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YogaAnatomy.Net
UNIT 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anatomy | the naming of body parts literally means to cut into a story told with a sharp instrument apana |
| bone | a type of connective tissue made up of minerals crystallized around collagen fibers resists compression bears weight and transmits force |
| bone cell | osteoblasts bone cells that build bone |
| bone cell | osteoclasts bone cells that break down bone |
| bone cell | osteocytes bone cells that maintain the bone |
| bone layer | periosteum outermost layer of bone |
| bone layer | compact bone densest bone layer with collagen fibers organized along the line of force |
| bone layer | trabecular bone also called spongy bone less dense than compact bone, also arranged along lines of force |
| bone layer | bone marrow deepest layer where red and white blood cells are made |
| brhmana | means to expand; in the context of asana, refers to practices that are energetic, heating, expansive |
| connective tissue | made up of ground substance and collagen and other fibers; resists tension; creates relationship, helps contain and direct movement, responds to tensile forces in our body; includes tendons, ligaments, fascial planes, bones |
| dukha | literally means “bad space”; a state of suffering |
| extracellular matrix | the environment outside of cells, made up of ground substance and fibers produced by cells |
| fibroblasts | connective tissue cells that create the extracellular matrix by secreting ground substance and fibers |
| fibrocytes | connective tissue cells that maintain connective tissue |
| homeostasis | a dynamic state of balance through the interaction of all systems in the body |
| kinesiology | description of movement of the body |
| langhana | means to reduce; in the context of asana, refers to practices that are releasing, less effortful, calming |
| ligaments | the connective tissue that connects bones to bones |
| muscles | made up of long muscle cells (fibers)bundled together and wrapped in layers of connective tissue; help create movement by moving bones into place so bones can bear weight and transmit force |
| myocytes | muscle cells, also called muscle fibers physiology how the body works |
| prana | the nutrition we take in from outside, or the internal life force |
| sthira | stability |
| sukha | literally means “good space”; ease |
| tendons | the connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. |
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