Pilates Anatomy Basi Questions and answers
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Anterior/Ventral - ✔✔Front side/in front of
Posterior/Dorsal - ✔✔Backside/ in back of
Medial - ✔✔Closer to the median plane/toward midline
Sagittal Axis - ✔✔Extends from font to back and abduction-adduction occurs around it
Coronal Axis - ✔✔Extends from side to side/flexion-extension occurs around it
Longitudinal axis - ✔✔top to bottom/medial-lateral rotation occurs around it
Anatomical Position - ✔✔Standing with arms down by side and palms facing forward
,Neutral Pelvis - ✔✔The position of the pelvis when the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) on each side
of the pelvis and pubic symphysis (PS), are in the same horizontal plane (coronal plane when erect) and
the two ASIS are in the same transverse plane.
Neutral Spine - ✔✔natural curves of the spine are present
Anterior Tilt - ✔✔ASIS in front of PS
Posterior Tilt - ✔✔ASIS behind PS (tuck)
ASIS - ✔✔Anterior superior iliac spine - hip bones
Pubic Symphysis (PS) - ✔✔Disk of cartilage connects pubics of both sides together.
Muscles groups that act on the pelvic complex - ✔✔Spinal flexors
Spinal extensors
Hip flexors
Hip adductors
Hip external rotators
Pelvic Floor
Spinal lateral flexors and rotators
Hip extensors
Hip abductors
, Hip internal rotators
Lateral breathing - ✔✔Definition: Directing the breath into the sides and back of the ribcage. Examples:
Lateral breathing allows one to take a deep breath while the abdominal muscles stay contracted.
muscle focus - ✔✔The muscle or group of muscles that is the primary focus of the exercise.
objective - ✔✔Relates to the broader context of an exercise or an action
cues - ✔✔Relates to the actual execution of an exercise
Stabilizers - ✔✔Stabilize the movement
Contrology - ✔✔What Joseph Pilates called his practice.
Smooth Muscles - ✔✔contractions are involuntary, contraction of smooth muscle is slow prolonged
and very resistant to fatigue
Cardiac Muscle - ✔✔found in the heart, involuntary and striated
Striated Muscle (skeletal) - ✔✔Composed of thread--like fibers displaying alternating dark and
light bands. Two of its principles functions are body movement and the maintenance of posture.
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Anterior/Ventral - ✔✔Front side/in front of
Posterior/Dorsal - ✔✔Backside/ in back of
Medial - ✔✔Closer to the median plane/toward midline
Sagittal Axis - ✔✔Extends from font to back and abduction-adduction occurs around it
Coronal Axis - ✔✔Extends from side to side/flexion-extension occurs around it
Longitudinal axis - ✔✔top to bottom/medial-lateral rotation occurs around it
Anatomical Position - ✔✔Standing with arms down by side and palms facing forward
,Neutral Pelvis - ✔✔The position of the pelvis when the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) on each side
of the pelvis and pubic symphysis (PS), are in the same horizontal plane (coronal plane when erect) and
the two ASIS are in the same transverse plane.
Neutral Spine - ✔✔natural curves of the spine are present
Anterior Tilt - ✔✔ASIS in front of PS
Posterior Tilt - ✔✔ASIS behind PS (tuck)
ASIS - ✔✔Anterior superior iliac spine - hip bones
Pubic Symphysis (PS) - ✔✔Disk of cartilage connects pubics of both sides together.
Muscles groups that act on the pelvic complex - ✔✔Spinal flexors
Spinal extensors
Hip flexors
Hip adductors
Hip external rotators
Pelvic Floor
Spinal lateral flexors and rotators
Hip extensors
Hip abductors
, Hip internal rotators
Lateral breathing - ✔✔Definition: Directing the breath into the sides and back of the ribcage. Examples:
Lateral breathing allows one to take a deep breath while the abdominal muscles stay contracted.
muscle focus - ✔✔The muscle or group of muscles that is the primary focus of the exercise.
objective - ✔✔Relates to the broader context of an exercise or an action
cues - ✔✔Relates to the actual execution of an exercise
Stabilizers - ✔✔Stabilize the movement
Contrology - ✔✔What Joseph Pilates called his practice.
Smooth Muscles - ✔✔contractions are involuntary, contraction of smooth muscle is slow prolonged
and very resistant to fatigue
Cardiac Muscle - ✔✔found in the heart, involuntary and striated
Striated Muscle (skeletal) - ✔✔Composed of thread--like fibers displaying alternating dark and
light bands. Two of its principles functions are body movement and the maintenance of posture.
