BASI Pilates Final Exam Comprehensive Questions and Answers Verified Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027

BASI Pilates Final Exam Comprehensive
Questions and Answers Verified Solutions
Latest Update 2026/2027

Question:
Sagital Plane (planes of motion)

Answer:
Dividing the body into unequal right and left portions


Question:
Coronal Plane (planes of motion)

Answer:
Dividing the body into front and back portions


Question:
Transverse Plane (planes of motion)

Answer:
Dividing the body into upper and lower portions


Question:
Anatonical position

Answer:
Standing with arms down by side and palms facing forward


Question:
Anterior/Ventral (anatomical direction/position)

,Answer:
Front side/in front of


Question:
Posterior/Dorsal (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Backside/in back of


Question:
Medial (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Closer to the median plane/towards midline


Question:
Lateral (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Further from the median plane/toward side


Question:
Superior/Cranial (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Above/towards head


Question:
Inferior/Caudal (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Below/towards feet

,Question:
Proximal (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Closer to root of limb or median plane.


Question:
Distal (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Further from root of limb or median plane


Question:
Supine (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Lying on back


Question:
Prone (anatomical direction/position)

Answer:
Lying on front


Question:
Flexion (joint movements)

Answer:
Movement in an anterior direction for the upper extremities and hip joint and movement in a
posterior direction for the lower extremities


Question:
Extension (joint movements)

, Answer:
Movement in a posterior direction for the upper extremities and hip joint and movement in an
anterior direction for the lower extremities


Question:
Hyperextension (joint movements)

Answer:
Excessive movement/position in the direction of extension e.g. knees, lumbar, and cervical
curvatures of the spine


Question:
Abduction (joint movements)

Answer:
Moving AWAY from the midline of the body


Question:
Adduction (joint movements)

Answer:
Moving TOWARDS the midline of the body


Question:
Rotation (joint movements)

Answer:
Turning around the long axis of a bone. Takes place in the transverse plane around the longitudinal
axis.


Question:
Lateral Flexion (joint movements)

Answer: