ANATOMY Flashcards
proprioception
Awareness of the position of body in space or movement.
Entropy
The natural state of things is disorder. Yoga helps to keep things orderly & focused in mind/body.
Habitual patterning
Patterns in the body due to lifestyle, injuries, emotion, environment, etc
Intrinsic equilibrium
Stacking of bones to use least amount of muscular tension
Compressions
Limit point in the joints/bones. Cannot be improved/worked on
Tensions
Tightness point in the muscles that can be worked on/improved
First platform
Foot/ankle
Protects knee
Second platform
Pelvic girdle
Protects low back
Third platform
Shoulder girdle
Protects neck
Knee, low back, neck
Most mobile areas/high risk
Law of compensation
Body takes path of least resistance by way of most mobile areas
lateral
Outer
Medial
Toward center
Anterior
Front
Posterior
Back
Superior
Toward head
Inferior
Toward feet
Superficial
Surface
Deep
Internal
Proximal
Close to center (limbs)
Distal
Far from center (limbs)
Bone
Dense tissue; support/structure
Muscle
Flexible tissue; move bones; red (02 & blood)
Tendon
Muscle to bone; pink (less o2 & blood)
Ligament
Bone to bone; white (no o2 & blood)