All memos tagged #anatomy-lexicon

Kyphosis is the spine's natural backward curve through the upper back; "hyper" means more curve than usual, "flat" means less. Every thoracic spine has some kyphosis. The word in a session note is...

Lordosis is the spine's natural forward curve through the neck and low back; "hyper" means more curve than usual, "flat" means less. Those curves are normal anatomy. Hyperlordosis is the postural...

Trigger Point is a hyperirritable spot in a taut muscle band that can refer sensation to another region. Pressed, it often reproduces a familiar ache, warmth, or tingling away from the fingers —...

Synovial fluid is the joint's lubricant; gentle movement is a working picture of helping it circulate. In Articular Mobility this is anatomy language, not a claim the practitioner produces, drains,...

Articular means of a joint — the surfaces, the space between them, and the motion they already have, not a diagnosis that something is out. In this library Articular Mobility uses the word so the...

Proprioceptor is a sensor that reports the body's position and movement. It is the anatomy under Proprioception, the sense. Sensors live in joints, muscle, and Fascia; the sense is how that...

Cerebrospinal fluid is the fluid around the brain and spinal cord whose subtle motion this work attends to. That attending is what practitioners report feeling — a slow tide at the head and sacrum....

Diaphragm is the dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that does most of the work of breathing. On an inhale it drops and the lower ribs widen; on an exhale it rises. When it is free, the belly and...

Cranium is the skull. In Craniosacral Therapy it is one of the two ends the hands attend to, the other being the sacrum. Holds rest on the occiput, the temples, the cranial base — listening, not...

Posture is the habitual alignment of the body at rest and in motion. In this library it is a pattern, not a diagnosis of bad posture as disease and not a claim the table corrects the skeleton. The...

Joint is where two bones meet and movement occurs. In this library it is anatomy, not a diagnosis of arthritis and not a claim a joint is out. Range of Motion names how far it goes. Work stays with...

Connective tissue is the tissue that binds, supports, and separates other tissues throughout the body. Fascia, ligament, and tendon are kinds of it. In this library it is the parent name, not a...

Tendon is tissue connecting muscle to bone. It is the cord that transmits a contraction. In this library it is anatomy, not a diagnosis of tendinitis or tear. Session language is a taut cord, not a...

Muscle is tissue that contracts to produce movement. In this library it is anatomy, not a diagnosis of a strain or tear. Myofascia names muscle plus its wrap. Session language is contraction, length,...

Spine is the column of vertebrae from neck to sacrum, often named in three regions: cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back), and lumbar (low back). In this library those names locate work, not a...

Sacrum is the triangular bone at the base of the spine. In Craniosacral Therapy a hand often cradles it to feel and follow motion at this end of the system, paired with the cranium. The word is...

Occiput is the back of the skull, one of the most common craniosacral holds. The hands cradle where the neck meets the head, at about five grams. In Craniosacral Therapy that hold is listening, not a...

Ligament is tissue connecting bone to bone at a joint. It limits how far a joint can go. In this library it is anatomy, not a diagnosis of a sprain or tear. Session language is a taut band at the...

Fascia is the continuous web of connective tissue that wraps and links muscles, bones, nerves, and organs throughout the body. Rather than separate, isolated wrappings, fascia forms one connected...

The Anatomy Glossary collects the body-structure terms used in Somatic Realignment Therapy session notes and protocols, defined in plain language for clients. Glossary A Adhesion — an area where...