NCCAOM Sorted Exam Questions
and Answers
Which of the following two points are not on the same level? - Answer-GB35, and GB
38
Located anterior to the ear, in the hollow above the upper border of the zygomatic arch,
directly above the depression between the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch. -
Answer-Gb37
Nursing mother doesn't want to breast feed her baby. Which points stop lactation? -
Answer-GB37, GB41
What is the meeting point for marrow? - Answer-Gb39
Which of the following points are on the same general level as the 10th thoracic
vertebra? - Answer-GV7, BL19, BL48
Which of the following is a major blood borne pathogen: - Answer-HAB
The most important method for preventing infections in the health care system is -
Answer-hand washing
Which point combination best treats fever and aversion to cold? - Answer-GV14, TB5
What point combination best treats aphasia and stiff tongue? - Answer-GV15, CV23,
HT5
What are the window of the sky points? - Answer-GV16, TB16, CV22, PC1, LU3, BL10,
CV22, SI16, SI17
A px has timidity, sighing, and lack of courage. Tx? - Answer-GB40
Which Tx outer canthus, cheek, shoulder, and diaphragm? Si, Bl62. SP4&PC6,
LU7&ki6, GB41&TB5. - Answer-GB-41 & Tb5
What are the indications for the points located int eh depression distal to the junction of
the 4th and 5th metatarsal bones, lateral to the tendon muscle extensor digitorum
longus? - Answer-GB41: Headache, pain of the outer canthus, irregular menses
What is the Xi Cleft point for Yang Quia Mai? - Answer-GB59
,Which point best treats excess alchol intake with vomiting? - Answer-GB8
Located along the inferior border of the orbit, at the junction of the lateral 1/4 and medial
3/4 of the infra-orbital margin, what point is this? - Answer-giu hou
What point combo helps int eh tx of heat BI? - Answer-GV14, and Li11
You have tx a px for chills, fever, aversion to cold, and sore throat. He returns with slight
sore throat. Symptoms now include tiredness, sight cough, feelings of heat, and slight
thirst, SOB worsens with exertion. Your TX: - Answer-GV14, Li11, Lu5, Li4
A px has been in the sun too long. Headaches, dizzy, profuse sweating, hot skin, coarse
breath, dry mouth, strong thirst. Superficial and large fast pulses. PX: - Answer-GV14,
PC6, LI11, BL40
Your 24 yr old female px has abdominal uterine bleeding with excessive dischage,
unformed stools, and poor appetite. You pick SP6, BL20, BL18, and SP1: What point is
missing? - Answer-GV20 : Spleen not holding Blood
PX with abnormal uterine bleeding which is continuously scanty, light red and thin
blood, SOB, poor appetite. T: is pale. P: thin & weak: - Answer-GV20, CV4, ST36, TB4,
SP1
Located on the midline and 3.5 avi posterior to the anterior hairlines is what point? -
Answer-GV21
Which of the following points is NOT located .5 within the hairline? GB15, BL5, GV24,
BL4? - Answer-GV24
Which point is contraindicated for Moxa? GV25, KI24, CV8, SI9 ? - Answer-GV25
What points are on the same level? - Answer-GV4, BL23, Bl52
On the lateral surface of the leg, 7 aci proximal to the prominence of the lateral
malleolus, posterior to the edge of the fibula, .5 aci posterior to VII 36 with knee
semiflexed: TCM is 5 aci: - Answer-Gb37
Which is oral to fecal transmission? - Answer-HAV
HAV symptoms last less than 2 months: incubatino is 15-50 daqys: hep A has slow
onset, indiviguals can't be reinfected again. Which is false? - Answer-HAV has a slow
onset
What percent of the adults infected with HBV recoer completely and do not become
chronically infected? - Answer-95%
,How many stomach points are on the chest? - Answer-12
How many KD meridian points are on the lower abdomen? - Answer-12
The stages of the 6 stages are : tai yang, yang ming, shao yang, tai yin, shao yin, jue
yin - Answer-tai yang, yang ming, shao yang, tai yin, shao yin, jue yin
How would you insert a needle on GV20? - Answer-.5 to 1 cun transverse insertion
How many cun is the spinal canal from the skin surface when needling GV points
between the vertebrae? - Answer-1.25 & 1.75 cun
What is the distance between the jing river points of the foot yang ming meridian and
the lower He sea points of the Large Intestine? - Answer-10 cun
OSHA recommend that Hep B vaccins be made available to all heaalth care workers
within how many days from initial employments: - Answer-10 Days
Incubation for HAV is - Answer-10-50 days. Typically 28 days.
What is the distance between the greater trochanter and the popliteal crease? - Answer-
19 cun
At what angle and depth should cv22 be needled? - Answer-1st puncture
perpendicularly, .2 cun, then needle tip down, long posterior aspect of sternum, .5 to 1.
cun
The height of the patella is - Answer-2 cun
How many small intestine points are on the entire neck? - Answer-2 points, x bilaterally
=4
BL6 is located where? - Answer-2.5 cun within the anterior hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the
midline
What is the dsitance between the he-sea points of the foot yang ming, and lower he sea
points of Large Intestine? - Answer-3 cun (aci)
Which needles are best for electroacupuncture? Size: - Answer-32 guage
GB38 is located - Answer-4 ACI superior to the lateral malleolus, at the border of the
fibula, on outside of leg.
, In direct exam of the ear to find ear points, the acupuncturist looks for many things: 1.
change of color, 2. change of shape, 3. accumulations, 4 color that does not change
with pressure: - Answer-4 Color that does not change upon pressure
What is the distance between the influential point of the marrow and xi cleft points of the
foot shaoyang meridian? - Answer-4 cun
What is the discance between the he-sea and xi-cleft points of the hand taiyin meridian?
- Answer-5 cun
What is the distance between the jing river and xi cleft points of the hand yang ming
meridian? - Answer-5 cun .
what is the incubation for HBV? (time) - Answer-50 - 180 days.
How many bladder meridian points on the top of the head? - Answer-6 points x bilateral
= 12
What is the distance between the he-sea and xi clefts of the hand yang ming meridian?
- Answer-7 cun
The incubation period for HBV is - Answer-7 to 26 weeks
What is the incubation period for Hep B? - Answer-7 weeks to 6 months
Which of the following is NOT true about HBV? (70% infected have no signs, OSHA
requried all employers to offer HBV, HBV vaccination consists of many shots, CDC
recommends all health care workers to get vacinated) - Answer-70% of infected have
no signs or symptoms is FALSE.
Which forms of Hepatitis have a vaccine? - Answer-A & B
Which hep is transmitted via fecal in food and water? - Answer-A & E
What conditions is moxa and salt best used? - Answer-Abd. Pain and vomiting, and
prolonged dysentery
Which issues listed can you use ginger? Impotence, KD yang Xu, Premature Ejak, yang
Collapse, Scrofula, TB, early stages of skin cancer, Abd pain, soreness, and pain in
joints, diarehha. - Answer-Abdmn Pain, soreness and pain in joints, and diarrhea
What is characterized by the yang ming meridians? - Answer-Abundant QI and Blood
Your patient is taking Ginkgo Bilbao., What is it OK for him to take with it? - Answer-
Acetaminophen
