NCCAOM ACUPUNCTURE BOARD
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Yin Channel element order - CORRECT-ANSWERSJW -- Wood
YS -- Fire
SS -- Earth
JR -- Metal
HS -- Water
Yang Channel element order - CORRECT-ANSWERSJW -- Metal
YS -- Water
SS -- Wood
JR -- Fire
HS -- Earth
4 needle -- deficiency syndrome - CORRECT-ANSWERStonify horary point on mother channel
tonify mother element on affected channel
,sedate the horary point on controlling channel
sedate controlling element on affected channel
4 needle -- excess syndrome - CORRECT-ANSWERStonify the horary point on the controlling
channel
tonify the controlling point on the affected channel
sedate the horary point on son channel
sedate son point on affected channel
K-8 - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft of Yin Qiao
2 cun above K3, 1/2 cun anterior to K7
BL-59 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft of Yang Qiao
,3 cun superior to BL-60
GB-35 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft of Yang Wei
7 cun above top of lateral malleolus, posterior border of fibula
K-9 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft of Yin Wei
5 cun above K3
Ren Luo point - CORRECT-ANSWERSRen15
7 above umbilicus
Du Luo point - CORRECT-ANSWERSDu 1
middle point between coccyx and anus
when there is invisible phlegm missing HT, which point best opens orifices? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSH9 (jing, wood)
, LU9 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSShu Stream
Earth
Yuan Source
Influential: Vessels
on transverse crease of wrist, in depression on radial side of radial artery
aphasia and tongue stiffness - CORRECT-ANSWERSH5 and Du15, Ren23
HT points - CORRECT-ANSWERSH4 Jing River, metal
H5 aphasia, Luo
H6 night sweats, Xi Cleft
H7 insomia, Shu Stream, earth
H8 tongue sores, Ying Spring, fire
P-4 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft
(acute chest pain)
5 cun proximal to P-7, between tendons
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Yin Channel element order - CORRECT-ANSWERSJW -- Wood
YS -- Fire
SS -- Earth
JR -- Metal
HS -- Water
Yang Channel element order - CORRECT-ANSWERSJW -- Metal
YS -- Water
SS -- Wood
JR -- Fire
HS -- Earth
4 needle -- deficiency syndrome - CORRECT-ANSWERStonify horary point on mother channel
tonify mother element on affected channel
,sedate the horary point on controlling channel
sedate controlling element on affected channel
4 needle -- excess syndrome - CORRECT-ANSWERStonify the horary point on the controlling
channel
tonify the controlling point on the affected channel
sedate the horary point on son channel
sedate son point on affected channel
K-8 - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft of Yin Qiao
2 cun above K3, 1/2 cun anterior to K7
BL-59 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft of Yang Qiao
,3 cun superior to BL-60
GB-35 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft of Yang Wei
7 cun above top of lateral malleolus, posterior border of fibula
K-9 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft of Yin Wei
5 cun above K3
Ren Luo point - CORRECT-ANSWERSRen15
7 above umbilicus
Du Luo point - CORRECT-ANSWERSDu 1
middle point between coccyx and anus
when there is invisible phlegm missing HT, which point best opens orifices? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSH9 (jing, wood)
, LU9 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSShu Stream
Earth
Yuan Source
Influential: Vessels
on transverse crease of wrist, in depression on radial side of radial artery
aphasia and tongue stiffness - CORRECT-ANSWERSH5 and Du15, Ren23
HT points - CORRECT-ANSWERSH4 Jing River, metal
H5 aphasia, Luo
H6 night sweats, Xi Cleft
H7 insomia, Shu Stream, earth
H8 tongue sores, Ying Spring, fire
P-4 (bp) - CORRECT-ANSWERSXi Cleft
(acute chest pain)
5 cun proximal to P-7, between tendons
