PGDACP - 02 POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ACUPUNCTURE (PGDACP) 00698 Term-End Examination December, 2009 PGDACP-02 : ACUPUNCTURE MERIDIANS/ BASICS OF ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 70 Note : There are multiple choice type of questions in this examination which are to be answered in OMR Answer Sheets. All questions are compulsory. Each question has four options and only one of them is correct. Answers have to be marked in figures in the appropriate rectangular boxes corresponding to what is the correct answer and then blacken the circle for the same number in that column by using HB or lead pencil. DO NOT USE INK OR BALL PEN in OMR Answer Sheet. If you mark more than one option it will be taken as the wrong answer and no mark will be awarded for this. Erase completely any error or unintended marks. There are 70 questions in this paper and each question carries one mark. There is no negative marking for wrong answers. No candidate shall leave the examination hall at least for one hour after the commencement of the examination. PGDACP-02 1 P.T.O.
Where do the yang channels of the hands meet the yang channels of the feet? (1) forehead (2) face (3) upper limbs (4) lower limbs Where do the yin channels and the yang channels which have an interior exterior relationship meet? (1) head (2) face (3) chest (4) fore limbs The channels distributing to the back of the body include : (1) the bladder channel (2) the kidney channel (3) the Du channel (4) the Chong channel The channels linked with the throat include : (1) the lung channel (2) the liver channel (3) the kidney channel (4) the stomach channel The channels linked with the "eye system" include : (1) the spleen channel (2) the heart channel (3) the kidney channel (4) the liver channel The channels distributing to the chest and abdomen include : (1) the kidney channel (2) the stomach channel (3) the spleen channel (4) the liver channel 7. The liver channel passes through : the external genitalia the lower abdomen the costal and hypochondriac region the posterior aspect of the malleolus PGDACP-02 2
The channel(s) entering the brain include(s) : (1) the du channel (2) the liver channel (3) the bladder channel (4) the gallbladder channel The channels distributing to the forehead include : (1) The stomach channel (2) The liver channel (3) The bladder channel (4) The large intestine channel The channel(s) entering the lung include(s) : (1) the heart channel (2) the spleen channel (3) the kidney channel (4) the pericardium channel The indications of the points of the three yang channels of the foot have in common are : (1) mental illness (2) disorders of the eyes (3) febrile diseases (4) disorders of the ears 12. The indications of the points of the three yin channels of the foot have in common are : disorders of the eye and throat disorders of the external genitalia mental illness gynaecological diseases 13. The indications of the points of the Ren and Du channels have in common are : (1) disorders of Zang-Fu organs (2) mental illness (3) gynaecological disorders (4) febrile diseases 14. Hegu ( LI.4) is : (1) a Luo-Connecting point (2) a Xi-Cleft point (3) a Jing-River point (4) a Yuan-Primary point PGDACP-02 3 P.T.O.
Taiyuan (L.9) is : (1) a Shu-Stream point (2) a Yuan-Primary point (3) an influential point (4) a Luo-Connecting point The indication(s) of Quchi ( LI.11) include (s) : sore throat motor impairment of the upper extremities scrofula abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea The indication(s) of Chengshan ( B.57) is/are : (1) lower back pain (2) spasm of the gastrocnemius (3) hemorrhoids (4) dysmenorrheal Which of the following points is/are located 7 cun above the malleolus? (1) Yangjiao ( G.35) (2) Waiqiu ( G.36) (3) Feiyang ( B.58) (4) Zhongdu ( Liv.6) Which of the following points is/are at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra? (1) Yishe (B.49) (2) Jizhong ( Du.6) (3) Pishu ( B.20) (4) Yanggang ( B.48) Which of the following points is/are located 3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist? (1) Zhigou ( SJ.6) (2) Huizong ( SJ.7) (3) Jianshi ( P.5) (4) Pianli ( LI.6) 21. Which of the following points is/are at the level with Xinshu ( B.15)? (1) Shendao ( Du.11) (2) Shenfeng (K.23) (3) Shentang ( UB.44) (4) Shenmen (H.7) PGDACP-02 4
Which of the following points is/are located 5 can above the malleolus? (1) Zhubin ( K.9) (2) Ligou ( Liv.5) (3) Guangming ( GB.37) (4) Lougu ( Sp.7) Which of the following points is/are at the level with Shenting ( Du.24)? (1) Benshen ( G.13) (2) Meichong ( B.3) (3) Toulinqi ( G.15) (4) Quchai ( B.4) Which of the following points is/are contraindicated for both acupuncture and moxibustion? (1) Quepen ( St.12) (2) Shenque ( Ren.8) (3) Shimen ( Ren.5) (4) Ruzhong ( S.17) Which of the following statements is/are false? The "mother" point of the lung channel is Chize ( Lu.5) The "mother" point of the large intestine channel is Quchi ( LI.11) The "mother" point of the small intestine channel is Shaoze ( SI.1) The "mother" point of the kidney channel is Fuliu ( K.7) 26. The indications of Yinlingquan ( Sp.9) are : abdominal pain and distension, and diarrhea dysuria and edema enuresis and incontinence of urine pain in the knee 27. Channel(s) distributing to the tongue include(s) : (1) the liver channel (2) the spleen channel (3) the stomach channel (4) the kidney channel PGDACP-02 5 P.T.O.
Which of the following channels originates in the middle jiao? (1) Du channel (2) Chong channel (3) Lung channel (4) Heart channel The tibial branch of the stomach channel emerges from : (1) Zusanli ( S.36) (2) Shangjuxu ( S.37) (3) Tiaokou ( S.38) (4) Xiajuxu ( S.39) 30. The tibial branch of the stomach channel terminates at : the medial side of the big toe the lateral side of the big toe the lateral side of the middle toe the medial side of the middle toe 31. All the following organs are linked with the kidney channel except : (1) the liver (2) the heart (3) the spleen (4) the lung 32. The channel entering the ear is : the Hand-Yangming channel the Foot-Yangming channel the Foot-Taiyang channel the Hand-Taiyang channel 33. All the following channels pass through the lung except : (1) Hand-Jueyin (2) Hand-Shaoyin (3) Foot-Jueyin (4) Foot-Shaoyin 34. The branch of the gallbladder channel from the dorsum of the foot arises from : (1) Qiuxu ( G.40) (2) Foot-Linqi ( G.41) (3) Diwhui ( G.42) (4) Xiaxi ( G.43) PGDACP-02 6
The distance between the two mastoid processes is : (1) 6 cun (2) 8 cun (3) 9 cun (4) 10 cun The distance from the anterior hairline to the posterior hairline is : (1) 8 cun (2) 9 cun (3) 10 cun (4) 12 cun The distance between the transverse cubital crease and the transverse wrist crease is : (1) 8 cun (2) 9 cun (3) 10 cun (4) 12 cun The distance between the centre of the umbilicus and the superior border of the symphysis pubis is : (1) 3 cun (2) 4 cun (3) 5 cun (4) 6 cun The distance between Yintang (Extra) and Baihui ( Du.20) is : (1) 18 cun (2) 15 cun (3) 12 cun (4) 8 cun The distance between the following pair of points is 1.5 cun except : Qihai ( Ren.6)- Shenjue ( Ren.8) Neiguan ( P.6)- Lingdao ( H.4) Shenmen ( H.7)-Lingdao ( H.4) Xinshu ( B.15)-Shentang ( B.44) PGDACP-02 7 P.T.O.
41. The distance between the following pair of points is 3 cun except : Fuyang ( B.59)-Kunlun ( B.60) Dubi ( S.35)- Zusanli ( S.36) Ligou ( Liv.5)-Zhongdu ( Liv.6) Futu ( S.32)- Yinshi ( S.33) 42. Which of the following pair of points is 8 cun apart? Taiyuan ( L.9)- Kongzui ( L.6) Pianli ( LI.6)- Quchi ( LI.11) Zusanli ( S.36)- Fenglong ( S.40) Zhongji ( Ren.3)- Zhongwan ( Ren.12) When the index finger and thumbs of both hands are crossed with the index finger of one hand placed on the styloid process of the radius of the other, the depression right under the tip of the index finger is? (1) Jingqu ( L.8) (2) Lleque ( L.7) (3) Yangxi ( LI.5) (4) Pianli ( LI.6) Which of the following points is located 2 cun below Quchi (LI.11)? (1) Wenliu ( LI.7) (2) Xialian ( LI.8) (3) Shanglian ( LI.9) (4) Shousanli ( LI.10) Which of the following points is level with the tip of Adam's apple, on the anterior border of m. sterno cleido mastoideus? (1) Futu ( LI.18) (2) Daying ( S.5) (3) Renying ( S.9) (4) Shuitu ( S.10) Which of the following points is the most commonly used for clearing the stomach heat? (1) Liangqiu ( S.34) (2) Neiting ( S.44) (3) Fenglong ( S.40) (4) Chongyang ( S.42) PGDACP-02 8
Which of the following points is level with Chengman ( S.20)? (1) Jujue ( Ren.14) (2) Jiuwei ( Ren.15) (3) Youmen ( K.21) (4) Abdomen-Tonggu ( K.20) The point which is in the depression distal and inferior to the base of the first metatarsal bone is : (1) Taibai ( Sp.3) (2) Gongsun ( Sp.4) (3) Taichong ( Liv.3) (4) Zhongfeng ( Liv.4) Which of the following points would you select for the treatment of difficult labour? (1) Zhongchong ( P.9) (2) Zuqiaoyin ( G.44) (3) Zhiyin ( B.67) (4) Lidui ( S.45) The point with the function of strengthening the spleen, soothing the liver and tonifying the kidney is : (1) Yinlingquan ( Sp.9) (2) Sanyinjiao ( Sp.6) (3) Pishu ( B.20) (4) Zusanli ( S.36) The point located level with Dazhui ( Du.14) is : (1) Jianzhongshu ( SI.15) (2) Jianwaishu ( SI.14) (3) Quyuan ( SI.13) (4) Dazhu ( B.11) The point which has the function of dispersing wind, removing heat and benefiting eyes is : (1) Quchi (LI.11) (2) Yifeng ( SJ.17) (3) Shangxing ( DU.23) (4) Fengchi ( G.20) 53. The points Shaofu ( H.8) and Laogong ( P.8) are commonly used together to : (1) house the mind (3) regulate the Qi of the liver (2) clear the fire of the heart (4) cure night sweating PGDACP-02 9 P.T.O.
There is no Front-Mu point located on the pathway of : (1) the lung channel (2) the spleen channel (3) the liver channel (4) the gallbladder channel All the following specific points are located below the elbow joints or knee joints except : the eight confluent points the Five-Shu points the Luo-Connecting points of the 12 regular channels the eight influential points The point midway between Dazhui ( Du.14) and the acromion is : (1) Quyuan ( SI.13) (2) Tianliao ( SJ.15) (3) Jianjing ( G.21) (4) Jugu ( LI.16) The points of the gallbladder channel on the posterior border of the fibula are : Waiqiu ( G.36) and Yangfu ( G.38) Yangjiao ( G.35) and Xuanzhong ( G.39) Guangming ( G.37) and Yanglingquan ( G.34) Qiuxu ( G.40) and Foot-Linqi ( G.41) The point between the tendons of m. semitendinosus and semimembranosus ( when the knee is flexed) is : (1) Yingu ( K.10) (2) Ququan ( Liv.8) (3) Weizhong ( UB.40) (4) Weiyang ( UB.39) Which of the following statements about the Chong channel is incorrect? It is the "sea" of blood It is the "sea" of the twelve regular organs It is the "sea" of Qi It is the "sea" of the five Zang and six Fu PGDACP-02 10
60. The circulation of the twelve regular channels includes each of the following except : the gallbladder channel-liver channel-lung channel the large intestine channel-stomach channel-spleen channel the heart channel-small intestine channel-urinary bladder channel the kidney channel-small intestine channel-sanjiao channel 61. What is the total number of Front-Mu point on the body (bilateral point are counted as two points)? (1) 12 (2) 15 (3) 18 (4) 21 62. Which of the following methods is suitable for puncturing with a short needle? Inserting the needle aided by the pressure of the finger of the pressing hand. Inserting the needle with the help of the puncturing and pressing hands Inserting the needle with the fingers stretching the skin Inserting the needle by pinching the skin 63. All the following points should be punctured horizontally except : (1) Tanzhong ( Ren. 17) (2) Zanzhu ( B.2) (3) Zhongwan ( Ren.15) (4) Yangbai ( B.14) According to Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion the back "Shu" point located below the spinous process should be punctured : (1) perpendicularly (2) obliquely (3) horizontally (4) subcutaneously Which of the following methods would you use to stimulate Shenque (Ren.8)? puncturing perpendicularly puncturing obliquely puncturing horizontally moxibustion PGDACP-02 11 P.T.O.
66. All the following are reducing methods except : pointing the tip of the needle against the channel course lifting the needle forcefully and rapidly setting the mountain on fire thrusting the needle gently and slowly 67. Which of the following methods would you use first to treat a patient with excessive sweating, cold limbs and an undetectable pulse? (1) moxibustion with ginger (2) moxibustion with garlic (3) moxibustion with salt (4) scarring moxibustion 68. Which of the following methods is appropriate for the point Ruzhong ( S.17)? (1) puncturing perpendicularly (2) puncturing subcutaneously (3) pricking to cause bleeding (4) none of the above According to Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion Jianjing ( G.21) should be punctured : (1) 0.3-0.5 inch perpendicularly (2) 0.5-0.8 inch horizontally (3) 0.8-1.5 inches perpendicularly (4) 0.8-0.9 inch obliquely All of the following diseases may be treated by cupping except : pain of the shoulders pain of the lower back and leg stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea spontaneous bleeding - o 0 o - PGDACP-02 12