming, hand yang ming
c) Foot shao yin, hand jue yin
d) Hand tai yin, foot tai yin
Correct Answer: a) Hand tai yang, foot tai yang, hand shao yang
Rationale: The lower He-sea points of these channels (SI, UB, SJ) are needled
perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 cun due to their anatomical location.
3. Which sacral foramen is level with the location of UB28?
a) 1st sacral foramen
b) 2nd sacral foramen
c) 3rd sacral foramen
d) 4th sacral foramen
Correct Answer: b) 2nd sacral foramen
Rationale: UB28 (Pangguangshu) is located at the level of the 2nd sacral
foramen, approximately 1.5 cun lateral to the sacral midline.
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, 4. What point is contraindicated in a patient who is pregnant but can be used to
treat facial pain?
a) Yuan source point of the LI
b) Luo-connecting point of the ST
c) Xi-cleft point of the SJ
d) Jing-well point of the LV
Correct Answer: a) Yuan source point of the LI
Rationale: LI4 (Hegu) is contraindicated in pregnancy due to its strong effect on
promoting labor, but it is a key point for facial pain and disorders of the head and
face.
5. What points can be used to treat Bi syndrome of the joint and heaviness?
a) Ying-spring points of the yang channels
b) Shu-stream points of the yin channels
c) Jing-well points of the yang channels
d) He-sea points of the yin channels
Correct Answer: b) Shu-stream points of the yin channels
Rationale: Shu-stream points are indicated for heaviness and Bi syndrome
(painful obstruction) of the joints, particularly in chronic conditions.
6. Where is the location of GB25, which is the front mu point of the KD?
a) Below the tip of the 12th rib
b) 2 cun below the tip of the 11th rib
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QUESTIONS AND DETAILED VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ NEWEST 2026/2027
UPDATE!!!!
=== START OF CALE QUESTION BANK ===
CALE (CALIFORNIA ACUPUNCTURING LICENSING EXAMINATION)
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION BANK
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
UPDATED 2026/2027 | GRADED A+
SECTION 1: ACUPUNCTURE POINT LOCATION & CHANNELS
1. What channels front mu points connect with the 3 foot yin channels?
a) SP, LU, HT
b) UB, SI
c) LI, ST, SJ
d) GB, LV, KD
1
, Correct Answer: b) UB, SI
Rationale: The front mu points of the three foot yin channels (SP, LV, KD)
connect with the UB and SI channels through their associated back shu points and
channel relationships.
2. What channels lower He-sea points are needled perpendicularly 0.5 - 1.0 cun?
a) Hand tai yang, foot tai yang, hand shao yang
b) Foot yang ming, hand yang ming
c) Foot shao yin, hand jue yin
d) Hand tai yin, foot tai yin
Correct Answer: a) Hand tai yang, foot tai yang, hand shao yang
Rationale: The lower He-sea points of these channels (SI, UB, SJ) are needled
perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 cun due to their anatomical location.
3. Which sacral foramen is level with the location of UB28?
a) 1st sacral foramen
b) 2nd sacral foramen
c) 3rd sacral foramen
d) 4th sacral foramen
Correct Answer: b) 2nd sacral foramen
Rationale: UB28 (Pangguangshu) is located at the level of the 2nd sacral
foramen, approximately 1.5 cun lateral to the sacral midline.
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, 4. What point is contraindicated in a patient who is pregnant but can be used to
treat facial pain?
a) Yuan source point of the LI
b) Luo-connecting point of the ST
c) Xi-cleft point of the SJ
d) Jing-well point of the LV
Correct Answer: a) Yuan source point of the LI
Rationale: LI4 (Hegu) is contraindicated in pregnancy due to its strong effect on
promoting labor, but it is a key point for facial pain and disorders of the head and
face.
5. What points can be used to treat Bi syndrome of the joint and heaviness?
a) Ying-spring points of the yang channels
b) Shu-stream points of the yin channels
c) Jing-well points of the yang channels
d) He-sea points of the yin channels
Correct Answer: b) Shu-stream points of the yin channels
Rationale: Shu-stream points are indicated for heaviness and Bi syndrome
(painful obstruction) of the joints, particularly in chronic conditions.
6. Where is the location of GB25, which is the front mu point of the KD?
a) Below the tip of the 12th rib
b) 2 cun below the tip of the 11th rib
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