ANATOMY - STOTT PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the foot? - (ANSWER)Anterior:
Dorsiflexors
Posterior: Plantar Flexors
Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot? - (ANSWER)Lateral: Tibialis
Peroneals
What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - (ANSWER)dorsiflexing and inverting the foot.
What is the function of the peroneas muscles? - (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? - (ANSWER)The hamstrings, gastrocnemius
and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings.
The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______ segments. - (ANSWER)Superior and
inferior segments of the body
The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and ___________ segments. - (ANSWER)Anterior
and posterior (front/back) segments.
The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________ segments - (ANSWER)Left and right
segments
Medial is a directional term for: - (ANSWER)Closest to the midline of the body.
Lateral is a directional term for: - (ANSWER)Away from the midline of the body
Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. - (ANSWER)closer
, ANATOMY - STOTT PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body. - (ANSWER)away
Superior is a directional term for: - (ANSWER)above or towards the head
Inferior is a directional term for: - (ANSWER)Below or away from the head
Anterior refers to - (ANSWER)front of the body
Posterior refers to - (ANSWER)back of the body
Superficial refers to - (ANSWER)towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer
Deep refers to - (ANSWER)inside the body (internal)
Spinal flexion moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. - (ANSWER)anterior
surfaces of the body towards each other.
Spinal extension moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. -
(ANSWER)anterior surfaces of the body away from each other.
Lateral spinal flexion moves the spine in which direction? - (ANSWER)Side to side
Rotational movements happen around which central point? - (ANSWER)The axis of the spine.
List the 4 actions of the neck (cervical spine) - (ANSWER)Flexion
Extension
Lateral flexion
Rotation
Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the foot? - (ANSWER)Anterior:
Dorsiflexors
Posterior: Plantar Flexors
Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot? - (ANSWER)Lateral: Tibialis
Peroneals
What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - (ANSWER)dorsiflexing and inverting the foot.
What is the function of the peroneas muscles? - (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? - (ANSWER)The hamstrings, gastrocnemius
and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings.
The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______ segments. - (ANSWER)Superior and
inferior segments of the body
The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and ___________ segments. - (ANSWER)Anterior
and posterior (front/back) segments.
The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________ segments - (ANSWER)Left and right
segments
Medial is a directional term for: - (ANSWER)Closest to the midline of the body.
Lateral is a directional term for: - (ANSWER)Away from the midline of the body
Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. - (ANSWER)closer
, ANATOMY - STOTT PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body. - (ANSWER)away
Superior is a directional term for: - (ANSWER)above or towards the head
Inferior is a directional term for: - (ANSWER)Below or away from the head
Anterior refers to - (ANSWER)front of the body
Posterior refers to - (ANSWER)back of the body
Superficial refers to - (ANSWER)towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer
Deep refers to - (ANSWER)inside the body (internal)
Spinal flexion moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. - (ANSWER)anterior
surfaces of the body towards each other.
Spinal extension moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. -
(ANSWER)anterior surfaces of the body away from each other.
Lateral spinal flexion moves the spine in which direction? - (ANSWER)Side to side
Rotational movements happen around which central point? - (ANSWER)The axis of the spine.
List the 4 actions of the neck (cervical spine) - (ANSWER)Flexion
Extension
Lateral flexion
Rotation
