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Anatomy of Yoga Quiz

Test your knowledge of the anatomical foundations of yoga with this engaging quiz! Understand the relationships between muscles, joints, and poses as you dive into essential concepts that can enhance your practice.

Learn about the stretch reflex and muscle interactions.
Explore the anatomical positions of key yoga postures.
Perfect for yoga practitioners, teachers, and enthusiasts!

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by StretchTree42

The stretch reflex is the nervous system's way of protecting itself against injury, creating the feeling of "tightness" to prevent you from going further. The stretch reflex can be inhibited through a process called:

Reciprocal Inhibition (RI)

Eating a bag of chips (EBC)

Injuring yourself

Agonist and antagonist relationships are integral to understanding movement. In a standing forward bend that stretches the hamstrings like uttanasana, the quadriceps are the agonist, and the antagonist is the:

Shoulder

Hamstrings

Six-pack

The agonist contracts to inhibit the Stretch Reflex... As this happens, the antagonist is

Annoyed

Lengthened

Samasthiti (mountain pose) is similar to the anatomical position. The main difference is that that shoulders are externally rotated in anatomical position.

True.

False.

When determining joint positions, the common-practice is to start from anatomical position.

True.

False.

Co-activations of opposing muscle groups can help bones fit together more congruently in the joints

True.

False.