BASI PILATES MAT COURSE FINAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
● Sagital Plane (planes of motion) - Dividing the body into unequal right
and left portions
● Coronal Plane (planes of motion) - Dividing the body into front and
back portions
● Transverse Plane (planes of motion) - Dividing the body into upper
and lower portions
● Anatonical position - Standing with arms down by side and palms
facing forward
● Anterior/Ventral (anatomical direction/position) - Front side/in front of
● Posterior/Dorsal (anatomical direction/position) - Backside/in back of
● Medial (anatomical direction/position) - Closer to the median
plane/towards midline
,● Lateral (anatomical direction/position) - Further from the median
plane/toward side
● Superior/Cranial (anatomical direction/position) - Above/towards head
● Inferior/Caudal (anatomical direction/position) - Below/towards feet
● Proximal (anatomical direction/position) - Closer to root of limb or
median plane.
● Distal (anatomical direction/position) - Further from root of limb or
median plane
● Supine (anatomical direction/position) - Lying on back
● Prone (anatomical direction/position) - Lying on front
● Flexion (joint movements) - Movement in an anterior direction for the
upper extremities and hip joint and movement in a posterior direction for
the lower extremities
, ● Extension (joint movements) - Movement in a posterior direction for
the upper extremities and hip joint and movement in an anterior
direction for the lower extremities
● Hyperextension (joint movements) - Excessive movement/position in
the direction of extension e.g. knees, lumbar, and cervical curvatures of
the spine
● Abduction (joint movements) - Moving AWAY from the midline of the
body
● Adduction (joint movements) - Moving TOWARDS the midline of the
body
● Rotation (joint movements) - Turning around the long axis of a bone.
Takes place in the transverse plane around the longitudinal axis.
● Lateral Flexion (joint movements) - Side bending of the trunk to the
right or left. Lateral movement of the head, neck, and trunk in the
coronal plane and around the sagital axis.
● Inversion (joint movements) - Lifting the inside portion of the foot
upward, Turning sole inward; weight on outer edge of the foot
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
● Sagital Plane (planes of motion) - Dividing the body into unequal right
and left portions
● Coronal Plane (planes of motion) - Dividing the body into front and
back portions
● Transverse Plane (planes of motion) - Dividing the body into upper
and lower portions
● Anatonical position - Standing with arms down by side and palms
facing forward
● Anterior/Ventral (anatomical direction/position) - Front side/in front of
● Posterior/Dorsal (anatomical direction/position) - Backside/in back of
● Medial (anatomical direction/position) - Closer to the median
plane/towards midline
,● Lateral (anatomical direction/position) - Further from the median
plane/toward side
● Superior/Cranial (anatomical direction/position) - Above/towards head
● Inferior/Caudal (anatomical direction/position) - Below/towards feet
● Proximal (anatomical direction/position) - Closer to root of limb or
median plane.
● Distal (anatomical direction/position) - Further from root of limb or
median plane
● Supine (anatomical direction/position) - Lying on back
● Prone (anatomical direction/position) - Lying on front
● Flexion (joint movements) - Movement in an anterior direction for the
upper extremities and hip joint and movement in a posterior direction for
the lower extremities
, ● Extension (joint movements) - Movement in a posterior direction for
the upper extremities and hip joint and movement in an anterior
direction for the lower extremities
● Hyperextension (joint movements) - Excessive movement/position in
the direction of extension e.g. knees, lumbar, and cervical curvatures of
the spine
● Abduction (joint movements) - Moving AWAY from the midline of the
body
● Adduction (joint movements) - Moving TOWARDS the midline of the
body
● Rotation (joint movements) - Turning around the long axis of a bone.
Takes place in the transverse plane around the longitudinal axis.
● Lateral Flexion (joint movements) - Side bending of the trunk to the
right or left. Lateral movement of the head, neck, and trunk in the
coronal plane and around the sagital axis.
● Inversion (joint movements) - Lifting the inside portion of the foot
upward, Turning sole inward; weight on outer edge of the foot
