YTT anatomy 3 Flashcards
tensegrity
push/pull concept of levity described by Buckminster Fuller
- strain compression structure/strain distribution structure
- tensional integrity or floating compression
- a structural principle where differentiated components exist in compression inside a connected web of tension. the compressed components (in the body’s case-bones) do not touch one another and the stressed/tensed components (muscles, fascia, tendons) combine to create levity inside of the system
the more stress 7 strain - the more energy we distribute through it - the stronger the bone is.
hypermobility
overly flexible in the ligaments
the joints do not provide an aligned boundary and can move beyond their range causing lengthened & long muscles
hypo mobility
restricted mobility due to tight ligaments or shortened fascia restrictions
what are the layers?
skin (third lung)
fats (lipids) supports internal sliding & shifting
fascia/extra cellular matrix most abundant tissue in body
tendons, bone, ligaments, joints, muscles, nervous system
what do ligaments do?
connect bone to bone (also are suspensory organs) connect organ to organ - or organ to muscle. Also allow organs to move
what is the autonomic nervous system?
automatic responses
sympathetic (flight or flight) release of adreneline, blood rushing to muscles, vaso contriction, pupil dilation
parasympathetic (rest, repose, digest, repair)
what is the dorsal hinge?
T9
what is piezoelectricity?
self generated electricity
what is fascia made of?
fibroblasts
what is fascia?
aka extra cellular matrix goes through everything - even bone/DNA allows for movement & flow connects muscle to bone supports organs differentiates muscles forms tendons/ligaments
what is interstilical space?
space between everything
negative space - intersticial fluid flows through it - (chi)
what kinds of muscles are in your nervous system?
skeletal=both systems/voluntary (movement & posture)
smooth-autonomic involuntary in organs
cardiac-autonomic involuntary in heart
what is a muscle?
a layer that initates movement - one muscle in the body /608 pockets
always cross a joint
What does the heart do?
spins the blood
full expression is of all arteries, veins & capillaries (like a tree with branches)
Capillaries
there is a capillary within two cell widths of every cell
also flows into interstilicial space bringing nutrients, T-cells
arteries
oxygenated blood - coming from the heart
veins?
carries blood back to the heart
Talk about lymph system
cleans up, dumps back into the blood stream (via the kidneys & liver)
no pump - yoga is good for moving lymph around
Talk about heart system
all these nutrients enter the interstilicial space - the more these nutrients can flow the better the ability we have to heal ourselves
also cleans out debris
more space = more movement
What is the big picture re: vascular system/lymph system?
heart>vascular system/>interstitial space/>lymph system/>vascular system>heart
The blood feeds the interstitial space (what cells need to repair or regenerate)
lymph system cleans the interstitial fluid and brings back to the blood stream
If there isn’t flow - can cause stagnancy & infection
what does ‘its’ mean?
swelling of-often can be healed by balancing the locked long & short patterns of the body
info about spine
filled w cerebral spinal fluid
closed system
flows from sacrum to brain
benefits of yoga on body
pump for lymph system
opens connective tissue/muscles so the nervous system can release from the myofascial system
can use breath to open the body in a way that the body can use immediately
balance nervous system, change threshold to slowly release sympathitic state
what does the nervous system do?
brain, spinal cord & nerves
collects, transfers and processes information
peripheral nervous system (autonomic & somatic)
mind throughout the body (like tree branches)
more neural ganglia in small intestine than anywhere else
how many vertabrae?
7 (c), 12 (T) 5 (L)
how many vertabrae?
7 (c), 12 (T) 5 (L)
how many vertabrae?
7 (c), 12 (T) 5 (L)
what are the four pillars?
2 psoas & 2 erector spinae
what are the four pillars?
2 psoas & 2 erector spinae
what are the four pillars?
2 psoas & 2 erector spinae
how many vertabrae?
7 (c), 12 (T) 5 (L)
how many vertabrae?
7 (c), 12 (T) 5 (L)
what are the four pillars?
2 psoas & 2 erector spinae
what are the four pillars?
2 psoas & 2 erector spinae
how many vertabrae?
7 (c), 12 (T) 5 (L)
what are the four pillars?
2 psoas & 2 erector spinae
how many vertabrae?
7 (c), 12 (T) 5 (L)
what are the four pillars?
2 psoas & 2 erector spinae
pelvis like a propeller?
illium, iscium,pubis
what is the function of the sacrum?
fulcrum for the pelvis (in relationship to the spine)
what makes up the shoulder girdle?
scapulae, clavicles and sternum
what makes up the hamstrings?
biceps femoris, semimembranosis & semitendinosus
what makes up the quadriceps?
quadriceps femoris & sartorius
what makes up the knee?
collaterall ligaments, cruciate ligaments, the patella, the menisci and synovial joint
what is the patella?
knee - the largest sesamoid bone in the body - rests in the pateller tendon - protects the quadriceps tendon as it slides over th eknee - also aids in tracking the tendon
talk about the peripheral nervous system
autonomic: involuntary
sympathetic
parasympathetic
somatic:voluntary
what is the autonomic ns?
sympathetic: fight or flight
parasympathetic: protection, conservation and restoration of body resources
Circulatory system
heart, blood vessels and blood
transports nutrients & gases to the tissues of the body
Talk about prenatal adaptations
pay attention to the joints and don’t overstretch
keep pelvis stable & compact
twists:open twist instead of deep twists
wider stances can be good
avoid jumps
avoid pranayama w/ breath retention or rapid breathing
subsitute legs up wall for inversions
avoid deep backbends and ab work
in latter stages aviod laying on belly or back
avoid hot yoga
Function of pelvis?
support and passageway
Function of pelvic floor?
support organs of teh lower pelvis (bladder/rectum/uterus/prostate) lower abdomen
and serve as passageway
What does strengthening the pelvis floor mean?
using our muscles in an efficient and functional way
relaxing as well as exercising (w/out putting pressure/breath retention).
Relaxing during elimination is important.
What are the four parts of the breath?
puraka (inhale) pitcher filling
antar khumbaka (retention at the top of breath) pause
rechaka (exhale)
Bahya Khumbaka (retention at the bottom of breath) pause
How are the breath and prana linked?
breath is the vehicle, prana is the passenger
What are the only functions that are both somatic & autonomatic?
blinking & breathing
