Week One

Question 1

Yoga will directly work with which four body systems

Answer 1

Yoga will directly work with the muscular, skeletal, respiratory and nervous

Question 2

Yoga will Indirectly work with what seven body systems

Answer 2

circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune, lymphatic, reproductive and urinary

Question 3

The body is made up of how many muscles

Answer 3

About 640-850 depending how you count them

Question 4

How many bones in the Skeletal System, in how many parts and their names ?

Answer 4

206 bones. Two parts, axial 80 bones. Appendicular - 26 bones

Question 5

Central Nervous system consists of what?

Answer 5

Spinal cord and brain.

Question 6

Peripheral nervous system does what?

Answer 6

It connects to tissues and controls voluntary and involuntary movement.

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Toward the midline

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Away from the midline

Question 9

Superior

Answer 9

Towards the head

Question 10

Inferior

Answer 10

Away from the head

Question 11

Proximal

Answer 11

Closer to the trunk

Question 12

Distal

Answer 12

Further from the trunk

Question 13

Anterior

Answer 13

On or toward the front of the body

Question 14

Posterior

Answer 14

On or toward the back of the body

Question 15

What are the Anatomical Planes?

Answer 15

Sagittal Plane
Coronal plane
Transverse plane

Question 16

Sagittal Plane

Answer 16

Divides left and right (front to back flexion & extension) Walking

Question 17

Coronal plane

Answer 17

Divides front and back (vertically through the body, front and back) warrior

Question 18

Transverse plane

Answer 18

Divides head to feet (superior & inferior, movement is about rotation) pigeon pose

Question 19

Three Type of muscle contractions?

Answer 19

Isometric
Concentric
Eccentric

Question 20

Isometric

Answer 20

Generates power without movement (holds) ie crow, plank, warrior

Question 21

Concentric

Answer 21

Muscle shortens through a range of motion at a joint - ie glute and back in bow pose, abs in boat

Question 22

Eccentric

Answer 22

Lengthens through movement at joint - gluts moving out of bridge, quands into warrior II

Question 23

Number of Vertebrae in how many sections?

Answer 23

33 & 5

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Sacroiliac

Question 24

Cervical

Answer 24

7, skull base to shoulders

Question 25

Thoracic

Answer 25

12, top of back to lowest rib

Question 26

Lumbar

Answer 26

5, weight bearing lowest rib to top of sacrum

Question 27

Sacrum

Answer 27

5, attaches spine to pelvis

Question 28

Sacroiliac

Answer 28

3, transfers weight between axial and appendicular

Question 29

Bursa

Answer 29

Sacs of fluid on joints which cushion impact

Question 30

Smooth Muscles

Answer 30

Involuntary movement, ie digestive and reproductive

Question 31

Skeletal Muscles

Answer 31

Usually linked to bone with tendon. Primary muscles used in yoga Agonist, Prime mover, antagonist, synergist

Question 32

Agonist

Answer 32

Prime mover, contracts, usually shorten, opposes antagonist

Question 33

Antagonist

Answer 33

Relaxes and lengthens, slows movement, returns limb to original position

Question 34

Synergist

Answer 34

Muscles which assist in movement, create stability, also called neutraliser

Question 35

Origin

Answer 35

Attached end that doesn’t move during contraction, usually proximal relative to insertion. More stable during exertion and usually higher mass

Question 36

Insertion

Answer 36

Usually further from truck, more unstable end of contracting muscle.

Question 37

Flexion

Answer 37

Decrease joint angle (Sagittal plane)

Question 38

Extension

Answer 38

Increase joint angle (Sagittal plane) (Elbow, knee, trunk, neck, hip, foot, wrist & shoulder)

Question 39

Rotation

Answer 39

Medial and Lateral

Question 40

Medial (internal) rotation

Answer 40

Movement of a joint toward the midline of the body

Question 41

Lateral (external) rotation

Answer 41

The movement of a joint away from the midline of the body

Question 42

Abduction

Answer 42

Movement of a limb away from the midline

Question 43

Adduction

Answer 43

Movement of a limb toward the midline

Question 44

Muscle origin and insertion

Answer 44

Refers to where the muscles attach to the joint.

Question 45

Origin

Answer 45

Attached end that doesn’t move during contraction, usually proximal relative to insertion. More stable during exertion and usually higher mass

Question 46

Insertion

Answer 46

Usually further from truck, more unstable end of contracting muscle

Question 47

Fibrous

Answer 47

Immovable, held by strong tissue ie skull bones

Question 48

Cartilaginous

Answer 48

minimal movement, connected vertebra etc

Question 49

Synovial

Answer 49

Max movement, typically at the end of long bones, ball and socket, hinge, saddle

Question 50

Three muscle types

Answer 50

Skeletal, smooth and cardiac