NBCE ACUPUNCTURE EXAMINATION SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the PE connecting point? - ✔✔PE-6
✔✔What does HC-5 treat? - ✔✔Schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders,
epilepsy, angina pectoris, tachycardia, cardiac pain, palpitation, gastric pain, vomiting,
febrile disease, tremors of the arm, skin disorders such as psoriasis
✔✔What is the PE metal point? - ✔✔PE-5
✔✔Where is PE-6? - ✔✔Between the tendons of the palmaris longs and flexor carpi
radials, 2 cun proximal to the transverse crease of the wrist
✔✔The connecting point on the PE connects to what TW point? - ✔✔TW-4
✔✔Where is PE-7? - ✔✔On the transverse crease of the wrist between the tendons of
the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radials.
✔✔What does PE-7 treat? - ✔✔Wrist disorders, peripheral neuropathies, carpal tunnel,
paralysis of the arm, mental disturbances, insomnia, epilepsy, psoriasis
✔✔What is the sedation point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-7
✔✔What is the source point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-7
✔✔What is the earth point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-7
✔✔What point is the sedation point, source point and earth point? - ✔✔PE-7
✔✔What is a good anesthesia point for test and upper abdominal surgery? - ✔✔PE-6
✔✔Where is CX-8? - ✔✔On the palm of the hand, between the tips of the middle and
ring fingers when they are flexed.
✔✔What does PE-8 treat? - ✔✔Paralysis of the hand, peripheral neuropathies, skin
disorders on the hand, dupuytren's contractors
✔✔What is the horary point on the CX meridian? - ✔✔CX-8
✔✔What is the exit point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-8
✔✔What is the fire point on the HC meridian? - ✔✔HC-8
, ✔✔What point is the horary point, exit point and fire point on the same meridian? -
✔✔CX-8
✔✔What is the Luo point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-6
✔✔Where is PE-9? - ✔✔At the midpoint of the tip of the middle finger, or medial corner
of the middle finger.
✔✔What does CX-9 treat? - ✔✔Cardiac pain, loss of consciousness, aphasia with
stiffness of the tongue, febrile disease, heat stroke, infantile convulsion, shock, High or
low blood pressure
✔✔What is the CX tonification point? - ✔✔CX-9
✔✔What is the PE exit point? - ✔✔PE-9
✔✔What is the PE akabane point? - ✔✔PE-9
✔✔What is the wood point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-9
✔✔What point is the tonification, akabane and wood point on the same meridian? -
✔✔PE-9
✔✔Contraindications to needling? - ✔✔Famished, Overeaten, intoxicated, weak or over
fatigued, afraid of needles.
✔✔Tonifing instructions - ✔✔Select: Mother
Massage: Lightly
Pressue: after to close hole
Needle: Gold or thin
Twirl: Clockwise
Retention: Brief (5-7 min max)
✔✔How to insert a needle to tonify? - ✔✔Speed: Slow insert/quick removal
Depth: Shallow
Direction: with channel flow
✔✔Sedating instructions - ✔✔Select: Son
Massage: None
Pressure: None
Needle: Thick or silver
Twirl: Rapidly Counter clockwise
✔✔How to insert a needle to sedate? - ✔✔Speed: Quick incertion/slow removal
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the PE connecting point? - ✔✔PE-6
✔✔What does HC-5 treat? - ✔✔Schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders,
epilepsy, angina pectoris, tachycardia, cardiac pain, palpitation, gastric pain, vomiting,
febrile disease, tremors of the arm, skin disorders such as psoriasis
✔✔What is the PE metal point? - ✔✔PE-5
✔✔Where is PE-6? - ✔✔Between the tendons of the palmaris longs and flexor carpi
radials, 2 cun proximal to the transverse crease of the wrist
✔✔The connecting point on the PE connects to what TW point? - ✔✔TW-4
✔✔Where is PE-7? - ✔✔On the transverse crease of the wrist between the tendons of
the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radials.
✔✔What does PE-7 treat? - ✔✔Wrist disorders, peripheral neuropathies, carpal tunnel,
paralysis of the arm, mental disturbances, insomnia, epilepsy, psoriasis
✔✔What is the sedation point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-7
✔✔What is the source point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-7
✔✔What is the earth point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-7
✔✔What point is the sedation point, source point and earth point? - ✔✔PE-7
✔✔What is a good anesthesia point for test and upper abdominal surgery? - ✔✔PE-6
✔✔Where is CX-8? - ✔✔On the palm of the hand, between the tips of the middle and
ring fingers when they are flexed.
✔✔What does PE-8 treat? - ✔✔Paralysis of the hand, peripheral neuropathies, skin
disorders on the hand, dupuytren's contractors
✔✔What is the horary point on the CX meridian? - ✔✔CX-8
✔✔What is the exit point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-8
✔✔What is the fire point on the HC meridian? - ✔✔HC-8
, ✔✔What point is the horary point, exit point and fire point on the same meridian? -
✔✔CX-8
✔✔What is the Luo point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-6
✔✔Where is PE-9? - ✔✔At the midpoint of the tip of the middle finger, or medial corner
of the middle finger.
✔✔What does CX-9 treat? - ✔✔Cardiac pain, loss of consciousness, aphasia with
stiffness of the tongue, febrile disease, heat stroke, infantile convulsion, shock, High or
low blood pressure
✔✔What is the CX tonification point? - ✔✔CX-9
✔✔What is the PE exit point? - ✔✔PE-9
✔✔What is the PE akabane point? - ✔✔PE-9
✔✔What is the wood point on the PE meridian? - ✔✔PE-9
✔✔What point is the tonification, akabane and wood point on the same meridian? -
✔✔PE-9
✔✔Contraindications to needling? - ✔✔Famished, Overeaten, intoxicated, weak or over
fatigued, afraid of needles.
✔✔Tonifing instructions - ✔✔Select: Mother
Massage: Lightly
Pressue: after to close hole
Needle: Gold or thin
Twirl: Clockwise
Retention: Brief (5-7 min max)
✔✔How to insert a needle to tonify? - ✔✔Speed: Slow insert/quick removal
Depth: Shallow
Direction: with channel flow
✔✔Sedating instructions - ✔✔Select: Son
Massage: None
Pressure: None
Needle: Thick or silver
Twirl: Rapidly Counter clockwise
✔✔How to insert a needle to sedate? - ✔✔Speed: Quick incertion/slow removal
