6/17/25, 8:58 PM NCCAOM Foundations
NCCAOM FOUNDATIONS NEWEST VERSION 2025-2026
\COMPLETE EXAM |UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \ACTUAL EXAM \VERIFIED 100%
\ALREADY GRADED A+
Which five element D. Water is
correspondence
between the element and 'la' Wood is
the Western musical
note is incorrect? 'mi'
A. Earth - do
B. Fire - Sol
C. Metal - Re
D. Water - Mi
A 36 yr old woman has B. Hot blood
chronic
menorrhagia as the main
complaint. She has pale-
sallow complexion,
tiredness, weak voice and
loose stools. She often
feels thirst and her cheeks are
occasionally red. The tongue
is red on the sides. The
pulse is weak and slightly
rapid. After
giving treatments for
deficient Qi she has not
improved. What is the
root?
A. Heat
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B. Hot blood
C. Deficient blood
D. Deficient Qi
In treating channel problems B. Feet points
which distal points are most
powerful?
A. Knee points
B. Feet points
C. Elbow points
D. Hand points
Which three meridians go to HT, SP, KD
the root of the tongue?
Cracks on a pale tongue Blood xu
indicate?
Yuan Qi originates Between the Kidneys and below the navel
Ye fluids circulate with Ying Qi/Nutritive Qi
Zong Qi and Yuan Qi assist Flow in opposite directions. Zong Qi flows down to the
each other in that they KD. Yuan Qi flows up to the LU
Other terms for Zong Qi Chest Qi, Gathering Qi, Big Qi
Flaccid tongue (like dog's) Extreme xu of Qi or blood, or consumption of yin fluids
indicates?
Swollen, pale tongue w/ SP/KD yang xu
teethmarks indicates?
Swollen tongue that is blue- Toxicosis
purple and dark indicates?
Thin, dry, deep red tongue Hyperactivity of fire due to yin xu, consumption of body fluids
indicates?
Superficial (Fu Mai), large and Prolonged endogenous disease, outward floating of yang qi
weak pulse indicates?
Deep (Chen Mai), forceful Interior excess conditions
pulse indicates?
BODY INSPECTION: LV Blood xu
Hair falling out or dull w/
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tendency to split indicates?
BODY INSPECTION: LV
Thickness or luster of hair
depends on?
BODY INSPECTION: Decline in KD Essence
Prematurely grey hair
indicates?
A slow (Chi Mai) pulse is how 4 beats per breath
many heart beats per
breath?
FACIAL INSPECTION: SP xu
Red tip of nose indicates?
Slow (Chi Mai), weak pulse yang Qi xu
indicates?
Rapid (Shu Mai), weak, large, Outward floating of deficiency yang
empty pulse indicates?
Xu due to
A thready (Xi Mai) pulse can overstrained, stress
indicate?
Xu of Qi/blood
Xu of yin/blood
What does a practitioner use A. Thumb
to take the pulse of a
child?
A.Thum
b
B.Index
finger
C.Index, middle and
ring fingers D.Index
and middle
A patient has low-grade fever, D. Blood level (collapse of yin)
night
sweating, mental
restlessness, dry mouth with
desire to sip drinks, five-
palm heat, malar flush,
emaciation, dark-red and dry
tongue without coating,
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NCCAOM FOUNDATIONS NEWEST VERSION 2025-2026
\COMPLETE EXAM |UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \ACTUAL EXAM \VERIFIED 100%
\ALREADY GRADED A+
Which five element D. Water is
correspondence
between the element and 'la' Wood is
the Western musical
note is incorrect? 'mi'
A. Earth - do
B. Fire - Sol
C. Metal - Re
D. Water - Mi
A 36 yr old woman has B. Hot blood
chronic
menorrhagia as the main
complaint. She has pale-
sallow complexion,
tiredness, weak voice and
loose stools. She often
feels thirst and her cheeks are
occasionally red. The tongue
is red on the sides. The
pulse is weak and slightly
rapid. After
giving treatments for
deficient Qi she has not
improved. What is the
root?
A. Heat
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B. Hot blood
C. Deficient blood
D. Deficient Qi
In treating channel problems B. Feet points
which distal points are most
powerful?
A. Knee points
B. Feet points
C. Elbow points
D. Hand points
Which three meridians go to HT, SP, KD
the root of the tongue?
Cracks on a pale tongue Blood xu
indicate?
Yuan Qi originates Between the Kidneys and below the navel
Ye fluids circulate with Ying Qi/Nutritive Qi
Zong Qi and Yuan Qi assist Flow in opposite directions. Zong Qi flows down to the
each other in that they KD. Yuan Qi flows up to the LU
Other terms for Zong Qi Chest Qi, Gathering Qi, Big Qi
Flaccid tongue (like dog's) Extreme xu of Qi or blood, or consumption of yin fluids
indicates?
Swollen, pale tongue w/ SP/KD yang xu
teethmarks indicates?
Swollen tongue that is blue- Toxicosis
purple and dark indicates?
Thin, dry, deep red tongue Hyperactivity of fire due to yin xu, consumption of body fluids
indicates?
Superficial (Fu Mai), large and Prolonged endogenous disease, outward floating of yang qi
weak pulse indicates?
Deep (Chen Mai), forceful Interior excess conditions
pulse indicates?
BODY INSPECTION: LV Blood xu
Hair falling out or dull w/
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tendency to split indicates?
BODY INSPECTION: LV
Thickness or luster of hair
depends on?
BODY INSPECTION: Decline in KD Essence
Prematurely grey hair
indicates?
A slow (Chi Mai) pulse is how 4 beats per breath
many heart beats per
breath?
FACIAL INSPECTION: SP xu
Red tip of nose indicates?
Slow (Chi Mai), weak pulse yang Qi xu
indicates?
Rapid (Shu Mai), weak, large, Outward floating of deficiency yang
empty pulse indicates?
Xu due to
A thready (Xi Mai) pulse can overstrained, stress
indicate?
Xu of Qi/blood
Xu of yin/blood
What does a practitioner use A. Thumb
to take the pulse of a
child?
A.Thum
b
B.Index
finger
C.Index, middle and
ring fingers D.Index
and middle
A patient has low-grade fever, D. Blood level (collapse of yin)
night
sweating, mental
restlessness, dry mouth with
desire to sip drinks, five-
palm heat, malar flush,
emaciation, dark-red and dry
tongue without coating,
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