Skeleton Flashcards
vertebrae
Vertebrae are the 33 individual, interlocking bones that form the spinal column. Each vertebra has three main functional components: the vertebral body for load-bearing, the vertebral arch to protect the spinal cord, and transverse processes for ligament attachment.
Thighbones
Femurs 🦴
Tailbone ends
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Mula bandha
Perineum
Abdominal wall
Between navel and pubic bone
Ujjai
By Constricting the Glottis,breath stretches longer
Latissimus Dorsi
The latissimus dorsi is the largest muscle in the upper body.
Drawing the shoulder blades towards the hops.
Tra`pezeus
either of a pair of large triangular muscles extending over the back of the neck and shoulders and moving the head and shoulder blade
Humerus
The humerus is the largest bone of the upper extremity and defines the human brachium (arm).
iliac crest
the ilium’s top border, the largest of the three bones that make up the pelvis
Tibia
shinbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee
Abductors
Abductor muscle: Any muscle used to pull a body part away from the midline of the body. For example, the abductor muscles of the legs spread the legs away from the midline and away from one another.
trunk extensor
The paravertebral muscles (PM) act together with the hamstrings and calf muscles as important postural muscles
pectoralis major
The pectoralis major is the most superficial muscle in the pectoral region. It is large and fan shaped in upper body. Attachments: The distal attachment of both heads is into the intertubercular sulcus of the humerus.