Anatomy & Physiology

Name the three different types of muscle found in the body.

Smooth, cardiac and muscle

Name some muscle shapes

Convergent, circular, parallel, etc.

The attachment point that stays fixed is called the…

Origin point

Mention two nerves that are useful to know as a yoga teacher

1) sciatic nerve - solution: pigeon pose

2) brachial plexus

What type of tissue is fascia?

Connective tissue

What is the name of the muscle that can cause compression on the sciatic nerve?

Piriformis

What is the name of the nerve that can cause numbness, tingling and pain down the arm?

Branchial plexus

Which muscle can compress the branchial plexus nerve and cause numbness and tingling down the arm?

Scalenes

What is an aponeurosis?

A type of tendon, so it attaches muscle to bone or muscle to muscle.

tendons attach ____ to ____

Ligaments attach ____ to ____

Muscle to muscle, or muscle to bone

Bone to bone

Name the three different type of muscles found in the body.

Cardiac, smooth, skeletal

The small fluid filled sacs found around joints are known as?

Bursa

Sing the bone song!

Humerus, humerus, humerus

Funny bone

Radius, ulna

Pinky side bone

carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

Femur, femur, femur

Strongest bone

Tibia, fibula

Not alone

Tarsals, Metatarsals, Phalanges

Pelvis, ribs, sternum, clavicles, cranium, spine

How many groups do we group the sceletons into and what are they called?

2

Appendicular skeleton

Axial skeleton

What are the different parts of the spine called?

Cervical spine (7 vertebrae)

Thoracic spine (12 vertebrae)

Lumbar spine (5 vertebrae)

What are the different parts of the hip bone called?

Ilium, ishium and pubis

NB! The ischial tuberosity is the same as the sit bone in yoga.

What’s the name of having your hands facing upwards vs downwards?

Pronation And Supination

How do you name a joint?

Bone + O + Joint

Example:

Humero-ulnar joint

In some cases you may also need to add distal and proximal.

Example:

Proximal radio-ulnar joint

Distal radio-ulnar joint

what is a joint?

Joints are the name of the area where two bones meet.

How many classifications of joints are there, and what are they called?

There are 3 classifications

1. Fixed joints (fibrous)

2. Semi-moveable joints (cartilaginous)

3. Freely movable joints (synovial)

functional classification

structural classification

Yoga - most interested in the synovial joints. :)

Name these joints

1. Sacroiliac joint (si joint)

2. Hip bone

3. Cartilaginous joint

What type of joint is this?

Functional classification: Fixed joint

Structural classification: fibrous joint

• Immovable

• E.g. sutures in skull; craniosacral

therapists suggest that these bones may

have the ability to shift or move slightly

What is the name of this joint and what type of joint is it?

Name: Sternoclavicular

Functional classification: freely moveable joint

Structural classification: synovial joint

How many types of synovial joints are there, and what are they called?

6

Name these elements in the synovial joint

Name one of the saddle joints

Thumb and the sternoclavicular joint

What type of synovial joint are the hip and shoulder joint?

Ball and socket

Its a freely moveable joint

What type of synovial joint is the knee joint? And where Else in the body do we find similar joint as the knee?

Hinge joint

The elbow and the interphalangeal joints.

What type of joint is the metacarpophalangeal joints in the hands?

Condyloid

What is the other name for the condyloid?

Ellipsoid

What is the name of the joint formed between the sacrum and ilimium?

Sacroiliac joint (SI joint)

Sing the joint song

Ball and socket

Ball and socket

Freely moves

hinge joint

Hinge joint

In the Groove

Condyloid

Ellipsoid

At the wrist

Carpal bones are gliding

Get my gist

Pivit joint

Pivit joint

In the neck

Shake your head

And you can check

Saddle joint

Saddle joint

In the thumb

Sternoclavicular

Is another one