NCCAOM Acupuncture Point Location 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: LU1 (Zhongfu) is located how many cun lateral to the anterior midline?
- 4 cun
- 5 cun
- 6 cun (Correct answer)
- 8 cun
Correct answer: 6 cun
LU1 is located 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline, in the 1st intercostal space.
Question 2: LU5 (Chize) is located on the cubital crease on which side of the tendon of biceps brachii?
- Ulnar side
- Radial side (Correct answer)
- Directly over the tendon
- Between the two heads of biceps
Correct answer: Radial side
LU5 is located on the cubital crease on the radial side of the tendon of biceps brachii.
Question 3: LU7 (Lieque) is located how far above the transverse crease of the wrist?
- 0.5 cun
- 1 cun
- 1.5 cun (Correct answer)
- 2 cun
Correct answer: 1.5 cun
LU7 is located 1.5 cun proximal to the transverse crease of the wrist, between brachioradialis and abductor pollicis longus.
Question 4: LI4 (Hegu) is located at which position on the hand?
- Midpoint of the 1st metacarpal on its ulnar side
- Midpoint of the 2nd metacarpal on its radial side (Correct answer)
- At the 1st web space, 0.5 cun from the margin
- At the dorsal wrist crease between the 1st and 2nd tendons
Correct answer: Midpoint of the 2nd metacarpal on its radial side
LI4 is located at the midpoint of the 2nd metacarpal bone on its radial side.
Question 5: LI10 (Shousanli) is located how many cun distal to LI11?
- 1 cun
- 2 cun (Correct answer)
- 3 cun
- 4 cun
Correct answer: 2 cun
LI10 is located 2 cun distal to LI11 (Quchi) on the line connecting LI11 and LI5.
Question 6: LI20 (Yingxiang) is located in which anatomical landmark?
- At the medial canthus of the eye
- In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the ala nasi (Correct answer)
- At the corner of the mouth
- At the junction of the philtrum and upper lip
Correct answer: In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the ala nasi
LI20 is located in the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
Question 7: LU9 (Taiyuan), the Source point of the Lung meridian, is located where on the wrist?
- At the ulnar end of the transverse wrist crease
- At the radial end of the transverse wrist crease, radial to the radial artery (Correct answer)
- 2 cun proximal to the wrist, between radius and ulna
- On the radial aspect of the wrist, 1 cun proximal to the crease
Correct answer: At the radial end of the transverse wrist crease, radial to the radial artery
LU9 is at the radial end of the transverse wrist crease in the depression on the radial side of the radial artery.
NCCAOM Acupuncture Point Location 2
LU1 (Zhongfu) is located how many cun lateral to the anterior midline?