QUESTIONS ON SPECIAL POINTS OF ACUPUNCTURE - TEST 1

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The Channel-Organ System (COS) Codes used in this Test are:
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LU-LI

ST-SP

HT-SI

BL-KI

PC-TH

GB-LV

Metal

Earth

Fire

Water

Fire

Wood

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SELECT ONE answer in EACH Question below:

1. In disease of an internal organ, classical AP might combine the Mu-Alarm + Shu-Association points of the affected organ. For example, one might combine LU01 + BL13 in LU disease. SELECT the CORRECT Mu + Shu combination for HT disorders:

a. CV14 + BL15
b. CV12 + BL15
c. CV17 + BL
13
d. CV15 + BL14
e. CV12 + BL14


2. SELECT the BEST points to clear Heat, resolve Phlegm, & tonify Water in difficult & painful urination, with many crystals:

a. BL20, BL23, BL28, BL40, BL60, KI03
b. BL20, BL23, BL39, ST37, ST40
c. BL20, BL23, BL28, GB39, ST40, SP06
d. BL20, BL23, BL28, BL39, ST40, SP06, SP09, KI02, CV12

e. BL20, BL23, BL28, BL40, SP06, KI01, CV08


3. SELECT the CORRECT general location of the Earth & He-Sea Point that is also used to treat BL & back problems:

a. Wrist
b. Elbow c. Lumbosacral
d. Knee
e. Ankle



4. SELECT the CORRECT name for the 16 special points used in acute diseases in areas supplied by related COSs. As they circulate through Channels, Qi & Blood accumulate in these points. They are used to diagnose Qi Shi (Excess) or Qi Xu (Deficiency) in their related Channels:

a. Xi-Cleft points
b. Luo points
c. AhShi points
d. Huatojiaji p
oints
e. Accommodation points


5. SELECT the CORRECT Statement about Mu points:

a. Always on the related Channel or Channel
b. Located on the Divergent Channels
c. Points at which abnormal findings may indicate a pathological condition in the related organ
d. Loci where Channel Qi esc
apes from blocked Channels
e. Only on the Yin Channels


6. SELECT the CORRECT Statement about name(s) for the "body unit":

a. Tsun
b. Cun
c. Pouce
d. Body inch
e. All of the above



7. SELECT the CORRECT Statement(s) about HuaTo's paravertebral points:

a. They are named after a third century Chinese doctor
b. (a + c + d + e)
c. They are on both sides of the spine, 0.5 cun lateral to the lower end of the spinous processes of each vertebra
d. They act like the GV points & Shu (Association) points between which they are located
e. They are also known as Jiaji Points



8. SELECT the CORRECT Statement(s):

a. KI06 is a sedation point & should be used with KI01
b. Use of ST36 helps to normalise any condition in the shoulder joint
c. Use of a Wood point on a Water Channel would sedate KI
d. GB34 is good to use with BL18 for sedating the hip joint
e. (a + c)



9. SELECT the CORRECT Statement(s):

a. LU07 is the Master Point for the face & mouth
b. BL11 is the Influential Point for bone
c. LU09 tonifies LU Qi & affects the arterial pulse
d. All of the above
e. (b + c)



10. SELECT the WRONG Statement:

a. The Hand Yang Channels (LI, SI, TH) connect with the Foot Yang Channels (ST, BL, GB) via the eye and via the Six Levels (Yangming, Taiyang & Shaoyang), respectively
b. For the Hand Yangs, the Lower He-Sea Points are the same as the Metal Points
c. Points on the hand Yangs influence the Foot Yangs, and vice versa
d. The Lower He-Sea Poin
ts apply to the Yang Channels & Fu-Hollow Viscera only
e. For the Foot Yangs, the Lower He-Sea Points are the same as the Earth Points

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