NCCAOM Foundations Exam
FACIAL INSPECTION:
The entire facial complexion is red indicates? - answerExcess heat syndrome from
exogenous pathogen, or hyperactive yang
6 exogenous factors are? - answerWind, summer heat, fire, damp, dryness, cold
7 emotions are? - answerAnger, joy, sadness, worry, fear, fright
BODY INSPECTION:
Entire body is yellow indicates? - answerJaundice
Bright orange = yang jaundice from damp heat
Hazy, smoky yellow = yang jaundice with more damo than heat
Smoky dark yellow = yin jaundice from cold-damp or long standing blood Xue
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Withered, dried up complexion indicates? - answerHeat in ST & SP
Which five element correspondence between the element and the Chinese musical note
is incorrect?
A. Earth - gong
B. Fire - Zheng
C. Metal - Shang
D. Water - Jue - answerD. Water - Jue is incorrect. Water corresponds to Yu.
Wood corresponds to Jiao
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Dull pale yellow facial complexion indicates? - answerCold damp in ST/SP
A patient has alternating chills and fever, lack of appetite, dry throat, nausea and
unilateral white tongue coating. What pulse do you expect?
A. Wiry
B. Deep
C. Floating and tight
D. Slippery - answerA. Wiry - Shao yang stage
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Pale with red spots on complexion indicates? - answerSP Xu, Stasis of LV blood
,Fever, irritability, insomnia, dry mouth & throat, scanty dark urine, red tongue w/out
coating, and thin-fast pulse are symptoms of
A.Yang Ming
B. Shao yang
C. Tai yang
D. Shao Yin - answerD. Shao yin
A 9 month year old baby has a high fever for a few days. This was followed by having
sporadic tremors with strong convulsions. Meningitis was ruled out. What is your
treatment principle?
A. Tonify LV blood subdue wind
B. Cool blood, nourish yin, subdue wind
C. Clear heat, cool blood
D. Nourish LV wind, subdue LV yang, subdue wind - answerB. Cool blood, nourish yin,
subdue wind
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Bluish purple face and lips indicates? - answer+ intermittent pain in the pre cordial
region or behind the sternum = HT Blood Xue
+High fever, violent movement of limbs in children = infantile convulsions
Which five element correspondence between the element and the Western musical note
is incorrect?
A. Earth - do
B. Fire - Sol
C. Metal - Re
D. Water - Mi - answerD. Water is 'la'
Wood is 'mi'
A 36 yr old woman has chronic menorrhagia as the main complaint. She has pale-
sallow complexion, tiredness, weak voice and loose stools. She often feels thirst and
her cheeks are occasionally red. The tongue is red on the sides. The pulse is weak and
slightly rapid. After giving treatments for deficient Qi she has not improved. What is the
root?
A. Heat
B. Hot blood
C. Deficient blood
D. Deficient Qi - answerB. Hot blood
In treating channel problems which distal points are most powerful?
A. Knee points
B. Feet points
C. Elbow points
D. Hand points - answerB. Feet points
, Which three meridians go to the root of the tongue? - answerHT, SP, KD
Cracks on a pale tongue indicate? - answerBlood xu
Yuan Qi originates - answerBetween the Kidneys and below the navel
Ye fluids circulate with - answerYing Qi/Nutritive Qi
Zong Qi and Yuan Qi assist each other in that they - answerFlow in opposite directions.
Zong Qi flows down to the KD. Yuan Qi flows up to the LU
Other terms for Zong Qi - answerChest Qi, Gathering Qi, Big Qi
Flaccid tongue (like dog's) indicates? - answerExtreme xu of Qi or blood, or
consumption of yin fluids
Swollen, pale tongue w/ teethmarks indicates? - answerSP/KD yang xu
Swollen tongue that is blue-purple and dark indicates? - answerToxicosis
Thin, dry, deep red tongue indicates? - answerHyperactivity of fire due to yin xu,
consumption of body fluids
Superficial (Fu Mai), large and weak pulse indicates? - answerProlonged endogenous
disease, outward floating of yang qi
Deep (Chen Mai), forceful pulse indicates? - answerInterior excess conditions
BODY INSPECTION:
Hair falling out or dull w/ tendency to split indicates? - answerLV Blood xu
BODY INSPECTION:
Thickness or luster of hair depends on? - answerLV
BODY INSPECTION:
Prematurely grey hair indicates? - answerDecline in KD Essence
A slow (Chi Mai) pulse is how many heart beats per breath? - answer4 beats per breath
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Red tip of nose indicates? - answerSP xu
Slow (Chi Mai), weak pulse indicates? - answeryang Qi xu
FACIAL INSPECTION:
The entire facial complexion is red indicates? - answerExcess heat syndrome from
exogenous pathogen, or hyperactive yang
6 exogenous factors are? - answerWind, summer heat, fire, damp, dryness, cold
7 emotions are? - answerAnger, joy, sadness, worry, fear, fright
BODY INSPECTION:
Entire body is yellow indicates? - answerJaundice
Bright orange = yang jaundice from damp heat
Hazy, smoky yellow = yang jaundice with more damo than heat
Smoky dark yellow = yin jaundice from cold-damp or long standing blood Xue
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Withered, dried up complexion indicates? - answerHeat in ST & SP
Which five element correspondence between the element and the Chinese musical note
is incorrect?
A. Earth - gong
B. Fire - Zheng
C. Metal - Shang
D. Water - Jue - answerD. Water - Jue is incorrect. Water corresponds to Yu.
Wood corresponds to Jiao
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Dull pale yellow facial complexion indicates? - answerCold damp in ST/SP
A patient has alternating chills and fever, lack of appetite, dry throat, nausea and
unilateral white tongue coating. What pulse do you expect?
A. Wiry
B. Deep
C. Floating and tight
D. Slippery - answerA. Wiry - Shao yang stage
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Pale with red spots on complexion indicates? - answerSP Xu, Stasis of LV blood
,Fever, irritability, insomnia, dry mouth & throat, scanty dark urine, red tongue w/out
coating, and thin-fast pulse are symptoms of
A.Yang Ming
B. Shao yang
C. Tai yang
D. Shao Yin - answerD. Shao yin
A 9 month year old baby has a high fever for a few days. This was followed by having
sporadic tremors with strong convulsions. Meningitis was ruled out. What is your
treatment principle?
A. Tonify LV blood subdue wind
B. Cool blood, nourish yin, subdue wind
C. Clear heat, cool blood
D. Nourish LV wind, subdue LV yang, subdue wind - answerB. Cool blood, nourish yin,
subdue wind
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Bluish purple face and lips indicates? - answer+ intermittent pain in the pre cordial
region or behind the sternum = HT Blood Xue
+High fever, violent movement of limbs in children = infantile convulsions
Which five element correspondence between the element and the Western musical note
is incorrect?
A. Earth - do
B. Fire - Sol
C. Metal - Re
D. Water - Mi - answerD. Water is 'la'
Wood is 'mi'
A 36 yr old woman has chronic menorrhagia as the main complaint. She has pale-
sallow complexion, tiredness, weak voice and loose stools. She often feels thirst and
her cheeks are occasionally red. The tongue is red on the sides. The pulse is weak and
slightly rapid. After giving treatments for deficient Qi she has not improved. What is the
root?
A. Heat
B. Hot blood
C. Deficient blood
D. Deficient Qi - answerB. Hot blood
In treating channel problems which distal points are most powerful?
A. Knee points
B. Feet points
C. Elbow points
D. Hand points - answerB. Feet points
, Which three meridians go to the root of the tongue? - answerHT, SP, KD
Cracks on a pale tongue indicate? - answerBlood xu
Yuan Qi originates - answerBetween the Kidneys and below the navel
Ye fluids circulate with - answerYing Qi/Nutritive Qi
Zong Qi and Yuan Qi assist each other in that they - answerFlow in opposite directions.
Zong Qi flows down to the KD. Yuan Qi flows up to the LU
Other terms for Zong Qi - answerChest Qi, Gathering Qi, Big Qi
Flaccid tongue (like dog's) indicates? - answerExtreme xu of Qi or blood, or
consumption of yin fluids
Swollen, pale tongue w/ teethmarks indicates? - answerSP/KD yang xu
Swollen tongue that is blue-purple and dark indicates? - answerToxicosis
Thin, dry, deep red tongue indicates? - answerHyperactivity of fire due to yin xu,
consumption of body fluids
Superficial (Fu Mai), large and weak pulse indicates? - answerProlonged endogenous
disease, outward floating of yang qi
Deep (Chen Mai), forceful pulse indicates? - answerInterior excess conditions
BODY INSPECTION:
Hair falling out or dull w/ tendency to split indicates? - answerLV Blood xu
BODY INSPECTION:
Thickness or luster of hair depends on? - answerLV
BODY INSPECTION:
Prematurely grey hair indicates? - answerDecline in KD Essence
A slow (Chi Mai) pulse is how many heart beats per breath? - answer4 beats per breath
FACIAL INSPECTION:
Red tip of nose indicates? - answerSP xu
Slow (Chi Mai), weak pulse indicates? - answeryang Qi xu
