NBCE Acu Board Review Questions and Answers correct

NBCE Acu Board Review Questions and Answers correct A normal tongue diagnosis should look: a. purple, supple, with a thick, slick coat b. Pale, stiff, and swollen c. Red, flabby, and wet like a dog d. Vibrant, supple with a thin, white, slightly moist coat Vibrant, supple with a thin, white, slightly moist coat What is the texture of Jin body fluid light, clear, watery Normally, you use how many ear points at a time? 5 What is the front mu point of the small intestine? CV4 What is the front mu point of the liver? LV14 What is the front mu point of the paracardium CV17 What is the front mu point of the kidney? GB25 What is the front mu point of the lung? LU1 What is the front mu point of the large intestine? ST25 What is the front mu point of the gallbladder? GB24 What is the front mu point of the spleen? LV13 What is the front mu point of the bladder? CV3 What is the front mu point of the heart? CV14 Pain due to invasion of this exogenous pathogen feels cramping, colicky, and can feel better if the person moves or applies heat Damp Which merdian encircles the posterior aspect of the ear and terminates at the lateral end of the eyebrow? San Jiao/triple warmer From where does the pericardium meridian originate? Chest Using the patient's hand size, three anatomical Chinese inches (3 cun) is measured as _____ Distance across all four fingers at the PIP joints Where does the congenital qi or inherited qu (yuan qi) take root/is stored? Kidney This meridian has 28 points and begins in the perineum between the anus and the tip of the coccyx GV (Governing vessel/Du Mai) Swelling along the sides of the tongue with teeth marks on a shaking body indicate _____ Spleen qi deficiency Activity of which meridian corresponds to 1am-3am on the horary chart? Liver Name the 6 functions of qi warming, holding, raising, transportation, transformation, protection This meridian begins at the lateral canthus of the eye and ends at the lateral 4th toe Gallbladder Which organ pair is associated with the metal element? Lung and large intestine What is the primary function of the 8 extraordinary vessels? Act as reservoirs of energy Which meridian crosses midline to end at the nasolabial groove? Large intestine This point is commonly used to revive a person that has passed out GV26 Qi of the yin meridians known as the "sea of yin" is regulated by which extraordinary meridian? Ren The hui meeting point for bone is _____ BL11 With this exogenous pathogen, patients can complain they feel heavy, bloated, pressure, itching, or numbness with cumbersome limbs damp According to local point selection theory, points used to treat diseases of the ear include ____, ____, and ____ TW21, SI19, GB2 The thickness of the coat on the tongue correlates most to which organ? Stomach When treating shoulder pain, what point combination would be most effective? LI15, LI16, Jianquian, TW14, and SI10 This extra point located on the dorsal aspect of the hand is actually 2 points located between the second and third and third and the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in the depressions lying immediately distal to the bases of the metacarpals Yaotongxue Qi is to blood as yang is to ___ yin Which of these does the CDC classify as "non-critical" for sterilization? a. guide tube b. filiform acupuncture needle c. plum blossom needle d. lancet guide tube If using master-couple technique fo rneedling and the problem is located within the uterus (woman has infertility) and thus the ren mai (conception vessel) channel will be used. The patient could also have a problem in the chong mai (penetrating vessel). The points used to open/strengthen the chong mai are ____ SP4-PC6 Bleeding at this extra point can be helpful for shaoyang (at the side of the head) headaches induced by heat rising to the head Taiyang This organ has the function of maintaining the free flow of qi liver This organ opens to the ears kidney This organ governs transformation and transportation Spleen This organ dominates receiving, rotting, and ripening Stomach This extraordinary organ governs decision making gallbladder This organ system circulates yuan qi as well as governs water metabolism triple warmer This organ dominates dispersing, diffusing, and descending Lung Acquired qi comes in 2 forms. What are they? Da qi and gu qi This extraordinary point is on the dorsum of the hand proximal to the metacarpal phalangeal joint and is commonly used for acute pain/strain of the neck Luozhen The use of GB20 as a local acupuncture point is effective for what type of headaches? suboccipital The ying spring points are commonly used to treat ____ heat in the body This acupuncture point is located between the umbilicus and the sternocostal angle 4 cun superior to the umbilicus and is the front mu point of the stomach CV12 These points wrap the elbow joint, from beginning laterally progressing medially and wrapping from anterior to posterior LI11-LU5-PC3-HT3-SI8-TW10 If using master couple technique for needling and the problem is located within the uterus (woman has infertility) and thus the Ren Mai (conception vessel) channel will be used. What is the correct pairing of acupuncture points to affect the Ren Mai LU7-KD6 Treating this meridian helps with nighttime epilepsy and tightness of muscles on the medial side of the leg Yin Qiao Mai (yin motility) Which meridian begins on the foot kidney The tip of the tongue correlates to which organ? heart Which acupuncture point is located in the popliteal fossa? BL40 Which acupuncture point is moxa applied for breech birth presentation? BL67 Is yang internal or external? external Is yin internal or external? internal The following qualities are associated with ____ (yin or yang) Positive, Qi, Man, Exterior, Back of the body, Upper Body, Lateral, Fu (Hollow), Left, sunny Yang The following qualities are associated with ____ (yin or yang) Negative, Blood, Woman, Interior, Front of the body, Lower, medial, zang (solid), right, shady Yin Functional activities =____ yang Nutrient substances =____ yin What organs are associated with wood? LV, GB What organs are associated with fire? HT/SI , PC/TW What organs are associated with earth? SP, ST What organs are associated with metal? LU, LI What organs are associated with water? KD, BL Taste & emotion: Liver Sour, anger Taste & emotion: Heart Bitter, joy Taste & Emotion: Spleen Sweet, worry Taste & emotion: Lung Pungent, Grief Taste & emotion: Kidney salty, fear What organs are associated with eyes/sight? LV, GB What organs are associated with the tongue/taste? HT, SI What organs are associated with mouth, lips/tactile? SP, ST What organs are associated with nose/smell? LU, LI What organs are associated with ears/hearing? KD, BL Element: Wood Organ: Climate: Affects: LV, wind, ligament/tendon Element: Fire Organ: Climate: Affects: HT, heat, blood vessels Element: Earth Organ: Climate: Affects: Spleen, Dampness, Muscles Element: Metal Organ: Climate: Affects: Lungs, dryness, skin and hair Element: Water Organ: Climate: Affects: Kidneys, cold, bones