NCCAOM ACUPUNCTURE BOARD EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ LI-20 (bp). Answer: Exit
in nasiolabial sulcus, at level of inferior border of nostril
◉ LI-18 (bp). Answer: Window of the Sky
level with tip of laryngeal prominence, between sternal and
clavicular heads of SCM
◉ LI-11 (bp). Answer: He Sea
Earth
Ghost
midway between LU-5 and lateral epicondyle of humerus, lateral end
of transverse cubital crease
◉ LI-7 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft
,5 cun proximal to LI-5, on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
◉ LI-6 (bp). Answer: Luo Connecting
3 cun proximal to LI-5, on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
◉ LI-5 (bp). Answer: Jing River
Fire
in the center of the hollow formed by tendons of extensor pollicis
longus and brevis
◉ LI-4 (bp). Answer: Entry
Yuan Source
Command: face/head
at bulge of muscle between thumb/index, level with end of crease
◉ LI-3 (bp). Answer: Shu Stream
Wood
,radial side of index finger, in depression proximal to head of second
metacarpal
◉ LI-2 (bp). Answer: Ying Spring
Water
radial side of index finger, in depression distal to metacarpo-
phalangeal joint
◉ LI-1 (bp). Answer: Jing Well
Metal
posterior-radial corner of index finger nail
◉ ST-1 (bp). Answer: Entry
Meeting: ST, Yang Qiao, Ren
directly below pupil, between eyeball and infraorbital ridge
◉ ST-9 (bp). Answer: Window of the Sky
Sea of Qi
, Meeting: ST, GB
level with tip of laryngeal prominence, at anterior border of SCM
◉ ST-25 (bp). Answer: Front Mu of LI
2 cun lateral to umbilicus
◉ ST-30 (bp). Answer: Meeting: ST, Chong
Sea of Water and Grain
2 cun lateral to midline, at superior border of pubic symphisis
◉ ST-34 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft
2 cun proximal to lateral superior border of patella
◉ ST-36 (bp). Answer: He Sea
Earth
Sea of Water and Grain
Command: abdomen
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ LI-20 (bp). Answer: Exit
in nasiolabial sulcus, at level of inferior border of nostril
◉ LI-18 (bp). Answer: Window of the Sky
level with tip of laryngeal prominence, between sternal and
clavicular heads of SCM
◉ LI-11 (bp). Answer: He Sea
Earth
Ghost
midway between LU-5 and lateral epicondyle of humerus, lateral end
of transverse cubital crease
◉ LI-7 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft
,5 cun proximal to LI-5, on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
◉ LI-6 (bp). Answer: Luo Connecting
3 cun proximal to LI-5, on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
◉ LI-5 (bp). Answer: Jing River
Fire
in the center of the hollow formed by tendons of extensor pollicis
longus and brevis
◉ LI-4 (bp). Answer: Entry
Yuan Source
Command: face/head
at bulge of muscle between thumb/index, level with end of crease
◉ LI-3 (bp). Answer: Shu Stream
Wood
,radial side of index finger, in depression proximal to head of second
metacarpal
◉ LI-2 (bp). Answer: Ying Spring
Water
radial side of index finger, in depression distal to metacarpo-
phalangeal joint
◉ LI-1 (bp). Answer: Jing Well
Metal
posterior-radial corner of index finger nail
◉ ST-1 (bp). Answer: Entry
Meeting: ST, Yang Qiao, Ren
directly below pupil, between eyeball and infraorbital ridge
◉ ST-9 (bp). Answer: Window of the Sky
Sea of Qi
, Meeting: ST, GB
level with tip of laryngeal prominence, at anterior border of SCM
◉ ST-25 (bp). Answer: Front Mu of LI
2 cun lateral to umbilicus
◉ ST-30 (bp). Answer: Meeting: ST, Chong
Sea of Water and Grain
2 cun lateral to midline, at superior border of pubic symphisis
◉ ST-34 (bp). Answer: Xi Cleft
2 cun proximal to lateral superior border of patella
◉ ST-36 (bp). Answer: He Sea
Earth
Sea of Water and Grain
Command: abdomen
