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AND DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|GRADED A+|NEWEST



Which food is contraindicated with any type of skin lesions, hepatitis, or inflammation of the
kidneys?'



A. pork



B. beef



C. lamb



D. chicken - ANSWER B



Which of the following body areas is the least sensitive to electrical stimulation?



A. Points on back



B. Points below elbow



C. Points below knee



D. Points on face - ANSWER A



Which of the following statements is FALSE about the Yang channels Yuan-source points?



A. They lie between the Shu-stream and Jing-river points'

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,B. They have a negligible tonifying and regulating effect on their respective fu



C. Their principal action is to expel pathogenic factors or treat meridian pathway disorders



D. They all are the 4th point from the distal end of the channel - ANSWER D



The theory of the Six Stage pattern of disease was first developed by



A. Wang Shu-he in the book "Mai Jing"



B. Huang-fu Mi in the book "Zhen-jiu Jia-yi Jing"



C. Zhang Zhong-jing in the book "Shang-han Lun"



D. Liu Juan-zi in the book "Liu Juan-zi Gui-yi Fang" - ANSWER C



Which of the following points is located between the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid
muscle?



A. ST-9 (ren ying)



B. LI-17 (tian ding)



C. SI-16 (tian chuang)



D. LI-18 (fu tu) - ANSWER D



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,Which Yang meridian does NOT meet at ST-12 (que pen)?



A. Gall Bladder



B. Bladder



C. Triple Burner



D. Small Intestine - ANSWER B



In electroacupuncture, pulses which alternate with quick and slow periods are preferable for
treating



A. Pain



B. Paralysis and numbness



C. Spasm



D. Muscle contractions - ANSWER B



Which statement is FALSE about electroacupuncture?



A. Regular frequencies are best for treating pain and spasm



B. Irregular frequencies drain excess while regular frequencies strengthen deficiency



C. In most electroacupuncture machines the potentiometers are nonlinear

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, D. Irregular frequencies are best for treating numbness and paralysis - ANSWER B



Which point Expels wind-damp and alleviates pain and Benefits the shoulder?



A. LI-11 (quchi)



B. GB-34 (yanglingquan)



C. SI-3 (houxi)



D. ST-38 (tiaokou) - ANSWER D



Which point Disseminates and descends Lung qi and alleviates cough and wheezing and
Transforms phlegm, clears heat and regulates the water passages?



A. ST-40 (fenglong)



B. REN-21 (xuanji)



C. LU-1 (zhongfu)



D. KI-25 (shencang) - ANSWER C



Which point Clears heat and treats malaria and Regulates the Governing vessel?



A. DU-14 (dazhui)



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