Index Page numbers of illustrations are given in boldface. abdominal muscles, 54–56, 58–59 abductor, digiti minimi and hallucis muscles, 109 abductor pollicis longus muscle, 153 abductors, hip, 74–75 Achilles tendon, 92, 105 adductor, hip, 73, 74 adductor magnus muscle, 72, 73 Adho Mukha Shvanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose) ankles and feet, 99, 106, 107, 114 basic anatomy, 18, 19, 34 elbows, wrists and hands, 143, 147, 149, 150, 151, 153, 156, 157 knees, 91, 92 pelvis and hips, 70, 71, 72 shoulders and neck, 123, 128, 132, 138 Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand), 106, 123, 143, 144, 149, 150, 151 Agni Stambhasana (Fire Log Pose), 33 alveoli, 59 anatomical language, 19–18 anatomical neutral position, 17–18 anatomical variants of the knees, 87–88 Anatomy Trains (Myers), 30 Anjali Mudra (Prayer Position), 21 Anjaneyasana (Deep Lunge Pose), 70 ankles, 99–100, 104–108, 112, 113 annular ligament,142, 147 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), 86–87 anterior pelvic ligaments, 66 anterior tilt, 67 aponeurosis abdominal, 28, 33, 34, 54, 55, 128, 148 palmar, 148 thoracolumbar, 33–34 arches, 102–103, 104 Ardha Chandrasana (Half-Moon Pose), 60, 74, 75, 106 Ardha Matsyendrasana (Seated Lord of the Fishes Twist), 22 arms, 125–31, 143–44 arrhythmia, respiratory sinus, 59 arthritis, 43, 44, 158 Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose), 70, 75, 76 Bakasana (Crow Pose), 73 Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose), 49, 55, 124, 138 biceps and coracobrachialis muscles, 127 biceps brachii muscle, 127, 148 Boat Pose (Navasana), 70 bones ankle and foot, 99–103 elbow, 141–44 knee, 83–85 neck, 132–33 pelvis and thigh, 63–64 shoulder girdle, 117–19 spine, 41–43 wrist and hand, 145–47 Bound Angle Pose (Baddha Konasana), 70, 75, 76 Bow Pose (Dhanurasana), 91, 92 brachial plexus, 121, 135 brachialis and brachioradialis muscles, 149 breathing/breath, 53, 55–60 Bridge Pose (Setu Bandhasana), 72, 91, 129 bursae, 28, 87 Camel Pose (Ushtrasana), 48, 123, 124, 129 cardiac muscle, 21 carpal tunnel, 145–47 carpal tunnel, palmer view and cross section, 146 carrying angle of the elbow, 145 cartilage, 24, 27, 90 cell division and diversity, 20 cervical vertebrae, 41–42, 132, 136–37 Chair Pose (Utkatasana), 99, 129, 137 Chaturanga challenge, 130–32 Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose) basic anatomy, 35 the challenge of, 117, 123, 126, 130–32 and the pectoralis minor, 124, 131, 138 and the triceps brachii, 149 chest (thorax). See sternum clavicles, 53, 54, 119 Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), 49, 55, 124, 138 coccyx, 64 collateral ligaments, 147, 85–86

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