Respiratory System
Nervous System
Muscles and Movement
Connective Tissue / Joints
Potpourri
100

This is main muscle associated with the act of breathing.

What is the diaphragm?

100

This type of neurons send commands from the central nervous system to muscles and glands to trigger movement or action.

What are motor neurons?

100

Plank pose is an example of this type of muscle action.

What is isometric?

100

This joint has the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body.

What is the knee?

100

This type of yoga is associated with deep stretches held for several minutes.

What is Yin?

200

This Vayu is associated with intake, inhalation, and forward momentum.

What is the Prana Vayu?

200

This connects your central nervous system to your skin, sensory organs and skeletal muscles; in handles things you can consciously control and feel.

What is the somatic nervous system?

200

This muscle is the antagonist during flexion of the elbow.

What is the tricep?
200

This type of fascia wraps around internal organs.

What is visceral fascia?

200

He is associated with making the practice of yoga more accessible by utilizing props.

Who is B.K.S Iyengar?
300

The diaphragm is contracted during this process of breathing.

What is inhalation (or inspiration)?

300

This controls your heart rate, digestion, breathing rate, and blood pressure.

What is the autonomic nervous system?

300

Forward folds occur in this plane of movement.

What is saggital?

300

This connects a small muscle on the outer hip to the ilium and helps stabilize the hip and knee.

What is the IT (illotibial) band?

300
This city was the birthplace of modern yoga in India.
What is Mysore?
400

This technique engages your main breathing muscles to promote relaxation and improve lung efficiency.

What is Belly Breathing?

400

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together to achieve this in the body.

What is homeostasis?

400

There are this many skeletal muscles in the human body.

What is 650?

400
This tendon connects the gastrocnemius to the calcaneus.

What is the achilles tendon?

400

This great guru (teacher) passed away the year Lauren was born.

Who is Krishnamacharya

500

These three main bandhas are associated with the mechanics of respiration.

What are Mula (root), Uddiyana (abdominal) and Jalandhara (throat)?

500

Singing bowls primarily affect this part of the nervous system.

What is the parasympathetic?
500

This happens when a muscle produces forces while lengthening under a load.

What is eccentric muscle action?

500

These are the top three things to avoid in myofascial release.

What are nerves, bones, and visible swelling?

500
This path of yoga is the path of action and selfless service.

What is Karma Yoga?

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