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CALE California Acupuncture Licensing exam 1
ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
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Where is the scalp acupuncture for balance?
A. Horizontal line 1.5cm above and centered on the apex
of ear, 4cm in length
B. vertical line 2cm beside tuber parietale on back of head,
3cm in length
C. 1cm lateral to external occipital protuberance, parallel
to midline of head, 4c in length extending upward
D. 3cm lateral to external occipital protuberance, parallel
to midline of head, 4cm in length extending downwards -
Answer-D
What is the cause of phlegm?
A. Sp not doing T&T
B. Lung not doing D&D - Answer-A
What is the 3 edge needle used for?
A. Joint Pain
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B. Chronic pain
C. Skin Disease
D. Sore throat - Answer-D
The function of cupping is to
A. Stop qi flow
B. Warm and promote free flow of qi/blood
C. Strengthen yang from collapse
D. Prevent disease and keep healthy - Answer-B
Ginger moxa is used for
A. Warm SP/ST weakness, diarrhea, ab pain, painful joints
caused by yang deficiency
B. Warm Yang caused by Mingmen fire decline
C. Restore Yang collapse, ab pain, vomit/diarrhea, pain
caused by hernia, dysentery
D. Boils, poisonous insect bite, scrofula - Answer-A
Profuse watery whitish no smell leukorrhea is caused by:
A. Excess cold
B. Deficiency damp
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C. Sp Qi deficiency - Answer-C
Which channel treats cardiac pain and cervical pain?
A. Chong
B. Ren
C.Yang Wei
D.Yin Wei - Answer-D
Which points are 6 cun above the umbilicus?
A. Ren15, KD22, ST18
B. Ren14, KD21, ST19
C. Ren13, KD20, ST20
D. Ren12, KD19, ST21 - Answer-B
Which point location helps with asthma and cough?
A. 0.5 cun lateral from C7
B. 2 cun lateral from T7
C. 3 cun lateral from T5
D. 2 cun lateral from T12 - Answer-A
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Diagnosis for turbid urine and burning sensation?
A. Heat in UB
B. Damp in UB
C. Damp heat in UB
D. Heart Fire - Answer-C
Diagnosis for insomnia, painful urination, and tongue
ulcer?
A. HT Fire going to UB
B. Damp heat in UB
C. Heat in UB
D. SI Heat - Answer-A
Location of influential point of marrow?
A. 5 cun above lateral malleolus on posterior side
B. 3 cun above lateral malleolus on posterior side
C. 4 cun above lateral malleolus on anterior side
D. 5 cun above lateral malleolus on anterior side - Answer-
B
CALE California Acupuncture Licensing exam 1
ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!
Where is the scalp acupuncture for balance?
A. Horizontal line 1.5cm above and centered on the apex
of ear, 4cm in length
B. vertical line 2cm beside tuber parietale on back of head,
3cm in length
C. 1cm lateral to external occipital protuberance, parallel
to midline of head, 4c in length extending upward
D. 3cm lateral to external occipital protuberance, parallel
to midline of head, 4cm in length extending downwards -
Answer-D
What is the cause of phlegm?
A. Sp not doing T&T
B. Lung not doing D&D - Answer-A
What is the 3 edge needle used for?
A. Joint Pain
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B. Chronic pain
C. Skin Disease
D. Sore throat - Answer-D
The function of cupping is to
A. Stop qi flow
B. Warm and promote free flow of qi/blood
C. Strengthen yang from collapse
D. Prevent disease and keep healthy - Answer-B
Ginger moxa is used for
A. Warm SP/ST weakness, diarrhea, ab pain, painful joints
caused by yang deficiency
B. Warm Yang caused by Mingmen fire decline
C. Restore Yang collapse, ab pain, vomit/diarrhea, pain
caused by hernia, dysentery
D. Boils, poisonous insect bite, scrofula - Answer-A
Profuse watery whitish no smell leukorrhea is caused by:
A. Excess cold
B. Deficiency damp
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C. Sp Qi deficiency - Answer-C
Which channel treats cardiac pain and cervical pain?
A. Chong
B. Ren
C.Yang Wei
D.Yin Wei - Answer-D
Which points are 6 cun above the umbilicus?
A. Ren15, KD22, ST18
B. Ren14, KD21, ST19
C. Ren13, KD20, ST20
D. Ren12, KD19, ST21 - Answer-B
Which point location helps with asthma and cough?
A. 0.5 cun lateral from C7
B. 2 cun lateral from T7
C. 3 cun lateral from T5
D. 2 cun lateral from T12 - Answer-A
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Diagnosis for turbid urine and burning sensation?
A. Heat in UB
B. Damp in UB
C. Damp heat in UB
D. Heart Fire - Answer-C
Diagnosis for insomnia, painful urination, and tongue
ulcer?
A. HT Fire going to UB
B. Damp heat in UB
C. Heat in UB
D. SI Heat - Answer-A
Location of influential point of marrow?
A. 5 cun above lateral malleolus on posterior side
B. 3 cun above lateral malleolus on posterior side
C. 4 cun above lateral malleolus on anterior side
D. 5 cun above lateral malleolus on anterior side - Answer-
B
