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At what point on the Ren channel does a branch descend and disperse over the abdomen?

CV9

CV15

CV18

CV21

None

A person who is having trouble discerning the right choice. What organ is affected?

San Jiao

Bladder

Small Intestine

Gallbladder

None

What GB point does the Spleen channel pass through?

GB25

GB24

GB34

GB26

None

____ Yang warms Kidney Yin

Liver

Heart

Spleen

Lung

None

Menstrual blood that is dark and clotted is seen in

Liver blood deficiency

Liver blood stasis

Liver fire

Liver Qi stagnation

None

What point is particularly useful for treating eye problems?

GB21

GB37

GB34

GB8

None

Where does the Stomach channel connect in the mouth?

Upper gums

Upper teeth

Lower teeth

All of the above

None

What point harmonizes the Stomach?

PC3

PC5

PC6

PC7

None

At what level might you find sticky sweat?

Defensive Qi Level

Qi Level

Nutritive Level

Blood Level

None

10.

A green complexion is not indicative of

Interior Cold

Interior Wind

Liver pattern

Lung pattern

None

11.

A person who has an airborne virus is considered

Vulnerable Host

Portal of Exit

Infectious Agent

Reservoir

None

12.

People will become immunized for this through the Hep B vaccine

Hep A

Hep B

Hep C

Hep D

None

13.

What channel enters the Spleen Channel from SP13-SP15 on the abdomen?

Yin Wei Mai

Yin Qiao Mai

Chong Mai

Ren Mai

None

14.

Dark red after the cup is removed indicates

Old heat

Blood stasis

Acute heat

Deficiency

None

15.

In the primary channel, a branch goes from the Liver through the diaphragm to the Lung and meets with

LU1

LU2

The Heart

PC1

None

16.

What point should not be used in pregnant women?

LI20

LI4

LI7

LI11

None

17.

A patient has eczema with pustules, asthma and occasional tinnitus. What points do you use?

BL13, BL23, LI11

LU7, SP9, SP10, KD3, LI11

DU12, CV9, BL13

LU7, BL13, SJ5, DU12

None

18.

When should first aid be provided?

After sharps injury

After exposure to eye nose or mouth

Exposure to broken skin

All of the above

None

19.

A patient comes in with acute shoulder pain. What point do you use?

SI2

SI6

SI7

SI8

None

20.

When is vomiting a red flag?

Patient first feels nauseas

Vomiting is projectile and comes without warning

Patient is pregnant

Patient has been vomiting on and off for 12 hours

None

21.

None

22.

The spine is located on the

Helix

Antihelix

Cavum concha

Helix crus

None

23.

What causes Purapura and blood spots under the skin?

Spleen Qi deficiency

Spleen Qi not controlling Blood

Spleen Qi sinking

Spleen and Heart Blood deficiency

None

24.

What is a manifestation of Gallbladder Qi moving upward?

Nausea

Light-headedness

Bitter taste in the mouth

Dry mouth

None

25.

Stools with an offensive odour are suggestive of

Cold in the Large Intestine

Heat in the Large Intestine

Stagnation in the Large Intestine

Damp-Heat in the Large Intestine

None

26.

CV12 is the influential point of?

Zang organs

The abdomen

Fu organs

None

27.

Which body part is not commonly used in pushing?

Fingers

Knee

Elbow

Palm

None

28.

What is a good vessel for shoulder pain?

Yin Qiao Mai

Yang Qiao Mai

Yang Wei Mai

Du Mai

None

29.

Where is the brainstem point located?

Antitragus

Between Antihelix and Antitragus

Tragus

Intertragic notch

None

30.

A patient has dark and clotted menstrual blood, as well as a purple tongue and choppy pulse. What is the treatment plan?

Tonify Liver Blood, subdue wind

Disperse Liver, regulate blood

Tonify Liver, nourish blood

Disperse Liver, regulate Qi

None

31.

What is the primary concern when dealing with an abusive patient?

Calming them down

Transferring them to another clinic

Getting them to exit the building

Ensuring safety of staff and self

None

32.

The Gallbladder channel encircles the

Anus

Genitals

Kidneys

Uterus

None

33.

What divergent channel communicates with the three jiao?

Pericardium

Liver

Stomach

Gallbladder

None

34.

A person has cough and hypochondriac pain. What is the likely cause?

Deficient Lung Qi causing Liver Qi stagnation

Deficient Heart Qi causing Lung Qi stagnation

Lung Qi stagnation causing Stomach Qi stagnation

Deficient Spleen Qi causing phlegm in the Lungs

None

35.

A patient is a 54 year old male. He has early morning diarrhea and edema of the ankles. He feels cold, his tongue is pale and wet. What points do you use to resolve edema?

BL23, KD5, BL22

Ren9, SP9, SP6

Bl20, BL21, BL23

All of the above

None

36.

Where did the treatment with bian stone needle originate?

East coast of China

Central China

West coast of China

South China

None

37.

What body structure belongs to Yang?

Above the waist

Medial aspect of leg

Below the waist

Body fluid

None

38.

All divergent channels enter

The head

Their related primary channel

Their related zang fu organ

Their respective Luo channel

None

39.

What EV is best for painful red eyes?

Governing vessel

Yin Wei Vessel

Yang Wei Vessel

Yin Qiao Vessel

None

40.

A patient has an issue with their lungs, what smell are you likely to detect?

Rancid

Scorched

Fragrant

Rotten

None

41.

What external pathogen tends to create internal wind?

Fire

Dryness

Dampness

Cold

None

42.

When the body does not produce insulin, this is called

Hyperthyroidism

Diabetes Type I

Diabetes Type II

None of the above

None

43.

How does the pulse show up for someone who has Gallbladder deficiency?

Wiry

Slippery

Weak

Slow

None

44.

Prolapse of anus is a sign of what pattern?

Collapse of Large Intestine

Cold in the Large Intestine

Qi stagnation of the Large Intestine

None of the above

None

45.

What point treats cerebellar disease?

MS12

MS13

MS14

None of the above

None

46.

When is a man's Kidney essence at it's highest (according to the Jing cycle)?

None

47.

What is the most common group of viruses associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Echoviruses

Rhinoviruses

Polioviruses

Enteroviruses

None

48.

Which important point is used for facial disorders?

SI16

SI17

SI18

SI4

None

49.

What point treats red and painful eyes?

GB19

GB20

GB21

GB22

None

50.

The Small Intestine point is located in the

Helix

Antihelix

Cavum concha

Cymba concha

None

51.

The second branch of the Du channel originates in the lower abdomen, winds around the external genitalia, ascends to the middle of the umbilicus, passes through the _________ , ascends to the throat, winds around the mouth and ascends to below the middle of the eye

Stomach

Spleen

Lungs

Heart

None

52.

What Heart pattern has pain in the heart region which may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm?

Heart Qi stagnation

Heart blood stagnation

Heart vessel obstructed

Heart Qi deficiency

None

53.

What Spleen channel point regulates the penetrating vessel?

PC6

SP3

CV3

SP4

None

54.

What symptom is common in Phlegm-Fire harassing the Heart?

Blood in the urine,

Sighing

Incoherent speech

Cyanosis

None

55.

What is the empirical point for malaria?

PC7

PC5

PC4

PC8

None

56.

What is the primary action of the water element?

Generate fluids and Yin

Sedate and harden

Tonify and balance

Flow down and soften hard

None

57.

A patient has somnolence. Which two points do you add to your prescription?

LU7, KD6

UB62, SI3

SP4, PC6

KD7, LI4

None

58.

Difficult urination is a sign of

Dampness

Cold

Heat

Wind

None

59.

A tongue that has a red tip with swollen red points relates to the pattern

Heart blood stagnant

Heart Qi stagnation

Heart fire blazing

Phlegm misting the mind

None

60.

A new mother comes in with breast pain due to not lactating. What point is used to restore lactation?

SI6

SI10

SI1

SI3

None

61.

Snoring is usually due to phlegm affecting the Stomach channel, and to rebellious in which channels?

3 Yang channels of the arm

3 Yang channels of the leg

3 Yin channels of the arm

3 Yin channels of the leg

None

62.

If the seal of a needle is broken but not used during a treatment,

Save needle for next patient

Put needle back in box

Dispose of needle

None of the above

None

63.

A patient presents with erysipelas that are red and painful. Desquamation occurs after several days and the colour goes from red to light red. The patient has a headache and their pulse is floating and fast. What is the diagnosis?

Liver Fire

Heat in the Blood

Wind Heat

Lung Heat

None

64.

At what point does the Kidney channel start to move 2 cun lateral to the midline?

KD19

KD20

KD21

KD22

None

65.

A pulse that loses its strength when pressure is increased is what type of pulse?

Floating

Wiry

Full

Deep

None

66.

Extra point Zigong is how man cun from Ren3?

None

67.

What part of the finger represents the Gate of Qi in a child?

Distal most gate

Middle gate

Proximal gate

None of the above}

None

68.

A patient presents with shortness of breath on exertion. What pattern does this correlate to?

Kidney Yin deficiency

Kidney Yang deficiency

Kidney Qi not firm

Kidney failing to receive Qi

None

69.

What is the exit point of the Kidney channel

KD22

KD23

KD25

KD27

None

70.

What is the Qi influential point?

CV4

CV17

CV6

BL17

None

71.

What point is used to regulate the uterus?

SP6

SP4

SP3

SP8

None

72.

Where does the GB channel converge with the LV divergent channel?

The pubic hairline

The upper thigh

The gallbladder

The Liver

None

73.

Slow insertion and quick withdrawal is used for

Reducing

Tonifying

All of the above

None of the above

None

74.

The droplets on the doorknob are considered

Portal of Exit

Vulnerable Host

Infectious Agent

Reservoir

None

75.

What pattern shows up as a very thick coating on the tongue?

Retention of food in the Stomach

Stomach fire

Stomach Qi stagnation

Stomach Yin deficiency

None

76.

A branch of the Ren channel originates in the pelvic cavity and goes

Up the spine

Up the front line of the body

Through the center of the body

Down the legs

None

77.

What is the most subtle type of Qi?

Ying

Shen

Jing

None

78.

What is the best wave to relieve pain and spasms?

Disperse waves

Dense waves

Ripple waves

Serrated waves

None

79.

What is the first thing you should do if you have experienced a sharps injury?

Apply skin antiseptic

Was with soap and water

Allow wound to bleed freely

Flush area with water

None

80.

A patient presents with a headache that is acute, felt inside the head and distending in character. They have aversion to cold, shivers, fever and runny nose with yellow discharge. Where do you expect their headache to appear?

Occiput

On the forehead

On the temples

Inside the head

None

81.

Which disease are Acupuncturists most at the risk for?

Hep A

Hep B

Hep C

Hep D

None

82.

The Yuan source point on the Yin channels are the same as what shu point?

Jing-Well

Ying-Spring

Shu-Stream

Jing-River

None

83.

What is the best point to release Exterior invasions of Wind?

LU 7

LU 11

LU 9

LU 5

None

84.

Where is PC1 located?

3 cun lateral to the nipple

2 cun lateral to the nipple

1 cun lateral to the nipple

0.5 cun lateral to the nipple

None

85.

What other exterior pathogen usually accompanies Summer-Heat?

Dryness

Wind

Dampness

Cold

None

86.

What is not a function of the Liver?

Controlling blood

Maintaining free flow of Qi

Opening into the eyes

Storing blood

None

87.

Sore throat is due to imbalance in what jiao?

Upper

Middle

Lower

None

88.

Eye inflammation and keratitis is best treated by the line running from

0.5cun lateral to DU18

DU17-DU18

BL9 running downward

DU16

None

89.

What is the primary organ responsible for endogenous cold?

None

90.

A 40 year old male presents with epistaxis for 6 years. He has a nosebleed every 3-5 days, emaciation, fatigue, sore and hot lower back, tongue has little coating and is red, pulse is thready and rapid. What is the diagnosis?

Qi deficiency

Blood deficiency

Yin deficiency

Yang deficiency

None

91.

A grey nose indicates

Dampness

Blood deficiency

Accumulation of fluid

Abdominal pain

None

92.

What point has the indication for plumstone Qi?

LV2

LV3

LV5

LV8

None

93.

What Stomach pattern has dry mouth and tongue peeled in the centre?

Stomach Yin Deficiency

Damp-heat in the Stomach

Empty cold in the Stomach

Stasis of blood in the Stomach

None

94.

When doing Gua Sha, always

Go back and forth

Go up and down

Go in one direction

Go in circles

None

95.

A patient has warts, which point do you use?

SI6

SI7

SI8

SI9

None

96.

A woman in her 30's comes into your clinic complaining of painful periods. The periods last about 8 days. She experiences mood swings. She says when her period is over she still experiences persistent abdominal and back pain. What is the red flag?

Painful periods

Mood swings

Period lasting 8 days

Persistent abdominal and low back pain

None

97.

Kidney Essence provides the material basis for

Kidney Yang

Kidney Yin

Kidney Qi

Body fluids

None

98.

What is the best influential point for Bi-syndrome

GB39

BL11

GB34

LV13

None

99.

Your patient presents with severe pain in one joint after going skiing on the weekend. How do you diagnose them?

Wind painful obstruction

Damp painful obstruction

Cold painful obstruction

Bone painful obstruction

None

100.

A woman has irritability, breast distention and crying. What is your treatment plan?

Nourish Liver Yin

Smooth Liver Qi

Nourish Liver blood

Subdue Liver Yang and nourish Yin

None

101.

What extraordinary vessel is the first choice for reproductive and gynecological disorders?

Chong Penetrating Vessel

Yin Qiao Vessel

Conception Vessel

Governing Vessel

None

102.

Why does BL58 treat the anus?

The primary channel

The divergent channel

The Luo channel

The sinew channel

None

103.

Which point is best for treating dyspnea and wheezing?

YaoYan

Huamen

Weiguanxiashu

Dingchuan

None

104.

What point is located in the intertragic notch?

Antihypertensive groove

Antihypotensive

Sympathetic

Endocrine

None

105.

Where does the LI Divergent channel separate from the primary channel?

On the hand

At LI6

LI15

Supraclavicular fossa

None

106.

Sleep is dependent on the state of

Body

Mind

Jing

None

107.

A person has overall body pain. What is the best point to use?

SP15

SP10

SP21

SP17

None

108.

Which point is the child point of the Heart channel?

HT9

HT8

HT7

HT5

None

109.

Your patient comes in with urination that is difficult to expel, dark and burning. What is your treatment plan?

Resolve dampness

Disperse cold, open lower burner

Clear heat, open lower burner water passages, Clear heat, resolve dampness and open lower burner water passages

Clear heat in lower burner

None

110.

SP10 is best for treating

Dampness

Urinary disorders

Blood disorders

Diarrhea

None

111.

______ Yin nourishes Heart Yang

Liver

Heart

Lung

Kidney

None

112.

What type of pulse is seen in Heat obstructing the Large Intestine?

Deep

Full

Big

All of the above

None

113.

A person comes in with goiter. What is a red flag?

Sleeping difficulty

Palpitations

Palpable neck masses

Weakness

None

114.

A patient comes in with diarrhea. A red flag is if the diarrhea

Is bloody

Is black

Looks like coffee grounds

All of the above

None

115.

Where is the tranquilizer point found?

Tragus

Midway between tragus and intertragic notch

Antitragus

Antihypertensive groove

None

116.

Which point is located in the 2nd posterior sacral foramen?

UB31

UB32

UB33

UB34

None

117.

If a practitioner does not have the knowledge, skills and judgement to practice safely, this is called

Professional misconduct

Abuse

Incompetence

Conflict of interest

None

118.

What is the quality of Jin fluid?

Thick

Heavy

Viscous

Clear

None

119.

What point is 2 cun from the midline?

ST19

ST18

ST17

ST16

None

120.

Which wave form has 50-100 pulses per second?

Dense wave

Disperse waves

Ripple waves

Serrated waves

None

121.

What is the best scalp line for dizziness, vertigo and ear disorders?

MS8

MS9

MS10

MS11

None

122.

Gua Sha should not be used on people with

Women with heavy menstruation

Common colds

People with UTI's

None of the above

None

123.

What does dull pain in the epigastrium which is better after eating indicate but worse after bowel movements?

Stomach deficient and cold

Stomach Qi stagnation

Stagnation of blood in the stomach

Cold invading the Stomach

None

124.

A precursor and pathological development to Small Intestine Qi pain is

Spleen Qi deficiency

Liver Qi stagnation

Small Intestine Qi Tied

Heat in the Small Intestine

None

125.

What point treats Yangming headache?

GB14

GB8

GB20

GB41

None

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