The cosmic force of Prana in the human body is recognized and subdivided
on the basis of the ten functions it performs, and of the ten prana,
there are five major and five minor ones.

The major pranas are udana, prana, samana, apana and vyana.
Though the word prana is applied to the Universal Prana that includes
all ten pranas, one of the five major pranas has also been given the name prana.

Udana rules the region of the body above the larynx and governs the use of our special senses. Prana rules the region between the larynx and the base of the heart. It governs speech and the vocal apparatus as well as the respiratory system and the muscles engaged in it.

Samana rules in the region between the heart and the navel
and governs all the metabolic activity engaged in digestion.

Apana has its abode below the navel and governs the functions
of the kidneys, the colon, the rectum, the bladder and the genitals.

Vyana pervades the whole body and governs the relaxation and contraction of all muscles, voluntary and involuntary, as well as the movement of the joints and the structures around them.

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