Bio-Medicine NCCAOM Board Exam Questions & Answers (2025)
– Complete Verified Solutions & Explanations
Introduction
This document contains a comprehensive collection of Bio-Medicine
questions and verified answers for the NCCAOM Board Exam 2025.
It covers essential biomedical topics such as anatomy, physiology,
pathology, pharmacology, infectious diseases, endocrine and
cardiovascular systems, as well as public health, clinical ethics, and
diagnostic imaging. The material includes accurate and up-to-date
solutions designed for exam preparation, reflecting the latest updates
and verified corrections. Ideal for candidates preparing for the
NCCAOM Biomedical module or acupuncture board certification
exams.
Exam Questions and Answers
Which mineral is antioxidant? --- correct answer ---Selenium
What causes elevated ketone bodies? --- correct answer ---High
fat/low carb diet (Atkin diet)
Motor part enters muscle fiber,most electrically excitabel part of
muscle? --- correct answer ---Motor point
Ankylosing spondylitis is linked to which specific HLA Antigen: ---
correct answer ---HLA-B27 (human leukocyte antigen)
,Patient with pain in his back but all the tests for nerve damage are
negative (they tell you the tests by explaining how they do them,
not by the name, i.e. leg raising). What do you do? --- correct
answer ---Refer for MRI
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may be obtained from? --- correct answer
---Subarachnoid Space (via Lumbar Puncture [Spinal Tap])
Lesion in which part of brain causes Alzheimers? --- correct answer
---Hippocampus, Amygdala, Cortex
Positive Trendelenburg's sign (seen in patients with weak or
paralyzed hip abductor muscles) indicates what muscles are
affected? --- correct answer ---Hip abductors - gluteus medius and
gluteus minimus
20 years old boy played some game, stand a lot and rotated his foot
a lot yesterday, he showed up symptoms like cant bear his weight,
fatigue, fever, pain on legs. What problem does he have? --- correct
answer ---Collateral ligament injury
An acute supraspinatus tendinitis (rotator cuff syndrome),
movement are usually not limited but there is a painful are
between? --- correct answer ---60 to 120 of flexion of the arm
,Shoulder joint pain palpated on Deltoid, Teres minor area and
Subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus area, and patient did
repetitive motion of a sports activity what is the diagnosis? ---
correct answer ---Rotator cuff syndrome
Winged scapula - which muscle has injury: --- correct answer ---
Serratus anterior (boxers muscle)
A woman who is 7 months pregnant comes into clinic with a left
side headache and right arm paresthesia and neck pain, what is the
condition? --- correct answer ---Cervical Radiculopathy ('pinched
nerve")
To evaluate joint range of motion, whats the correct order: ---
correct answer ---Active ROM > passive ROM > resistant isometrics
speed test --- correct answer ---bicep tendenitis
mills test --- correct answer ---lateral epicordylagia
CAGE questions are: --- correct answer ---to diagnosis alcoholism
Case: a lady brought her older mom to clinic, patient seems
irritable with questioning and dementia. what assessment tool
, should you use? --- correct answer ---Mini Mental status exam
(MMSE) (This is the one for dementia)
Mental status exam (MSE) test what? --- correct answer ---
Cognitive function
Person caregiver verbally abuses and flinches at elderly person
outside your clinic. What do you do? --- correct answer ---Call cops
or adult protective services
Murphy's sign --- correct answer ---Respiratory arrest due to pain
in right hypochondriac region, suggesting acute cholecystitis
Women with Right upper quadrant pain, worse with eating greasy
foods --- correct answer ---cholecystitis
How to palpate spleanomegally (enlarged spleen)? --- correct
answer ---Start from right illiac fossa to left costal margin!
Diverticulitis --- correct answer ---bright red bleeding in stool
34 year old female complains lower left quadrant pain, diarrhea,
fever, fatigue, after your examination. What is the possible disease?
--- correct answer ---Diverticulitis
– Complete Verified Solutions & Explanations
Introduction
This document contains a comprehensive collection of Bio-Medicine
questions and verified answers for the NCCAOM Board Exam 2025.
It covers essential biomedical topics such as anatomy, physiology,
pathology, pharmacology, infectious diseases, endocrine and
cardiovascular systems, as well as public health, clinical ethics, and
diagnostic imaging. The material includes accurate and up-to-date
solutions designed for exam preparation, reflecting the latest updates
and verified corrections. Ideal for candidates preparing for the
NCCAOM Biomedical module or acupuncture board certification
exams.
Exam Questions and Answers
Which mineral is antioxidant? --- correct answer ---Selenium
What causes elevated ketone bodies? --- correct answer ---High
fat/low carb diet (Atkin diet)
Motor part enters muscle fiber,most electrically excitabel part of
muscle? --- correct answer ---Motor point
Ankylosing spondylitis is linked to which specific HLA Antigen: ---
correct answer ---HLA-B27 (human leukocyte antigen)
,Patient with pain in his back but all the tests for nerve damage are
negative (they tell you the tests by explaining how they do them,
not by the name, i.e. leg raising). What do you do? --- correct
answer ---Refer for MRI
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may be obtained from? --- correct answer
---Subarachnoid Space (via Lumbar Puncture [Spinal Tap])
Lesion in which part of brain causes Alzheimers? --- correct answer
---Hippocampus, Amygdala, Cortex
Positive Trendelenburg's sign (seen in patients with weak or
paralyzed hip abductor muscles) indicates what muscles are
affected? --- correct answer ---Hip abductors - gluteus medius and
gluteus minimus
20 years old boy played some game, stand a lot and rotated his foot
a lot yesterday, he showed up symptoms like cant bear his weight,
fatigue, fever, pain on legs. What problem does he have? --- correct
answer ---Collateral ligament injury
An acute supraspinatus tendinitis (rotator cuff syndrome),
movement are usually not limited but there is a painful are
between? --- correct answer ---60 to 120 of flexion of the arm
,Shoulder joint pain palpated on Deltoid, Teres minor area and
Subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus area, and patient did
repetitive motion of a sports activity what is the diagnosis? ---
correct answer ---Rotator cuff syndrome
Winged scapula - which muscle has injury: --- correct answer ---
Serratus anterior (boxers muscle)
A woman who is 7 months pregnant comes into clinic with a left
side headache and right arm paresthesia and neck pain, what is the
condition? --- correct answer ---Cervical Radiculopathy ('pinched
nerve")
To evaluate joint range of motion, whats the correct order: ---
correct answer ---Active ROM > passive ROM > resistant isometrics
speed test --- correct answer ---bicep tendenitis
mills test --- correct answer ---lateral epicordylagia
CAGE questions are: --- correct answer ---to diagnosis alcoholism
Case: a lady brought her older mom to clinic, patient seems
irritable with questioning and dementia. what assessment tool
, should you use? --- correct answer ---Mini Mental status exam
(MMSE) (This is the one for dementia)
Mental status exam (MSE) test what? --- correct answer ---
Cognitive function
Person caregiver verbally abuses and flinches at elderly person
outside your clinic. What do you do? --- correct answer ---Call cops
or adult protective services
Murphy's sign --- correct answer ---Respiratory arrest due to pain
in right hypochondriac region, suggesting acute cholecystitis
Women with Right upper quadrant pain, worse with eating greasy
foods --- correct answer ---cholecystitis
How to palpate spleanomegally (enlarged spleen)? --- correct
answer ---Start from right illiac fossa to left costal margin!
Diverticulitis --- correct answer ---bright red bleeding in stool
34 year old female complains lower left quadrant pain, diarrhea,
fever, fatigue, after your examination. What is the possible disease?
--- correct answer ---Diverticulitis
