STOTT PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Which of the following does not represent how STOTT Pilates has evolved from Joseph
Pilates original method? - ANSWER-Focus on more flat spine than original method
What is another term used to describe mid-sagittal plane?
A) Transverse
B) Circuduction
C) Frontal
D) Medial Plan - ANSWER-D) Medial Plane
Lateral/Medial rotation does not occur at which of the following joints:
A) knee joint
B) hip joint
C) elbow joint
D) gleno-humeral joint - ANSWER-C) elbow joint
Lordosis describes which of the following?
A) An exaggerated anterior curve in the lumbar spine
B) A flat lumbar spine
C) A hyper extended spine
D)A flat thoracic spine - ANSWER-A) An exaggerated anterior curve in the lumbar spine
Lattisimus Dorsi is involved in all but which of the following?
A) Spinal Extension
B) Scapular Retraction
C) Medial Rotation at the Shoulder
D) Spinal Flexion - ANSWER-D) Spinal Flexion
Lattismus Dorsi assists in forced expiration?
A) True
B) False - ANSWER-A) True
Which muscle flexes the knee and extends the hip?
A) Rectus Femoris
B) Semimembranousous
, C) Semitendinous
D) Biceps Femoris - ANSWER-D) Biceps Femoris
Which muscle protracts the scapula?
A) Latissumus Dorsi
B) Serratus Anterior
C) Rhomboid Minor
D) Trapezius--Middle Division - ANSWER-B) Serratus Anterior
Which joint involves the glenoid fossa?
A) Shoulder Joint
B) Knee Joint
C) Elbow Joint - ANSWER-A) Shoulder Joint
What does contra-lateral mean?
A) same side of the body
B) front side of the body
C) opposite side of the body - ANSWER-C) opposite side of the body
Where does the scapula articulate with the axial skeleton?
A) The Ribs
B) The Clavicle
C) The Spine - ANSWER-B) The Clavicle
Which of the following is not one of the Joseph Pilates original principles?
A) Breathing
B) Precision
C) Scapular Placement
D) Control - ANSWER-C) Scapular Placement
Which bony landmark is on the femur?
A) Anterior Superior Iliac Spine
B) Posterior Superior Iliac Spine
C) Lesser Trochanter - ANSWER-C) Lesser Trochanter
The Gluteus Maximus does not do which of the following?
A) Medially rotate the Femur at the hip
B) Laterally rotate the Femur at the hip
C) Extend the hip - ANSWER-A) Medially rotate the Femur at the hip
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Which of the following does not represent how STOTT Pilates has evolved from Joseph
Pilates original method? - ANSWER-Focus on more flat spine than original method
What is another term used to describe mid-sagittal plane?
A) Transverse
B) Circuduction
C) Frontal
D) Medial Plan - ANSWER-D) Medial Plane
Lateral/Medial rotation does not occur at which of the following joints:
A) knee joint
B) hip joint
C) elbow joint
D) gleno-humeral joint - ANSWER-C) elbow joint
Lordosis describes which of the following?
A) An exaggerated anterior curve in the lumbar spine
B) A flat lumbar spine
C) A hyper extended spine
D)A flat thoracic spine - ANSWER-A) An exaggerated anterior curve in the lumbar spine
Lattisimus Dorsi is involved in all but which of the following?
A) Spinal Extension
B) Scapular Retraction
C) Medial Rotation at the Shoulder
D) Spinal Flexion - ANSWER-D) Spinal Flexion
Lattismus Dorsi assists in forced expiration?
A) True
B) False - ANSWER-A) True
Which muscle flexes the knee and extends the hip?
A) Rectus Femoris
B) Semimembranousous
, C) Semitendinous
D) Biceps Femoris - ANSWER-D) Biceps Femoris
Which muscle protracts the scapula?
A) Latissumus Dorsi
B) Serratus Anterior
C) Rhomboid Minor
D) Trapezius--Middle Division - ANSWER-B) Serratus Anterior
Which joint involves the glenoid fossa?
A) Shoulder Joint
B) Knee Joint
C) Elbow Joint - ANSWER-A) Shoulder Joint
What does contra-lateral mean?
A) same side of the body
B) front side of the body
C) opposite side of the body - ANSWER-C) opposite side of the body
Where does the scapula articulate with the axial skeleton?
A) The Ribs
B) The Clavicle
C) The Spine - ANSWER-B) The Clavicle
Which of the following is not one of the Joseph Pilates original principles?
A) Breathing
B) Precision
C) Scapular Placement
D) Control - ANSWER-C) Scapular Placement
Which bony landmark is on the femur?
A) Anterior Superior Iliac Spine
B) Posterior Superior Iliac Spine
C) Lesser Trochanter - ANSWER-C) Lesser Trochanter
The Gluteus Maximus does not do which of the following?
A) Medially rotate the Femur at the hip
B) Laterally rotate the Femur at the hip
C) Extend the hip - ANSWER-A) Medially rotate the Femur at the hip
