Section 4

Question 1

tantra yoga

Answer 1

philosophy and system of integrative yoga practices that includes asanas, kriyas, pranayama, meditation, and mantras to help cleanse and purify the aspirant

Question 2

mantra

Answer 2

Sanskrit, mind freedom, prayer or intention that is repeated aloud or silently within the mind

Question 3

hatha

Answer 3

“ha” sun, “tha” moon, teaches us to balance our solar and lunar energies for a more peaceful state of being

Question 4

laya

Answer 4

focuses on energetic bodies and can be thought of as yoga of our subtle bodies, also known as Kundalini yoga

Question 5

raja

Answer 5

yoga of supreme consciousness, royal yoga, practice in enlightenment

Question 6

three planes of motion

Answer 6

coronal, transverse, sagittal

Question 7

axial skeleton

Answer 7

holds us upright and protects vital organs

Question 8

appendicular skeleton

Answer 8

used for locomotion and enables us to use tools and other technology

Question 9

synovial fluid

Answer 9

lubricates the joints and helps to keep them healthy so they can work properly

Question 10

tendons

Answer 10

created from muscle fascia that extends beyond the muscles in round cords and flat bands known as aponeuroses, they attach muscle to bones

Question 11

ligaments

Answer 11

attach bones to bones

Question 12

plane or gliding joint

Answer 12

SI joint

Question 13

hinge joint

Answer 13

knees and elbows

Question 14

pivot joint

Answer 14

allow movement around a vertical axis so that the radial and ulna of the forearm can twist to rotate the hand, also located in wrists and neck

Question 15

ball-and-socket joint

Answer 15

main joints of the hips and shoulders, wide range of circular motion

Question 16

condyloid joint

Answer 16

wrists, uses bones with oval-shaped surfaces for movement, where the spherical bend of one bone fits into the depression of a similarly shaped bone

Question 17

saddle joint

Answer 17

have two surfaces with relative concavity and convexity, thumb, two bones working together in the joint

Question 18

four spinal movements

Answer 18

flexion (round back), extension (arch back), axial flexion (side bend), axial extension (twist)

Question 19

protraction

Answer 19

movement away from the midline

Question 20

retraction

Answer 20

movement towards the spine

Question 21

coccyx

Answer 21

tailbone, located at the bottom of the spine just below and attached to the sacrum

Question 22

sacrum

Answer 22

the only union the torso has to the hips and legs

Question 23

prakriti

Answer 23

matter, our constitution, what all matter is made of

Question 24

purusha

Answer 24

God, spirit, divinity, and light, transcends religion, Pure Awareness, divine essence

Question 25

doshas

Answer 25

kapha, pitta, vata