PILATES ANATOMY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

PILATES ANATOMY Psoas Major - Answer- Biggest muscle Connects upper and lower body Down the side Sidebending, flexion, and rotation Transverse Abdominis - Answer- Deepest abdominal Diaper around the body For stability Internal Oblique - Answer- Points towards "I" Lateral Side bending, flexion of the spine External Oblique - Answer- Muscle fibers run away from "I" Side-bending and rotation Rectus Abdominus - Answer- Least deep 6-pack For flexion of the spine Cervical Vertebrae - Answer- 1 By the neck 7 of them Concave region Thoracic - Answer- 2 12 of them Convex region Lumbar - Answer- 3 5 of them Concave Sacrum - Answer- 4 Convex towards the back Coccyx - Answer- 5 Tailbone Invertebral Disc - Answer- Fibrous-cartilaginous that joins the bodies Movement of the spine - Answer- Flexion (leaning forward) Extension (leaning back) Rotation Movement of the shoulder - Answer- Flexion/extension Adduction/abduction