100 Hr Review

Question 1

All vital activities of the human body are explained by changes and movement of?

Answer 1

Qi

Question 2

Wei Qi is:

Answer 2

Defensive energy

Question 3

Ancestral Qi comes from the?

Answer 3

Kidney

Question 4

Ying Qi is:

Answer 4

Nutritive Energy

Question 5

Qi or Life Force, as described in the West, is BPEMEPF. What do these letters stand for?

Answer 5

Bi-Polar Electro-Magnetic Energetical Power Flow

Question 6

What is the “Premise of Acupuncture”?

Answer 6

There is a 2-way communication between the skin and all the organs, glands, and tissue of the body. By stimulating certain points, the progress of the condition can not only be arrested, but even reversed, bringing the patient back to health with normal function.

Question 7

3 levels of treatment:

Answer 7

Pain control, formula, classical (pulse/graphing)

Question 8

Name the 12 Main, or Principal Meridians, in the order of Superficial Classical flow:

Answer 8

LU
LI
ST
SP
HT
SI
BL
KI
CX
TW
GB
LV

Question 9

Name the longest Meridian in the body & the number of acupoints on that Meridian.

Answer 9

BL

67 points

Question 10

Name the 4 Reflex Systems in Oriental Dx:

Answer 10

Alarm
Associated
Akabane
Thermal

Question 11

4 finger widths consitutes:

Answer 11

3 Human Inches (cun)

Question 12

How many inches are there from nipple to nipple?

Answer 12

8

Question 13

How many inches are there from elbow to wrist?

Answer 13

12

Question 14

How many inches are there from mid-spinal line to medial border of scapula?

Answer 14

3

Question 15

Tai Yang is an:

Answer 15

Extraordinary Point

Question 16

Of the historically documented “9 Classical Needles”, one:

Answer 16

Does not break the skin

Question 17

Vital, or Essential Qi, can be raised by stimulating acupoints:

Answer 17

LI-4
ST-36
LU-7
Auriculo Shen Men

Question 18

For patient safety in today’s society, which needle is highly recommended?

Answer 18

Disposable needles

Question 19

Hau Tuo Jia Ji points are located?

Answer 19

0.5 cun from the midspinal line

Question 20

There are a total of _____ Hua Tuo Jia Ji Points.

Answer 20

34 points bilaterally

17 points unilaterally

Question 21

The Master Points are:

Answer 21

GV-20
LU-7
LI-4
ST-36
SP-6
BL-54

Question 22

Master Points are extremely powerful points, each having multiple functions. If you treat these points together, they will:

Answer 22

Improve health, increase energy, increase mental acuity, balance the body hormones, and generally decrease pain in the neck, back, and legs.

Question 23

De Qi is:

Answer 23

Energetical influx when a needle is inserted deep

Question 24

An Intersection Point is a:

Answer 24

Reunion Point

Question 25

Give the location of the Extraordinary Point Yin Tang.

Answer 25

At the glabella, mid-point b/w the eyebrows.

Question 26

The distal point for the Tx of hemorrhoids is:

Answer 26

GV-20

Question 27

GV-20 is located where?

Answer 27

On the continuation of the line connecting the highest points of the ears, on the mid-line of the head, 7 cun above the posterior hairline, 5 cun behind the anterior hairline.

Question 28

The Antique Points are located:

Answer 28

B/w the elbows and fingers (wrists), and b/w the knees and toes (ankles)

Question 29

Antique Points are also know as:

Answer 29

5 Element points

Question 30

Associated points are located on the:

Answer 30

Bladder meridian

Question 31

List 3 advantages of electrotherapy over needles:

Answer 31

Faster - easier to use Less chance of infection - safer Less painful

Question 32

Give 5 examples of Yin:

Answer 32

``` Deficient Cold Female Moon Endogenous ```

Question 33

Give 5 examples of Yang:

Answer 33

``` Excess Hot Male Sun Exogenous ```

Question 34

What type of point raises or lowers the energy of the body according to what the body needs?

Answer 34

Amphoteric Point

Question 35

The entry point of the Large Intestine Meridian is?

Answer 35

LI-4

Question 36

According toe the Energy Clock (Midday-Midnight Law), the 2 hour span of high energy for the Stomach Meridian is?

Answer 36

7-9am

Question 37

Akabane points are distal points and are located:

Answer 37

On the tips of the fingers and toes

Question 38

Which of the 8 Extra Vessels accompany the Main 12 Meridians to constitute the commonly known “14 Meridians”?

Answer 38

Conception Vessel | Governor Vessel

Question 39

A Meridian is a channel, or circuit, of energy flow, that circles the body in a _____ hour cycle.

Answer 39

24

Question 40

This 24 hour cycle of energy flow is know as the ______?

Answer 40

Midday/Midnight Law

Question 41

What is the electrical characteristic of an acupuncture point?

Answer 41

Low resistance - high conductance to an electrical current

Question 42

Give the name for the Energetical Layer Companion of the Lung Meridian.

Answer 42

SP Meridian

Question 43

Name 3 Yan Meridians of the Hand (Hollow).

Answer 43

LI TW SI