NCCAOM - FOUNDATIONS MOCK
EXAM 1-4 CORRECT 100%
Yangming fevers could occur after which of the following times?
10pm
12pm
5pm
3pm - ANSWER 5pm
Which of the following types of Qi would be described as amines, enzymes, hormones,
and nerve transmissions?
Yuan Qi (Original Qi)
Prenatal Qi
Zheng Qi (Upright Qi)
Postnatal Qi - ANSWER Postnatal Qi.Amines, enzymes, hormones, and nerve
transmissions are aspects of post heaven Qi. Post-Heaven Qi is basis for Qi, Blood, and
Body Fluids production.
After connecting to internally/externally paired channel, which of the following channels
usually continue to follow their own pathway?
8 Extraordinary
Divergent
Luo/collaterals
Primary/main - ANSWER The correct answer is luo/collaterals.
A patient comes to you with hypogastric distention, fullness, and urgency of urination
with blood in the urine. He also suffers from mental restlessness. His tongue is reddish
purple without coat and his pulse is Deep and Choppy. The pathogen is most likely at
which of the following stages of the Shang Han Lun?
Shao Yin stage
Tai Yin stage
Jue Yin stage
Tai Yang stage - ANSWER Tai Yang stage. > Tai yang (organ) blood accumulation
This is a Taiyang Fu (organ) disease. Wind Cold can bypass the Lung and invade
directly into the Urinary Bladder or travel down from the Lung.Cold and fluids (urine) =
stagnation > transforms Heat > Blood Stasis.
Which of the four seas has the sensation of the body getting bigger or smaller?
Sea of Blood
Sea of Qi
Sea of Marrow
Sea of Food - ANSWER Sea of Blood
, Which of the following vessels is known as the Sea of the 12 Channels?
Chong
Stomach
Ren
Du - ANSWER Chong
Which of the following three organs is the basis of Qi, governs Qi, and spreads Qi?
Kidney, Heart, and Spleen
Kidney, Spleen, and Liver
Spleen, Kidney, and Liver
Kidney, Lung, and Liver - ANSWER Kidney, Lung, Liver
A chronically sore and dry throat (but not swollen or red) indicates which of the following
pathologies?
Long standing Kidney Yang Deficiency
Heat in the Yang Ming
Stomach Empty Heat
Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat - ANSWER Lung and Kidney Yin
Deficiency with Empty Heat
A patient has abdominal pain, diarrhea with mucus and blood, foul smelling stools,
burning anus, fever, sweating that does not abate the fever, and thirst without desire to
drink. Which of the following pulse presentations most accurately represents this case?
Slippery and Fast pulse
Full and Fast pulse
Deep, Full, and Big pulse
Thin and Fast pulse - ANSWER Slippery and Fast pulse
According to Three Burners differentiation which of the following tongue and pulse
presentations most accurately corresponds to Damp Heat in the Upper Jiao?
T: Sticky yellow coat, P: Rapid, Overflowing
T: Sticky white coat, P: Soft, Slowing Down
T: Red with no coat, P: Floating, Rapid
T: Sticky white coat with a yellow tinge, P: Soft, Rapid - ANSWER T: Sticky white coat,
P: Soft, Slowing Down
The correct answer is T: Sticky white coat, P: Soft, Slowing Down.This is a CAM San
Jiao Theory Upper Jiao Damp Heat. Technically, the name of the pattern is Upper Jiao
Damp Heat. However, the symptoms of tongue and pulse all show a Cold Damp
Invasion.
Severe aversion to cold, mild fever or absence of fever, a heavy sensation in the head
as if it were tightly wrapped by a cloth, heaviness of the limbs and trunk, a stifling
sensation in the chest, absence of thirst, dull facial expression, epigastric fullness and
distension, poor appetite, borborygmus, and loose stools.
EXAM 1-4 CORRECT 100%
Yangming fevers could occur after which of the following times?
10pm
12pm
5pm
3pm - ANSWER 5pm
Which of the following types of Qi would be described as amines, enzymes, hormones,
and nerve transmissions?
Yuan Qi (Original Qi)
Prenatal Qi
Zheng Qi (Upright Qi)
Postnatal Qi - ANSWER Postnatal Qi.Amines, enzymes, hormones, and nerve
transmissions are aspects of post heaven Qi. Post-Heaven Qi is basis for Qi, Blood, and
Body Fluids production.
After connecting to internally/externally paired channel, which of the following channels
usually continue to follow their own pathway?
8 Extraordinary
Divergent
Luo/collaterals
Primary/main - ANSWER The correct answer is luo/collaterals.
A patient comes to you with hypogastric distention, fullness, and urgency of urination
with blood in the urine. He also suffers from mental restlessness. His tongue is reddish
purple without coat and his pulse is Deep and Choppy. The pathogen is most likely at
which of the following stages of the Shang Han Lun?
Shao Yin stage
Tai Yin stage
Jue Yin stage
Tai Yang stage - ANSWER Tai Yang stage. > Tai yang (organ) blood accumulation
This is a Taiyang Fu (organ) disease. Wind Cold can bypass the Lung and invade
directly into the Urinary Bladder or travel down from the Lung.Cold and fluids (urine) =
stagnation > transforms Heat > Blood Stasis.
Which of the four seas has the sensation of the body getting bigger or smaller?
Sea of Blood
Sea of Qi
Sea of Marrow
Sea of Food - ANSWER Sea of Blood
, Which of the following vessels is known as the Sea of the 12 Channels?
Chong
Stomach
Ren
Du - ANSWER Chong
Which of the following three organs is the basis of Qi, governs Qi, and spreads Qi?
Kidney, Heart, and Spleen
Kidney, Spleen, and Liver
Spleen, Kidney, and Liver
Kidney, Lung, and Liver - ANSWER Kidney, Lung, Liver
A chronically sore and dry throat (but not swollen or red) indicates which of the following
pathologies?
Long standing Kidney Yang Deficiency
Heat in the Yang Ming
Stomach Empty Heat
Lung and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat - ANSWER Lung and Kidney Yin
Deficiency with Empty Heat
A patient has abdominal pain, diarrhea with mucus and blood, foul smelling stools,
burning anus, fever, sweating that does not abate the fever, and thirst without desire to
drink. Which of the following pulse presentations most accurately represents this case?
Slippery and Fast pulse
Full and Fast pulse
Deep, Full, and Big pulse
Thin and Fast pulse - ANSWER Slippery and Fast pulse
According to Three Burners differentiation which of the following tongue and pulse
presentations most accurately corresponds to Damp Heat in the Upper Jiao?
T: Sticky yellow coat, P: Rapid, Overflowing
T: Sticky white coat, P: Soft, Slowing Down
T: Red with no coat, P: Floating, Rapid
T: Sticky white coat with a yellow tinge, P: Soft, Rapid - ANSWER T: Sticky white coat,
P: Soft, Slowing Down
The correct answer is T: Sticky white coat, P: Soft, Slowing Down.This is a CAM San
Jiao Theory Upper Jiao Damp Heat. Technically, the name of the pattern is Upper Jiao
Damp Heat. However, the symptoms of tongue and pulse all show a Cold Damp
Invasion.
Severe aversion to cold, mild fever or absence of fever, a heavy sensation in the head
as if it were tightly wrapped by a cloth, heaviness of the limbs and trunk, a stifling
sensation in the chest, absence of thirst, dull facial expression, epigastric fullness and
distension, poor appetite, borborygmus, and loose stools.
