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YOGA ANATOMY Yoga Teacher Training © 2015 Robin Bennett 200 RYT Part Two - Key Terms

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Page 1: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

YOGA ANATOMYYoga Teacher Training

© 2015 Robin Bennett 200 RYT

Part Two - Key Terms

Page 2: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

AbductionMovement of a body part away from the median plane

Page 3: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

AdductionMovement of a body part toward the median plane

Page 4: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

ExtensionExtension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move forward and backward, such as the neck

and trunk, extension refers to movement in the posterior direction.

Page 5: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

FlexionBending movement that decreases the angle between two

parts.

Page 6: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

Internal rotationInternal rotation (or medial rotation) refers to rotation towards

the axis of the body

Page 7: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

External rotationTurning outwardly or away from the midline of the body, such as when a leg is

externally rotated with the toes turned outward or away from the body's midline.

Page 8: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

PronationRotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces

backwards or downwards.

Page 9: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

SupinationTo turn or rotate (the foot) by adduction and inversion so that

the outer edge of the sole bears the body's weight.

Page 10: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

Rotation The process of turning around an axis. The head rotates about

the neck.

Page 11: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

CircumductionThe circular (or, more precisely, conical) movement of a body part.

Page 12: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

AgonistA muscle that causes specific movement or possibly several

movements to occur through the process of its own contraction

Page 13: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

AntagonistA muscle that acts in opposition to the specific movement

generated by the agonist and is responsible for returning a limb to its initial position.

Page 14: Yoga Anatomy Part 2 Key Terms...Extension Extension is the opposite of flexion, describing a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. When a joint can move

AnteriorToward the front of the body.

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PosteriorToward the back of the body.

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SuperiorToward the head.