Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana

mainly of the long vagus nerve, which leaves the brain

movable,

one for adduction and abduction.

The word kyphosis refers to the

you can feel and sometimes see

The thoracic spine at the rib cage area and the sacral curve below the waist are called primary curves because they are developed in utero.

The axial skeleton is made of the bones that form the axis of the human body: the skull and vertebral column, the ribs and sternum, and the hyoid bone, seventy-four in number. The appendicular skeleton consists of the limbs, or the arms and the legs. These number sixty-four in the upper extremity and sixty-two in the lower extremity. Adding six mor

There is also an opening in the body to allow for nourishment from the blood supply. Remember, bones are living tissue and, as such, need oxygen and other nourishment.

Supination and pronation are special movements of the hands and ankles.