Anatomy - Stott Pilates Exam 2024/2025
Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the
foot? - Precise Answer ✔✔Anterior: Dorsiflexors
Posterior: Plantar Flexors
Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the
foot? - Precise Answer ✔✔Lateral: Tibialis
Peroneals
What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - Precise Answer
✔✔dorsiflexing and inverting the foot.
What is the function of the peroneas muscles? - Precise Answer
✔✔Primarily responsible for eversion of the foot. peroneus longus and
brevis plantarflex the foot, while the peroneus tertius dorsiflexes it.
What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? - Precise
Answer ✔✔The hamstrings, gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the
hamstrings.
The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______
segments. - Precise Answer ✔✔Superior and inferior segments of the
body
, The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and
___________ segments. - Precise Answer ✔✔Anterior and posterior
(front/back) segments.
The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________
segments - Precise Answer ✔✔Left and right segments
Medial is a directional term for: - Precise Answer ✔✔Closest to the
midline of the body.
Lateral is a directional term for: - Precise Answer ✔✔Away from the
midline of the body
Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. -
Precise Answer ✔✔closer
Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body.
- Precise Answer ✔✔away
Superior is a directional term for: - Precise Answer ✔✔above or towards
the head
Inferior is a directional term for: - Precise Answer ✔✔Below or away
from the head
Anterior refers to - Precise Answer ✔✔front of the body
Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the
foot? - Precise Answer ✔✔Anterior: Dorsiflexors
Posterior: Plantar Flexors
Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the
foot? - Precise Answer ✔✔Lateral: Tibialis
Peroneals
What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - Precise Answer
✔✔dorsiflexing and inverting the foot.
What is the function of the peroneas muscles? - Precise Answer
✔✔Primarily responsible for eversion of the foot. peroneus longus and
brevis plantarflex the foot, while the peroneus tertius dorsiflexes it.
What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? - Precise
Answer ✔✔The hamstrings, gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the
hamstrings.
The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______
segments. - Precise Answer ✔✔Superior and inferior segments of the
body
, The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and
___________ segments. - Precise Answer ✔✔Anterior and posterior
(front/back) segments.
The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________
segments - Precise Answer ✔✔Left and right segments
Medial is a directional term for: - Precise Answer ✔✔Closest to the
midline of the body.
Lateral is a directional term for: - Precise Answer ✔✔Away from the
midline of the body
Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. -
Precise Answer ✔✔closer
Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body.
- Precise Answer ✔✔away
Superior is a directional term for: - Precise Answer ✔✔above or towards
the head
Inferior is a directional term for: - Precise Answer ✔✔Below or away
from the head
Anterior refers to - Precise Answer ✔✔front of the body
