Key features:High quality full color photographs and descriptive texts on the location and removal of the organs from the mouseInstructive methods and clear visuals for trimming and orienting the organs for paraffin histology to obtain the best possible sections for analysisFull color photomicrographs of the resulting section for each organ stained with hematoxylin and eosin demonstrating important features and landmarks for the histologis...

Through full-color, three-dimensional illustrations of the skeleton, major muscles, tendons, and ligaments, Dr. Ray Long describes the science behind yoga. A board certified orthopedic surgeon who has studied yoga for more than 20 years, Dr. Long combines his knowledge of anatomy with his understanding of yoga to present the anatomic structures that are key to your practice of this discipline. The book balances art, science, and spirituality as it traces the forces at work throughout your ...

Using detailed, full-color illustrations of the human muscu-loskeletal system, orthopedic surgeon and founder of Bandha Yoga, Dr. Ray Long, reveals the anatomical and physiological truths at the core of 55 fundamental poses of yoga. He examines the form of these poses from an anatomical perspective to reveal their unique function in the practice of yoga. With a stunning combination of graphic and textual information, Dr. Long illustrates the specific groups of muscles that work together to...

The Mat Companion series is designed to assist you in understanding the functional anatomy of yoga. Although all yoga poses are interrelated, for learning purposes we have subdivided them into categories according to their general form. This first book of the series shows how to combine Western scientific knowedge with the practice of Vinyasa Flow and the standing poses. In Vinyasa we repeat a foundational series of postures that encircle individual asanas from the other pose categories. T...

As the Chinese proverb states, when you cannot reach an important goal, keep the goal but change your strategy. Yoga poses, like goals, can sometimes be difficult to achieve. What are your options when you cannot attain a posture? You can give up on progressing in the pose or you can change your approach to attain it. Changing strategies requires resourcefulness. Draw on this to break through blockages and safely attain the asanas. The Mat Companion series provides you with these resources...

Practicing yoga is not necessarily the path of least resistance. And although the Sanskrit word asana translates to mean “a comfortable, easy position,” most yoga poses are neither comfortable nor easy. Working with them, however, makes daily life more comfortable and easy. So why integrate Western science into the ancient art of Hatha Yoga? Because scientific techniques enable you to intelligently design your practice and give you confidence in your teaching. Hatha Yoga works with the bod...

The Mat Companion series provides a methodical approach for using science to balance and connect the body and mind in yoga. The fourth book concludes the series with arm balances and inversions—two pose categories that clearly integrate opposites within the body. In our bipedal form, the hips and lower extremities are the weight-bearing construct. The more mobile shoulders and upper extremities allow us to interact with the world. In arm balances, we invert this construct, thereby strength...

The ideal learning tool to help assist in decoding of medical terminology related to the body. This 6-page guide covers every aspect of the structure of medical terminology related to the body and its use in the field. Information includes: foundation of medical words, skeletal & nervous system, male & female reproductive system, urinary system and much more.

This is a collection of multiple choice questions (with diagrams) on introduction to the body. Topics covered include levels of organization, metabolism, homeostasis, location terms, body parts, body areas, body cavities, body sections and organ systems.

This workbook has been developed for all individuals with little to no background in the health care field. It is a basic introduction to medical terminology. It provides the student with an opportunity to develop good word-building skills so that the student can identify medical terms by their corresponding word components.This workbook is unique in that it has been designed for use with any medical terminology textbook or instructor lectures. It is filled with exercises, crosswor...

An illustrated hands-on guide to the dynamics of the female pelvis for expectant mothers, midwives, and birth professionals• Provides fully illustrated exercises to help the expectant mother prepare her pelvis for birth and gain confidence in her body’s innate ability to birth her child• Details the anatomical intricacies of the female pelvis and its capabilities for expansion and return to its original form• Presents movements and positions to ease discomfort, enha...

75% of pain is caused by trigger points (areas of contracted cells in muscle tissue), but they are drastically under-diagnosed as the source of pain. Trigger points may refer pain and other symptoms both in the local area and/or to other areas of the body, but since over 74% of trigger points are not located in the area where you feel pain, treating the local area does not resolve the problem most of the time. The most common "referral patterns" have been well documented and diagrammed ove...