Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana

they have no direct blood supply.

the synovium proliferates pathologically and interferes with and limits joint function, misshapes the joint, and causes pain.

Because the secondary curves are developed and are the opposite of the curve of the column found in utero, they are less stable.

Bone is one-third living tissue and is basically a protein matrix with various minerals like calcium and other inorganic salts embedded in it. The marrow, found at the center of the large bones, is one of the sites that produce red blood cells. (The other is the spleen.) The function of red blood cells is to carry oxygen in the bloodstream.

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The pelvis proper and the acetabulum are completely fused by the twenty-fifth year of life.

The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord and is partly under conscious control. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of motor nerves (movement), which leave the spinal cord carrying impulses for movement, and sensory nerves (sensation), which return information to the spinal cord and brain.

The central tendon is an aponeurosis that is located just distal to the pericardium, the covering of the heart; the fascial tissue of the thorax connects the diaphragm to the pericardium.

greater trochanter in the frontal plane, parallel with her hip socket, she is actually standing in external rotation.