NBCE ACUPUNCTURE EXAM ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Function of lungs. Answer: Govern Qi and respiration, control
channels and blood vessels, control diffusing and descending QI, control
skin and hair, open into the nose, control nasal mucus, house the
corporeal soul
⩥ Lung Qi Deficiency. Answer: slight shortness of breath, slight cough,
weak voice, spontaneous day time sweating, dislike speaking, bright-
pale complexion, propensityb to catch colds, tiredness, dislike of cold,
pale tongue, empty pulse - especially right front posotion
⩥ Lung Yin Deficiency. Answer: cough which is dry, weak hoarse voice,
dry mouth, tickly throat, tiredness, dislike speaking, thin body/chest,
night sweating, normal tongue thast is dry w/o coating, floating empty
pulse
⩥ Lung Dryness. Answer: dry cough, dry skin, dry throat, dry mouth,
thirst, hoarse voice, dry tongue, empty pulse - especially in right front
position
⩥ Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Cold. Answer: Aversion to cold, fever,
cough, itchy throat, slight breathlessness, stuffed or runny nose with
,clear watery discharge, sneezing, occipital headaches, body aches, thin
white tongue coating, floating-tight pulse
⩥ Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Heat. Answer: Aversion to cold, fever,
cough, sore throat, stuffed or runny nose withyellow discharge,
headaches, body aches, slight sweating, slight thirst, swollen tonsils,
tongue slightly red on sides/front, floating-rapid pulse
⩥ Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Water. Answer: sudden swelling of eyes
and face gradually spreading to the whole body, bright shiny
complexion, scanty and pale urination,aversion to wind, fever, cough,
slight breathlessness, sticky white tongue coating, floating-slippery pulse
⩥ Lung-Heat. Answer: cough, slight breathlessness, feeling of heat,
chest ache, flaring of nostrils, thirst, red face, red tongue with yellow
coating, overflowing-rapid pulse
⩥ Damp-Phlegm in the Lungs. Answer: chronic cough coming in bouts
with profuse sticky white sputum, white pasty complexion, feeling of
oppression in the chest, phlegm in the throat, shortness of breath, dislike
lying down, wheezing, nausea, feeling of heaviness, dizziness, swollen
tongue with a sticky white coating, slippery and soggy pulse
⩥ Cold-Phlegm in the Lungs. Answer: cough with white expectorate,
watery sputum, aggravated by cold, cold hands,phlegm in throat,
dizziness, oppression of the chest, feel cold in chest, feeling of
,heaviness, dizziness, swollen and wet tongue with white coating,
slippery slow pulse
⩥ Phlegm-Heat in the lungs. Answer: Barking cough with profuse sticky
yellow/green sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing, oppression in the
chest, phlegm in the throat, feeling of heat, thirst, insomnia, agitation,
feeling of heaviness, dizziness, red/wollen tongue with sticky yellow
coat, slippery rapid pulse
⩥ Dry-Phlegm in the lungs. Answer: Dry Cough with occasional
difficult sputum, shortness of breath,oppression of chest, scanty phlegm
in throat, feeling of heaviness, dizziness, dry throat, wheezing, pasty dry
complexion, swollen tongue with dry sticky coating, slippery-fine pulse
⩥ Phlegm Fluids in Lungs. Answer: cough with white expectorate,
watery sputum, breathlessness, splashing sound in the chest, vomiting of
white watery frothy sputum, oppression of the chest, feeling of
heaviness, dizziness, feeling cold, coughing elicited by a scare, pale
tongue with thick sticky white coating, fine/slippery/soggy/wiry pulse
⩥ Heart and Lung Qi Deficiency. Answer: slight shortness of breath,
slight cough, weak voice, dislike speaking, bright-white complexion,
propensity to catch colds, tiredness, palpitations, shortness of breath on
exertion, depression, spontaneous sweating, sighing, pale tongue, empty
pulse
, ⩥ All phlegm patterns of the lungs include. Answer: cough with
expectorartion of sputum
⩥ Spleen Function. Answer: governs transformation and transportation,
controls the ascending Qi, controls blood, controls the muscles and 4
limbs, opens into the mouth, manifests in the lips, controls saliva,
controls the raising of Qi, hoses the intellect, affected by pensiveness
⩥ Spleen Pathologies involve. Answer: tiredness, digestive disorders,
dull-yellow complexion, abdominal distension
⩥ The spleen likes this type of food. Answer: warm, dry
⩥ Most common cause of chronic tiredness. Answer: Spleen Qi
Deficiency
⩥ Spleen Qi Deficiency. Answer: poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lay down, pale
complexion, weakness of limbs, loose stools, pale tongue, empty pulse
⩥ Spleen Yang deficiency. Answer: poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lay down curled up,
pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, feeling cold, cold
limbs, edema, pale and wet tongue, deep-weak pulse
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Function of lungs. Answer: Govern Qi and respiration, control
channels and blood vessels, control diffusing and descending QI, control
skin and hair, open into the nose, control nasal mucus, house the
corporeal soul
⩥ Lung Qi Deficiency. Answer: slight shortness of breath, slight cough,
weak voice, spontaneous day time sweating, dislike speaking, bright-
pale complexion, propensityb to catch colds, tiredness, dislike of cold,
pale tongue, empty pulse - especially right front posotion
⩥ Lung Yin Deficiency. Answer: cough which is dry, weak hoarse voice,
dry mouth, tickly throat, tiredness, dislike speaking, thin body/chest,
night sweating, normal tongue thast is dry w/o coating, floating empty
pulse
⩥ Lung Dryness. Answer: dry cough, dry skin, dry throat, dry mouth,
thirst, hoarse voice, dry tongue, empty pulse - especially in right front
position
⩥ Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Cold. Answer: Aversion to cold, fever,
cough, itchy throat, slight breathlessness, stuffed or runny nose with
,clear watery discharge, sneezing, occipital headaches, body aches, thin
white tongue coating, floating-tight pulse
⩥ Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Heat. Answer: Aversion to cold, fever,
cough, sore throat, stuffed or runny nose withyellow discharge,
headaches, body aches, slight sweating, slight thirst, swollen tonsils,
tongue slightly red on sides/front, floating-rapid pulse
⩥ Invasion of Lungs by Wind-Water. Answer: sudden swelling of eyes
and face gradually spreading to the whole body, bright shiny
complexion, scanty and pale urination,aversion to wind, fever, cough,
slight breathlessness, sticky white tongue coating, floating-slippery pulse
⩥ Lung-Heat. Answer: cough, slight breathlessness, feeling of heat,
chest ache, flaring of nostrils, thirst, red face, red tongue with yellow
coating, overflowing-rapid pulse
⩥ Damp-Phlegm in the Lungs. Answer: chronic cough coming in bouts
with profuse sticky white sputum, white pasty complexion, feeling of
oppression in the chest, phlegm in the throat, shortness of breath, dislike
lying down, wheezing, nausea, feeling of heaviness, dizziness, swollen
tongue with a sticky white coating, slippery and soggy pulse
⩥ Cold-Phlegm in the Lungs. Answer: cough with white expectorate,
watery sputum, aggravated by cold, cold hands,phlegm in throat,
dizziness, oppression of the chest, feel cold in chest, feeling of
,heaviness, dizziness, swollen and wet tongue with white coating,
slippery slow pulse
⩥ Phlegm-Heat in the lungs. Answer: Barking cough with profuse sticky
yellow/green sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing, oppression in the
chest, phlegm in the throat, feeling of heat, thirst, insomnia, agitation,
feeling of heaviness, dizziness, red/wollen tongue with sticky yellow
coat, slippery rapid pulse
⩥ Dry-Phlegm in the lungs. Answer: Dry Cough with occasional
difficult sputum, shortness of breath,oppression of chest, scanty phlegm
in throat, feeling of heaviness, dizziness, dry throat, wheezing, pasty dry
complexion, swollen tongue with dry sticky coating, slippery-fine pulse
⩥ Phlegm Fluids in Lungs. Answer: cough with white expectorate,
watery sputum, breathlessness, splashing sound in the chest, vomiting of
white watery frothy sputum, oppression of the chest, feeling of
heaviness, dizziness, feeling cold, coughing elicited by a scare, pale
tongue with thick sticky white coating, fine/slippery/soggy/wiry pulse
⩥ Heart and Lung Qi Deficiency. Answer: slight shortness of breath,
slight cough, weak voice, dislike speaking, bright-white complexion,
propensity to catch colds, tiredness, palpitations, shortness of breath on
exertion, depression, spontaneous sweating, sighing, pale tongue, empty
pulse
, ⩥ All phlegm patterns of the lungs include. Answer: cough with
expectorartion of sputum
⩥ Spleen Function. Answer: governs transformation and transportation,
controls the ascending Qi, controls blood, controls the muscles and 4
limbs, opens into the mouth, manifests in the lips, controls saliva,
controls the raising of Qi, hoses the intellect, affected by pensiveness
⩥ Spleen Pathologies involve. Answer: tiredness, digestive disorders,
dull-yellow complexion, abdominal distension
⩥ The spleen likes this type of food. Answer: warm, dry
⩥ Most common cause of chronic tiredness. Answer: Spleen Qi
Deficiency
⩥ Spleen Qi Deficiency. Answer: poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lay down, pale
complexion, weakness of limbs, loose stools, pale tongue, empty pulse
⩥ Spleen Yang deficiency. Answer: poor appetite, slight abdominal
distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lay down curled up,
pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, feeling cold, cold
limbs, edema, pale and wet tongue, deep-weak pulse
