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Yoga Exam Flashcards

1
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Savasana

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corpse pose

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Vrksasana / Eka Pada Pranamasana

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tree pose / one legged prayer pose

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Utthita Trikonasana

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extended triangle pose

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Ardha Chandrasana

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half-moon pose

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Garudasana

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eagle pose

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Parvatasana

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mountain pose

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Tadasana

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palm tree pose

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Bhujangasana

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cobra pose

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Ustrasana

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camel pose

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Matsyasana

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fish pose

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Viparita Karani Asana

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opposite making pose

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Halasana

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plough pose

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Sarvangasana

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all body parts pose

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14
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Balasana

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child pose

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15
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Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana

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extended hand to big toe pose

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Dandhasana

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stick pose

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17
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Paschimottanasana

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back stretching pose

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18
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Janu Shirshasana

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head to knee pose

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19
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Santolanasana

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balance pose

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Vashisthasana

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sage vashisht pose (side plank)

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21
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Baddha Konasana

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bound angle pose

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Gomukhasana

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cow face pose

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Padmasana

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lotus pose

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24
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Surya Namaskar

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sun salutation

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Chandra Namaskar

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moon salutation

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Dhanurasana

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bow pose

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27
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Chakrasana

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wheel pose

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28
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sagital

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Bewegung nach vorne

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29
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coronal

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Bewegung zur Seite/frontal

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30
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extension

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Bewegung nach hinten
(Muskel hinten am Körper)

31
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flexion

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Bewegung nach vorne
(Muskeln vorne am Körper)

32
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meaning of Hatha yoga

A

simple form of yoga
Ha = sun
Tha = moon

balancing the body, mind and emotions

33
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Pranayama:
Nadi Shodan

A

psychic network purification

ringfinger/thumb on one nostril
inhale left, exhale left; inhale right, exhale right (5 times each)

+ relaxes mind and nervous system

34
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Pranayama:
Anulom Velom

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alternate nostril breathing

ringfinger/thumb on one nostril
inhale left, exhale right; inhale right, exhale left

+ open blockages, stress & depression

35
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Pranayama:
Bhramari

A

humming bee breath

close both ears with index fingers or thumbs (3 fingers over eyes)
hum with exhale

+ releases tension, good for anger

36
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Pranayama:
Ujjayi Breath

A

the psychic breath

inhale contract throat (noise), exhale normally

+ creates heat in body, more oxygen, relaxing

37
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Lesson plan

A

60:
5 welcoming, 10 chant, Pawanmuktasana, 20 asana practise, 10 cool down, 10 shawasana, 5, chant, closing

38
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Kapha

A

Brain & Heart
Water & Earth

increase: bend backward

39
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Vata

A

Lower Body
Air

increase: bend forward

40
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Pitta

A

Middle of body
Fire

increase: twist

41
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Pregnancy

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1-13th: first trimester
14-27th: second trimester
28-40th: third trimester

1st: high risk of miscarriage
14-36th: best time to teach

42
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Pranayama:
Surya Bhedi

A

vitality stimulating breath

inhale right, exhale left
only P. that starts from the right side

+ connects/activates your sun side, heating, against laziness

43
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Pranayama Technique:
Antar Kumbhaka

A

Modification of breathing techniques: internal breath retension

44
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Pranayama Technique:
Antar and Bahir Kumbhaka

A

Modification of breathing techniques: internal and external breath retension

45
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Cardiovascular System:
3 components

A

heart, blood vessels, blood

46
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Cardiovascular System:
Blood

A

red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, plasma

47
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Cardiovascular System:
function of blood cells

A

red: bind to oxygen
white: protect against foreign matter

48
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Cardiovascular System:
Blood vessels

A

Arteries - blood away from heart (+o)
(Arterioles, smaller branches)

Veins - blood towards the heart (-o)
(Venules, smaller branches)

49
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Cardiovascular System:
Blood capillaries

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small vessels which connect the arterioles to the venules

50
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Cardiovascular System:
Aorta

A

the largest artery of the body

51
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Cardiovascular System:
cardiac cycle

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  1. Blood -o enters via vena cava; right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs
  2. Blood +o enters via pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle, aorta

right: blue
left: red
atrium: up
ventricle: down

52
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Cardiovascular System:
valves

A

thick muscular walls that prevent the backflow of blood

53
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Cardiovascular System:
systolic and diastolic phases

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Systolic: blood out of ventricles into aorta & pulmonary artery

Diastolic: blood flows from atria into ventricles

54
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Cardiovascular System:
Blood pressure

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Systolic: 120 / diastolic: 80

55
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Respiratory system:
trachea

A

passageway for air to lungs
branches into the left and right main bronchi

56
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Respiratory system:
Bronchioles

A

smaller tubes a bronchus brache in
Branch into small air sacs called alveoli

57
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Respiratory system:
Alveoli

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Exchange of gases between air and blood, many capillaries attached

58
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Respiratory system:
Pulmonary ventilation

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inhale: diaphragm, intercoastal muscles contract
exhale: diaphragm, intercoastal muscles relax

59
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Digestive System:
Stomach

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25cm muscle bag
hydrochloric acid and enzymes pepsin + renin
little or no absorption takes place there
Food stays 2-3 hrs

60
Q

Digestive System:
small intestine

A

made of three parts:
Duodenum, Jejenum, Ileum

61
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Yogic Diet:
3 qualities (gunas)

A

sattva, rajas, tamas

62
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Skeletal system

A

206 bones
15% of body weight
12 pairs of rips (8-10 do not join at the sternum, 11/12 are floating)

63
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Skeletal system:
Osteoporosis

A

depletion of minerals from the bone tissue, reducing strength

64
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Skeletal system:
Arthritis

A

joint inflammation, cartilage is degraded

65
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Skeletal system:
The spine

A

26 vertebrae
(cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx)

66
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Skeletal system:
Kyphosis

A

spine stretches out on upper back
chest opening asanas!

67
Q

Skeletal system:
Lordosis

A

spine curves inward lower back
forward bending and lower back lowering asanas

68
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Skeletal system:
Scoliosis

A

elongating asanas, not too much twisting

69
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Muscular System

A

600 muscles, half of the body weight,
voluntary, involuntary and cardiac muscles

70
Q

Muscular system:
tendons

A

fibrous structure connecting muscle to bone
(Sehnen)

71
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Muscular system:
ligaments

A

Bind together bone and bone/ bone and joints

72
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Pranayama:
Sitali (Sheetali)

A

cooling breath

exhale - roll tongue

+ cooling, reduces emotional excitement, flow of prana increases

73
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Pranayama:
Sitkari (Sheetkari)

A

hissing breath

breath in through teeth

+ cooling, reduces emotional excitement, flow of Pran increase

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