Quiz: Anatomy – Tension and Compression

Question 1 of 5

1. Question

The student on the left side (Peter) asks the student on the right side (Mary): “I’m so frustrated! Will my knees ever get as close to the floor as yours?”. Mary replies: “Oh yes, for sure. When I started with yoga, I looked like you. You need to practice consistently and listen to your body. And you should also do a lot of pigeon poses at home, that’s what helped me.”

Which of the following statements applies most to Mary’s advice to Peter? Note: this question has more than one correct answer. You need to select all correct answers.

So true! It's typical for men to have more tighness in their hips.
Partially true. Peter's hips will open up more if he practices more regularly, but pigeon pose might not be right for him.
Mary's advice to Peter is absolutely wrong.
If Peter follows Mary's advice, there is a significant risk that he will injure his knee over time by putting too much stress on his MCL and lateral meniscus.
If Peter follows Mary's advice, there is a significant risk that he will injure his knee over time by putting too much stress on his LCL and medial meniscus.

Question 2 of 5

2. Question

Your are teaching baddha konasana and you are demonstrating the pose. Look at the student on the left side (Peter). Mark all statements that are correct explanations why Peter’s knees are not on the floor. Note: this question has more than one correct answer. You need to select all correct answers.

He might be able to get his knees to the floor, but you are very tight in your hips and therefore your knees are not on the floor. He is just copying you!
He might be able to get his knees to the floor, but he did not pay attention to your instructions.
His inner thigh muscles are too tight.
The shape of his hip bone, hip socket, and head of femur bone do not allow him to go deeper into the pose as the neck of the femur bone is already pressing against his hip socket.

Question 3 of 5

3. Question

Your are teaching baddha konsana in your class and you see these two students in front of you, Peter (left) and Mary (right).Which of the following statements applies most to what’s happening here? Note: this question has more than one correct answer. You need to select all correct answers.

Peter might be romantically interested in you because of the way he is looking at you and because he obviously tried hard to make his hair look pretty for you.
Mary is benefiting more from this pose because her knees are closer to the floor.
Peter's inner thigh muscles are more stiff than Mary's.
Peter might have very flexible inner thigh muscles, but his bone structure might prevent him from going deeper into the pose.
Both of them should sit on a yoga block to avoid compression of the discs in their lower back.

Question 4 of 5

4. Question

Compare the down dog of Jane (left) and Steve (right). Why does Steve’s down dog not look like Jane’s? Note: this question has more than one correct answer. You need to select all correct answers.

Tight hamstrings.
Tight shoulders.
The shape of Steve's shoulder blade and his upper arm bone does not allow him to go deeper into the pose, because his upper arm bone is already pressing against the roof of his shoulder blade.

Question 5 of 5

5. Question

You are teaching down dog in your class. Look at the student on the right (Steve). What verbal cues should you say to improve Steve’s down dog?

Reach your heals towards the floor.
Push your heart towards your thighs.
Reach your sitz bones up to the ceiling.
Roll your upper inner arms towards each other.
All of the above.
None of the above.