Test yourself, August, 2001

21. Which one of the following is NOT a connective tissue?
a) neuron
b) adipose tissue (fat)
c) blood
d) tendon
e) fascia

22. Which one of the following represents the total amount of air that is left in the lungs after an ordinary exhalation?
a) vital capacity
b) residual volume
c) functional residual capacity
d) tidal volume
e) expiratory reserve volume

23. Which one of the following cavities is unaffected by superimposing contraction of the rectus abdominis muscles on uddiyana bandha (the abdominal lift)?
a) nasal cavity
b) peritoneal cavity
c) abdominal cavity
d) pleural cavity
e) thoracic cavity.

24. Which one of the following is incorrect regarding coming into standing forward bends from the hips in beginning students?
a) stresses lower backs that are unprepared or chronically stiff
b) stretches the hamstring muscles
c) posture should be supported either by upper extremities with hands braced against the thighs or by reaching out to a wall or table
d) most beginners are frustrated by an instructor’s emphasis on bending from the hips
e) hip flexion is impeded by the spiral of ischiofemoral, pubofemoral, and iliofemoral ligaments.

25. Which one of the following prone backbends is relatively passive with respect to the deep back muscles?
a) classic cobra
b) pushing up moderately using the arms and forearms, with the hands underneath the chin
c) squeezing the hips together and coming up and down with breathing
d) beginner’s locust posture
e) intermediate locust posture.

26. Which two of the following are NOT characterized by an emphasis on nutation?
a) expert’s accomplished pose (siddhasana)
b) passive standing backbend with the knees slightly bent
c) standing 3 feet from a wall with thighs abducted, bending forward from the hips, leaning against the wall, and thrusting the coccyx up and to the rear
d) easy cross-legged sitting pose
e) standing whole-body backbend with kneecaps lifted and arms overhead.

27. Which one of the following sites reveals the least twisting?
a) cervical spine
b) thoracic spine
c) lumbar spine
d) sacral spine
e) hip joints.

28. With the arms abducted straight out to the side in a standing side stretch, where in the cardiovascular system (at heart level) is blood pressure the lowest?
a) aorta
b) muscular arteries of the arm and forearm
c) capillary beds in the upper extremities
d) veins of the arm and forearm
e) vena cava where it enters the right atrium.

29.Which one of the following is the least complementary to the shoulderstand series?
a) threading-the-needle
b) sitting forward bend
c) inverted action pose
d) fish
e) plow

30. Which muscular region is generally the most difficult to relax?
a) forearm
b) hand
c) face
d) leg
e) foot