Quiz 1: Yoga Basic Anatomy Flashcards
Medial
Closer to the midline
Lateral
Away from the midline
Proximal
Closer to trunk or midline
Distal
Away from trunk or midline
Superior
Above or toward the head
Inferior
Below or away from the head
Anterior
Toward the front of the body
Posterior
Toward the back of the body
Ventral
On the front of the body
Dorsal
On the back of the body
Superficial
Toward the skin (surface)
Deep
Inside the body
What a disease that has decreased bone density? Spell it.
Osteoporosis.
Upper Spine
Cervical
Middle Spine
Thoracic
Lower back
Lumbar
What are the two parts of the base of the spine. Spell them
Sacrum and coccyx
Bone in chest. (In front of heart chakra)
Sternum
Spell the official name of the collarbone?
Clavicle
What is the wing shaped bone in your back?
Scapula
Upper arm bone.
HumErus
Rotating lower arm bone.
Radius
Non rotating lower arm bone.
Ulna
Hip bone. You can feel it with your pants.
Ilium
Bone near the groin.
Pubis.
List three types of joints.
- Ball and socket
- Hinge
- Compressive
Ligaments link which two components in the musculoskeletal system.
Bones to bones.
Tendons link which two components in the musculoskeletal system.
Muscles to bones.
How long much a stretch be held to change the fascia in muscles?
90-120 seconds
What does RICE represent?
- Rest
- Ice
- Compression
- Elevation
A woman is in extended side angle pose. Which way is her front leg rotated?
Externally
A woman is in extended side angle pose. What do her front knee and hip have in common?
They are both in flexion.
A woman is in extended side angle pose. Her back knee is?
Extended
A man is in extended hand to big toe pose. The lifted leg is in?
Extension
A man is in extended hand to big toe pose. The hip of the leg is in:
Abduction.
A man is in extended hand to big toe pose. This asana is primarily in which plane?
Coronal.
A man is in extended hand to big toe pose. His head and neck are in what plane?
Sagittal
