STOTT Pilates - Anatomy and Terms Best Graded Exam Questions

anteroposterior (Foot) - ANSWER-Dorsiflexors oppose plantar flexors Lateral and rotary (Foot) - ANSWER-Tibials oppose peroneals HIP - Anterposterior - ANSWER-Iliopsoas, Rectus femoris, tensor fascia latae, and Sartorius oppose Gluteus maximus and hamstrings KNEE - anteroposterior - ANSWER-hamstrings, gastrocnemius, and popliteus oppose quads HIP - Lateral - ANSWER-Unilaterally, abductors oppose abductors. Bilaterally, right abductors and left abductors oppose left abductors and right adductors. HIP - Rotary - ANSWER-Unilaterally, internal rotators oppose external rotators. Bilaterally, right external rotate opposes the left internal rotators and left external rotators opposes the right internal rotators. TRUNK - Anteroposterior - ANSWER-Low back muscles oppose anterior abdominal muscles TRUNK - Lateral - ANSWER-Lateral trunk muscles oppose each other. TRUNK - Rotary - ANSWER-Muscles that produce clockwise rotation oppose those that produce counterclockwise rotation. Pelvis - ANSWER-The muscles are pivoting in the femora so the opposing groups of muscles act not only in straight anteroposterior opposition, but also diagonally to tilt the pelvis forward and backward and laterally.