BASI PILATES COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔pronation of the forearm - ✔✔turning of the palm backward
✔✔supination of the forearm - ✔✔turning of the forward (up)
✔✔dorsiflexion of the ankle-foot - ✔✔bringing the top of the foot (upward) toward the
shin
flexing the foot
✔✔plantar flexion of the ankle-foot - ✔✔bringing the bottom of the foot downwards
pointing the toe
✔✔horizontal adduction of the shoulder - ✔✔movement toward midline in a horizontal
plane with the arm at shoulder height
✔✔horizontal abduction of the shoulder - ✔✔movement away from midline in a
horizontal plane with the arm at shoulder height
✔✔adduction of the scapula - ✔✔bringing the shoulder blade toward the spine
retraction
(think of chest flys)
✔✔abduction of the scapula - ✔✔bring the shoulder blade forward and away from the
spine
protraction
(think of chest flys)
✔✔Upward Rotation of the scapula - ✔✔rotating the outer and upper portion of the
shoulder blade (acromi process) upward
✔✔Downward rotation of the scapula - ✔✔rotating the outer and upper portion of the
shoulder blade (acromi process) downward
✔✔elevation of the scapula - ✔✔lifting the shoulder blade up towards the ear
✔✔depression of the scapula - ✔✔lowering the shoulder blade toward the waist
, ✔✔Joints - ✔✔there are 3 kinds of joints:
fibrous
cartilaginous
synovial
✔✔fibrous joints - ✔✔immovable
ex. the skull
✔✔cartilaginous joints - ✔✔slightly moveable
ex. sacroiliac joint, (in the pelvis?)
✔✔synovial joints - ✔✔freely moveable
there are 6 kinds:
gliding
spheroid
ginglymus
trochoid
condyloid
saddle
✔✔gliding joint - ✔✔clavicle and scapula
also called plain joint
✔✔spheroid joint - ✔✔ball and socket joint
shoulders and hips
✔✔ginglymus joint - ✔✔hinge joint
knee and elbow
✔✔trochoid joint - ✔✔pivot joint
ulna and radius
(atlas axis)???
✔✔condyloid joint - ✔✔metacarpal- phalangeal/ fingers
✔✔saddle joint - ✔✔carpal-metacarpal/ thumb
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔pronation of the forearm - ✔✔turning of the palm backward
✔✔supination of the forearm - ✔✔turning of the forward (up)
✔✔dorsiflexion of the ankle-foot - ✔✔bringing the top of the foot (upward) toward the
shin
flexing the foot
✔✔plantar flexion of the ankle-foot - ✔✔bringing the bottom of the foot downwards
pointing the toe
✔✔horizontal adduction of the shoulder - ✔✔movement toward midline in a horizontal
plane with the arm at shoulder height
✔✔horizontal abduction of the shoulder - ✔✔movement away from midline in a
horizontal plane with the arm at shoulder height
✔✔adduction of the scapula - ✔✔bringing the shoulder blade toward the spine
retraction
(think of chest flys)
✔✔abduction of the scapula - ✔✔bring the shoulder blade forward and away from the
spine
protraction
(think of chest flys)
✔✔Upward Rotation of the scapula - ✔✔rotating the outer and upper portion of the
shoulder blade (acromi process) upward
✔✔Downward rotation of the scapula - ✔✔rotating the outer and upper portion of the
shoulder blade (acromi process) downward
✔✔elevation of the scapula - ✔✔lifting the shoulder blade up towards the ear
✔✔depression of the scapula - ✔✔lowering the shoulder blade toward the waist
, ✔✔Joints - ✔✔there are 3 kinds of joints:
fibrous
cartilaginous
synovial
✔✔fibrous joints - ✔✔immovable
ex. the skull
✔✔cartilaginous joints - ✔✔slightly moveable
ex. sacroiliac joint, (in the pelvis?)
✔✔synovial joints - ✔✔freely moveable
there are 6 kinds:
gliding
spheroid
ginglymus
trochoid
condyloid
saddle
✔✔gliding joint - ✔✔clavicle and scapula
also called plain joint
✔✔spheroid joint - ✔✔ball and socket joint
shoulders and hips
✔✔ginglymus joint - ✔✔hinge joint
knee and elbow
✔✔trochoid joint - ✔✔pivot joint
ulna and radius
(atlas axis)???
✔✔condyloid joint - ✔✔metacarpal- phalangeal/ fingers
✔✔saddle joint - ✔✔carpal-metacarpal/ thumb
