ACUPUNCTURE LICENSING EXAM SCRIPT
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Rotating forcefully and fast with a large amplitude is
(tonifying/dispersing) technique
Answer: dispersing
●● Sp 6 is (ok/contraindicated) in pregnancy
Answer: contraindicated
●● Needling GB 24 perpendicularly and deep can puncture the
Answer: lung
●● Needling St 12 too deeply may injure the
Answer: subclavian vessels
transverse cervical artery
lung
●● Inserting the needle slowly and withdrawing fast is a
(tonifying/sedating) technique
Answer: tonifying
,●● Distance between frontal midline and the tip of the acromion process
Answer: 8 cun
●● Inserting the needle with inhalation and withdrawing the needle with
exhalation is a (tonifying/dispersing) technique?
Answer: dispersing
●● Deep insertion of Ren 15 may damage the
Answer: left lobe of Liver or heart if either is enlaged
●● Deep insertion at Sp 11 may injure the
Answer: femoral artery
●● Deep perpendicular needling of UB 22 or 23 may injure the
Answer: Kidneys
●● The distance between the popliteal crease and the medial malleolus
Answer: 15 cun
●● According to CAM, what is the angle of insertion for St 4?
Answer: Subcutaneously
,●● Distance between the lateral prominence of the greater trochanter
and the popliteal crease
Answer: 19 cun
●● Distance between the gluteal fold and the knee
Answer: 14 cun
●● According to CAM, what is the angle of insertion for Lu 7?
Deadman?
Answer: oblique upward - CAM
transversely proximally or distally - deadman
●● Procedure for inserting a shallow needle
Answer: insert needle aided by finger nail of pressing hand
●● According to CAM, what is the angle of insertion for Lv 14?
Answer: oblique
●● Distance between popliteal crease and lateral malleolus
Answer: 16 cun
●● Distance between anterior and posterior hairline
, Answer: 12 cun
●● Superficial insertion is a (tonifying/sedating) technique
Answer: tonifying
●● Japanese gauge size number (increases/decreases) as thickness
increases
Answer: increases
●● Chinese gauge size number (increases/decreases) as thickness
increases
Answer: decreases
●● Inserting the needle with exhalation and withdrawing with inhalation
is a (tonifying/sedating) technique?
Answer: tonifying
●● The distance between the mastoid processes is
Answer: 9 cun
●● The distance between the medial borders of the scapulae is
Answer: 6 cun
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Rotating forcefully and fast with a large amplitude is
(tonifying/dispersing) technique
Answer: dispersing
●● Sp 6 is (ok/contraindicated) in pregnancy
Answer: contraindicated
●● Needling GB 24 perpendicularly and deep can puncture the
Answer: lung
●● Needling St 12 too deeply may injure the
Answer: subclavian vessels
transverse cervical artery
lung
●● Inserting the needle slowly and withdrawing fast is a
(tonifying/sedating) technique
Answer: tonifying
,●● Distance between frontal midline and the tip of the acromion process
Answer: 8 cun
●● Inserting the needle with inhalation and withdrawing the needle with
exhalation is a (tonifying/dispersing) technique?
Answer: dispersing
●● Deep insertion of Ren 15 may damage the
Answer: left lobe of Liver or heart if either is enlaged
●● Deep insertion at Sp 11 may injure the
Answer: femoral artery
●● Deep perpendicular needling of UB 22 or 23 may injure the
Answer: Kidneys
●● The distance between the popliteal crease and the medial malleolus
Answer: 15 cun
●● According to CAM, what is the angle of insertion for St 4?
Answer: Subcutaneously
,●● Distance between the lateral prominence of the greater trochanter
and the popliteal crease
Answer: 19 cun
●● Distance between the gluteal fold and the knee
Answer: 14 cun
●● According to CAM, what is the angle of insertion for Lu 7?
Deadman?
Answer: oblique upward - CAM
transversely proximally or distally - deadman
●● Procedure for inserting a shallow needle
Answer: insert needle aided by finger nail of pressing hand
●● According to CAM, what is the angle of insertion for Lv 14?
Answer: oblique
●● Distance between popliteal crease and lateral malleolus
Answer: 16 cun
●● Distance between anterior and posterior hairline
, Answer: 12 cun
●● Superficial insertion is a (tonifying/sedating) technique
Answer: tonifying
●● Japanese gauge size number (increases/decreases) as thickness
increases
Answer: increases
●● Chinese gauge size number (increases/decreases) as thickness
increases
Answer: decreases
●● Inserting the needle with exhalation and withdrawing with inhalation
is a (tonifying/sedating) technique?
Answer: tonifying
●● The distance between the mastoid processes is
Answer: 9 cun
●● The distance between the medial borders of the scapulae is
Answer: 6 cun
