STOTT PILATES WRITTEN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
When you abduct the arms overhead from the anatomical reference position the
scapula should... - ANSWER-Upwardly rotate
What does the term posterior mean - ANSWER-Away from the front of the body
The legs are abducted and laterally rotated for full spinal extension such as swan dive
to - ANSWER-Facilitate hip extension and prevent excessive extension of the lumbar
spine
How can you modify if a client cannot support their weight in scapula isolation standing
on the stability chair - ANSWER-Increase the spring tension
What does contralateral mean? - ANSWER-opposite side
True or false: the hundred requires all the following actions, thoracic flexion, hip flexion,
shoulder extension and forearm supination - ANSWER-FALSE (no forearm supination)
How could you modify the breast stoke prep if the client keeps tilting the pelvis
anteriorly? - ANSWER-Place a pad under their ASIS
The scapula has a bony attachment to which part of the body - ANSWER-Clavicle
What is the natural curve of the cervical spine - ANSWER-Anterior convex curve
What muscle actions are involved in back rowing prep #4 - ANSWER-Concentric and
eccentric biceps
Name back rowing preps 1-8 - ANSWER-Plow, open elbows, airplane, Bicep curls,
triceps, roll down, roll down with bicep curls, roll down with obliques.
Which vertebra has the largest body - ANSWER-Lumbar
During half roll back the abdominals are working... - ANSWER-Isometrically
True or false: in the ideal posture, the plumb line passes slightly anterior to the mid line
of the knee - ANSWER-True
The gear bar determines what? - ANSWER-The initial tension
, How often must reformer springs be replaced? - ANSWER-Every 24 months
Which is not a structure of a vertebra: body, pedicle, tuberosity, lamina - ANSWER-
Tuberosity
What is the motion of the shoulders when you extend the spine from swan dive on the
floor on the stability chair - ANSWER-Adduction
How do you describe the leg movement during single leg stretch on the mat -
ANSWER-Reciprocal
What is reciprocal movement - ANSWER-Movement of both arms or legs at the same
time but in opposite directions.
Which of the following is a part of the axial skeleton: sacrum, ilium, femur, ulna -
ANSWER-Sacrum
What happens in the first inhalation in up stretch? - ANSWER-Extension of the hips
articulating through the spine from tail to head
What is the starting position for up stretch - ANSWER-Hands on foot bar, high half toe
against the shoulder rest, spine is rounded with weight back over toes
What is the starting position for down stretch. - ANSWER-Hands resting on footbar,
kneeling, feet against shoulder rests, rounded spine with weight back over heels
Why would you lower the footbar during back splits - ANSWER-Client has limited hip
extension
The ankle joint consists of... - ANSWER-Tibia, fibula, talus
In which plane of motion is side splits done - ANSWER-Coronal/frontal
Why is it important to engage the transverse abdominis and pelvic floor - ANSWER-To
stabilize the lumbo-pelvic region
What are the target muscles in side bends on the ladder barrel - ANSWER-Contralateral
eccentric and concentric obliques
The second cervical vertebra is called what? - ANSWER-Axis
During postural analysis what are you checking the hip joint for in side view? -
ANSWER-Flexion and extension
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
When you abduct the arms overhead from the anatomical reference position the
scapula should... - ANSWER-Upwardly rotate
What does the term posterior mean - ANSWER-Away from the front of the body
The legs are abducted and laterally rotated for full spinal extension such as swan dive
to - ANSWER-Facilitate hip extension and prevent excessive extension of the lumbar
spine
How can you modify if a client cannot support their weight in scapula isolation standing
on the stability chair - ANSWER-Increase the spring tension
What does contralateral mean? - ANSWER-opposite side
True or false: the hundred requires all the following actions, thoracic flexion, hip flexion,
shoulder extension and forearm supination - ANSWER-FALSE (no forearm supination)
How could you modify the breast stoke prep if the client keeps tilting the pelvis
anteriorly? - ANSWER-Place a pad under their ASIS
The scapula has a bony attachment to which part of the body - ANSWER-Clavicle
What is the natural curve of the cervical spine - ANSWER-Anterior convex curve
What muscle actions are involved in back rowing prep #4 - ANSWER-Concentric and
eccentric biceps
Name back rowing preps 1-8 - ANSWER-Plow, open elbows, airplane, Bicep curls,
triceps, roll down, roll down with bicep curls, roll down with obliques.
Which vertebra has the largest body - ANSWER-Lumbar
During half roll back the abdominals are working... - ANSWER-Isometrically
True or false: in the ideal posture, the plumb line passes slightly anterior to the mid line
of the knee - ANSWER-True
The gear bar determines what? - ANSWER-The initial tension
, How often must reformer springs be replaced? - ANSWER-Every 24 months
Which is not a structure of a vertebra: body, pedicle, tuberosity, lamina - ANSWER-
Tuberosity
What is the motion of the shoulders when you extend the spine from swan dive on the
floor on the stability chair - ANSWER-Adduction
How do you describe the leg movement during single leg stretch on the mat -
ANSWER-Reciprocal
What is reciprocal movement - ANSWER-Movement of both arms or legs at the same
time but in opposite directions.
Which of the following is a part of the axial skeleton: sacrum, ilium, femur, ulna -
ANSWER-Sacrum
What happens in the first inhalation in up stretch? - ANSWER-Extension of the hips
articulating through the spine from tail to head
What is the starting position for up stretch - ANSWER-Hands on foot bar, high half toe
against the shoulder rest, spine is rounded with weight back over toes
What is the starting position for down stretch. - ANSWER-Hands resting on footbar,
kneeling, feet against shoulder rests, rounded spine with weight back over heels
Why would you lower the footbar during back splits - ANSWER-Client has limited hip
extension
The ankle joint consists of... - ANSWER-Tibia, fibula, talus
In which plane of motion is side splits done - ANSWER-Coronal/frontal
Why is it important to engage the transverse abdominis and pelvic floor - ANSWER-To
stabilize the lumbo-pelvic region
What are the target muscles in side bends on the ladder barrel - ANSWER-Contralateral
eccentric and concentric obliques
The second cervical vertebra is called what? - ANSWER-Axis
During postural analysis what are you checking the hip joint for in side view? -
ANSWER-Flexion and extension
