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NCCAOM ACUPUNCTURE BOARD EXAM LATEST 2024-
2025 ACTUA EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
NCCAOM ACUPUNCTURE BOARD A
What method is used when treating sore throat and loss of voice with LU11? - ANSWER-Bleed the point
Yuan source of LI channel - ANSWER-LI4
Command point of face? - ANSWER-LI4
Entry point of LI channel? - ANSWER-LI4
LI4 location - ANSWER-On dorsum of hand Between 1 and 2nd mc bones Approximately in middle of 2nd mc bone On radial side
LI4 function - ANSWER-Regulate defensive qi 1 / 4
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2 Adjust sweating Expel wind Release exterior Regulate face, eyes, nose, mouth and ears Activate channel and Alleviate pain Induce labor Restore yang
LI4 contraindication - ANSWER-Pregnancy (induces labor)
LI4 plus ? To open gates - ANSWER-LV3
LI4 plus ? To treat wind cold - ANSWER-LU7, UB12, DU16 and GB20
LI4 plus ? To treat wind heat - ANSWER-LU10, LU11, LI11, SJ5
LI4 plus ? For congestion - ANSWER-LI20 and bitong
Luo connecting for LI channel - ANSWER-LI6 2 / 4
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LI6 location - ANSWER-With elbow flexed And radial side of arm upward Point is on line joining Yang Xi (LI5) and Qu Chi (LI11)
- c above crease of wrist
LI6 functions - ANSWER-Expels wind Clears heat Opens and regulates water passages
LI6 Rx functions, combined with ? - ANSWER-Yang edema (sudden onset edema in face) aka wind water invasion - LU7, LI4, SP9, UB39
He Sea of LI channel - ANSWER-LI11
Location LI11 - ANSWER-When elbow is flexed The point is in depression at lateral end of transverse cubital crease Midway between Chi Ze (LU5) 3 / 4
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4 And lateral epicondyle of the humerus
LI11 functions - ANSWER-Clears heat Cools blood Eliminates wind Drains damp Alleviates itching Regulates qi and blood Activates channel and Alleviates pain
LI11 plus ? To clear excess or xu heat in the channel - ANSWER-LI2 (ying spring)
LI11 plus ? To clear wind heat - ANSWER-LI4
LI11 plus ? To clear blood heat skin rash and skin issues - ANSWER-SP10, UB40
Exit point for LI channel - ANSWER-LI20
Location LI20 - ANSWER-In nasolabial groove
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