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Key Muscles Of Yoga Flashcards

1
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A lack of healthy stress on the bones causes what to happen?

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The bones to weaken

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What do long bones provide?

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Leverage and the body to move deep into postures

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What do flat bones provide?

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Protection, stability, a place broad muscles can attach to

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Asana

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Sanskrit word for yoga pose

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5
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A comfortable effortless position happens when

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we align the long axis bones with the direction of gravity (forward fold, and comfortable seat)

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Deep sockets ->

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support weight

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Shallow sockets ->

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provide a range of motion

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Medial

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closer to the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Proximal

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Closer to the trunk or midline

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Distal

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Away from the trunk or midline

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Superior

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Above or toward the head

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Inferior

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Below or away from the head

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Anterior

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Toward the front of the body

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Posterior

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Toward the back of the body

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Ventral

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On the front of the body

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Dorsal

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On the back of the body

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18
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Superficial

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Toward the skin

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19
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Deep

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Inside the body

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20
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Axial Skeleton consists of

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Spinal Column, cranium (skull), and rib cage

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Appendicular Skeleton

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Connects us with the world, lower extremities form a connection to the earth and the upper (with senses) connect us to each other

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22
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What is the axis around which yoga poses revolve?

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Spinal Cord - protected by the spinal column

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23
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The Shoulder Girdle Consists of

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The scapula (shoulder blade), scapulothoracic joint, clavicle, sternoclavicular and acromioclavicular joints, humerus (upper arm bone), and glenohumeral joint

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24
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The Pelvic Girdle Consists of

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Iliac bones
sacroiliac joint
femur (thigh bone)
Hip joint

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What is the yoke that connects the upper extremities to the axial skeleton?

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The shoulder girdle

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What is the yoke that connects the lower extremities to the axial skeleton?

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The pelvic girdle

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27
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The shoulder girdle is the seat of what?

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the brachial plexus

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28
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The pelvic girdle is the seat of what?

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the sacral plexus

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29
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Brachial Plexus

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collection of nerves (with the heart) forms the basis of the fourth and fifth Chakras

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Sacral Plexus

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collection of nerves that forms the basis for the first and second Chakras

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31
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Kyphosis

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a convex curve of the spine

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32
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Lordosis

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a concave curve of the spine

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33
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Scoliosis

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sideways curvature of the spine

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34
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Tendon

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attach muscle to bone

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35
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Ligament

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Attach bone to another bone

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36
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Fascia

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form of dense connective tissue - located beneath the skin and around muscles and organs

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37
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Superficial Fascia

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located immediately deep to the skin and covers the entire body

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Deep Fascia

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surrounds muscle bellies, holding them together and separating them into a functional group

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39
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Bursa

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The small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between two structures-primarily around joints

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40
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Nerve

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bundle of fibers that uses chemical and electrical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another

41
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What are the two distinct parts of the nervous system?

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Central and Peripheral

42
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Central Nervous System

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the body’s master control unit

43
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Peripheral Nervous System

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the body’s link to the outside world

44
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The Central Nervous System is made up of?

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The brain and the spinal cord

45
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What is the function of the peripheral nervous system?

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to transmit information back and forth between the CNS and the rest of the body

46
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What does the Peripheral Nervous system consist of?

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The motor and sensory roots of spinal nerves, plexuses and ganglia.

47
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What is under the Peripheral Nervous system?

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Autonomic, parasympathetic, and sympathetic nervous system - also Somatic

48
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Yoga affects

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the nervous system and parasympathetic NS

49
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Autonomic Nervous System

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regulates involuntary bodily processes: heart rate, respiration, digestion, pupil contraction, operates automatically without conscious direction

50
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The nervous system mimics which energetic system in yoga and other ancient medicine?

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Accupunture/ Nadis

51
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A student with neuropathy could have a difficult time in which parts of yoga class?

A

Equanimity (standing sequence) -Balancing/feeling their feet

52
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What is the spinal cord?

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a column of nerves between the brain and peripheral nervous system

53
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The brain is divided into three major parts?

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lower part or hindbrain, the midbrain, and the forebrain

54
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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Aka Flight or Fight - mobilizes bodily resources in response to a threat by speeding up the heart rate and respiration and drawing stored energy from body reserves

55
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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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replenishes bodily resources by promoting digestion and slowing down other bodily processes - “slow exhales”

56
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Somatic Nervous System

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carries sensory information from sensory organs to the central nervous system (CNS) and relays motor (movement) commands to muscles; controls voluntary movements

57
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Cartilage

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found in all joints, absorbs shocks while also helping to reduce friction between the bones and joints

58
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Can Cartilage be repaired?

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Almost no blood supply to cartilage so repair is almost impossible

59
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How does Cartilage wear out?

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Overuse, improper use, and aging, eventually results in bone and bone - painful

60
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Muscles

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attached to bones assists in the movement of the body

61
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Lymph Node

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collect lymphatic fluid from lymphatic vessels - located throughout the body - function to release/eliminate debris and toxins from he body

62
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Joint

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meeting places of two bones joining together such as your knees, elbows, ankles, and wrist

63
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Diaphragm

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A major muscle in breathing is dome-shaped and located right under the ribcage below the sternum

64
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What separates the respiratory organs and heart from the digestive organs?

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The Diaphragm

65
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A weak diaphragm will signal

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weak breathing - role in pranayama is paramount

66
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Pound for pound, bone is a strong as steel and x stronger than the same quantity of reinforced concrete?

A

3

67
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How many bones are in the human body?

A

270 (at birth) 206 (by adulthood)

68
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How can adults improve bone density as the body ages?

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Yoga/weight-bearing

69
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In yoga the ____ is everything.

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The spine

70
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How many bones make up the cervical vertebral column?

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7

71
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How many bones make up the thoracic vertebral column?

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12

72
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How many bones make up the lumbar vertebral column?

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5

73
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How many bones make up the sacral vertebral column?

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5

74
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How many bones make up the coccygeal (coccyx) vertebrae column?

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4

75
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The 5 Sacral vertebrae are fused to form the?

A

Sacrum

76
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The lower 3/4 are commonly fused in the

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coccygeal or coccyx - tailbone

77
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How many vertebrae in the spine?

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33

78
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The spine is divided into (4) sections named for the regions of the body:

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cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral

79
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These 4 sections correspond with:

A

the four curves in the spine

80
Q

Children have __ vertebrae and adults have ___

A

33, 26

81
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An infant is born with a spine in a __ curve?

A

C

82
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We have to make sure to connect the head into the spine so that in movement,…

A

the head does not fall but stays connected and supported by the spine

83
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The Cervical movement is:

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in all directions, flexion (tuck), extension (lift), side bending, and rotation - due to the horizontal shape of vertebral facets

84
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The Thoracic movement is:

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in all planes but less than the cervical spine. as we go up the T spine the rotation increases with the most rotation in the upper ribs and thoracic vertebrae

85
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The lumbar movement is:

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the movement of flexion and extension are fullest but rotation is prevented - caused too much torsion on the discs

86
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The sacrum movement allows us

A

to move or wag our tails like a dog or cat

87
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Movements between the individual vertebrae take place at the:

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discs and the joints between the paired articular processes of the vertebral arches

88
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Discs act as

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shock absorbers

89
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Discs relieved of pressure when

A

we are supine

90
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What are the iliopsoas

A

the muscle of the soul

91
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In the body, the spine is like the

A

Dharma (to uphold, support, sustain)

92
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The vertebral column or backbone is a:

A

long curved pillar

93
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The vertebral column is composed of

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segments called the vertebrae, connected by ligaments, and fibrocartilaginous discs

94
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What is the function of the spine?

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weight-bearing, to protect and allow movement in the spinal cord and internal organs of the torse and pelvis

95
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How many named muscles are in the human body?

A

more than 639

96
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At the end of the muscle is a

A

tendon which attaches the muscle to the bone

97
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Are the only tissue in the body that has the ability to contract and therefore move the other parts of the body

A

Muscles

98
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What is the function of the muscles?

A

Main-movement secondary for posture and body position

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