PILATES TEACHER TRAINING ANATOMY AND
EXERCISES 2026 152 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
ANSWERS COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ Posterior (dorsal). Answer: back of body
◉ Anterior (ventral). Answer: front of the body
◉ Intercostal Muscles. Answer: group of (3) muscles located between
the ribs that create and move the chest wall. primarily assisting with
breathing
◉ External Intercostals. Answer: lift the ribcage during inhalation. they
create more space for the lungs to fill with air. outermost layer
◉ Internal Intercostals. Answer: compress the ribs during forced
exhalation. middle layer
◉ Innermost Intercostal. Answer: the deepest intercostal muscles that
draw the ribs together
◉ Ribcage Expansion Breath. Answer: exhaling by drawing navel to
spine. engaging abs and pelvic floor.
, ◉ Diaphragmatic Breath. Answer: inhale through nostrils fill abdomen,
chest, then collarbones. exhale through the nostrils deflating the
collarbones, chest, then abdomen. having control over where the breath
is going, promote relaxation
◉ Movements of the Spine. Answer: flexion, extension, lateral flexion,
rotation
◉ Flexion. Answer: decreases the angle of a joint "bending"
◉ Extension. Answer: increases the angle of a joint "straightening"
◉ Lateral Flexion. Answer: side-bending left or right
◉ Movement of Shoulder Joint. Answer: flexion, extension, abduction,
adduction, scapular retraction, scapular protraction
◉ Abduction. Answer: movement away from the midline of the body
◉ Adduction. Answer: movement toward the midline of the body
EXERCISES 2026 152 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
ANSWERS COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Posterior (dorsal). Answer: back of body
◉ Anterior (ventral). Answer: front of the body
◉ Intercostal Muscles. Answer: group of (3) muscles located between
the ribs that create and move the chest wall. primarily assisting with
breathing
◉ External Intercostals. Answer: lift the ribcage during inhalation. they
create more space for the lungs to fill with air. outermost layer
◉ Internal Intercostals. Answer: compress the ribs during forced
exhalation. middle layer
◉ Innermost Intercostal. Answer: the deepest intercostal muscles that
draw the ribs together
◉ Ribcage Expansion Breath. Answer: exhaling by drawing navel to
spine. engaging abs and pelvic floor.
, ◉ Diaphragmatic Breath. Answer: inhale through nostrils fill abdomen,
chest, then collarbones. exhale through the nostrils deflating the
collarbones, chest, then abdomen. having control over where the breath
is going, promote relaxation
◉ Movements of the Spine. Answer: flexion, extension, lateral flexion,
rotation
◉ Flexion. Answer: decreases the angle of a joint "bending"
◉ Extension. Answer: increases the angle of a joint "straightening"
◉ Lateral Flexion. Answer: side-bending left or right
◉ Movement of Shoulder Joint. Answer: flexion, extension, abduction,
adduction, scapular retraction, scapular protraction
◉ Abduction. Answer: movement away from the midline of the body
◉ Adduction. Answer: movement toward the midline of the body
