CLUB PILATES INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC STUDY
GUIDE WITH VERIFIED CONCEPTS AND EXAM-FOCUSED EXPLANATIONS 2025–
2026
frontal plane (coronal plane) - correct answer -divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions
sagittal plane - correct answer -a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts,
the only plane of the body that has the potential to divide the body into equal halves
Superior - correct answer -above; toward the head
Inferior - correct answer -Lower on the body, farther from the head
Medial - correct answer -Toward the midline of the body
Lateral - correct answer -Away from the midline of the body
Anterior - correct answer -front of the body
Posterior - correct answer -back of body
Ventral - correct answer -belly side
Dorsal - correct answer -pertaining to the back
Superficial - correct answer -near the surface
, Deep - correct answer -Away from the surface
Proximal - correct answer -Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Distal - correct answer -farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
transverse plane - correct answer -horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
Xiphoid Process - correct answer -lower portion of the sternum
Atlas (C1) - correct answer -First cervical vertebra, supports the head
Manubrium - correct answer -upper portion of the sternum
Axis (C2) - correct answer -second cervical vertebrae. Allows the head to shake "no"
Sternum - correct answer -breastbone
Clavicle - correct answer -the collar bone, a slender bone that connects the manubrium of the
sternum to the scapula
Diarthrosis (synovial) - correct answer -freely movable joint, ball and socket
Synathrosis - correct answer -immovable joint (fibrous)
GUIDE WITH VERIFIED CONCEPTS AND EXAM-FOCUSED EXPLANATIONS 2025–
2026
frontal plane (coronal plane) - correct answer -divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions
sagittal plane - correct answer -a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts,
the only plane of the body that has the potential to divide the body into equal halves
Superior - correct answer -above; toward the head
Inferior - correct answer -Lower on the body, farther from the head
Medial - correct answer -Toward the midline of the body
Lateral - correct answer -Away from the midline of the body
Anterior - correct answer -front of the body
Posterior - correct answer -back of body
Ventral - correct answer -belly side
Dorsal - correct answer -pertaining to the back
Superficial - correct answer -near the surface
, Deep - correct answer -Away from the surface
Proximal - correct answer -Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Distal - correct answer -farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
transverse plane - correct answer -horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
Xiphoid Process - correct answer -lower portion of the sternum
Atlas (C1) - correct answer -First cervical vertebra, supports the head
Manubrium - correct answer -upper portion of the sternum
Axis (C2) - correct answer -second cervical vertebrae. Allows the head to shake "no"
Sternum - correct answer -breastbone
Clavicle - correct answer -the collar bone, a slender bone that connects the manubrium of the
sternum to the scapula
Diarthrosis (synovial) - correct answer -freely movable joint, ball and socket
Synathrosis - correct answer -immovable joint (fibrous)
