BASI Pilates: Mat Work Theory - Module
4, 5 & 6 Exam Questions and Answers
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What are the benefits of good posture? - ✔✔It results in less stress on the
spine, and more economical muscular activity.
What happens when the spine is aligned with gravity? - ✔✔The body works
in harmony with the laws of nature.
Why are the natural curves of the spine important? - ✔✔They act as shock
absorbers for the body.
What is another by product of ideal alignment? - ✔✔It facilitates normal and
efficient functioning of the inner organs.
What are the points that should fall on the plumb line? - ✔✔- Lobe of the
ear
- Through bodies of cervical verebra
- Shoulder joint
- Midway through the trunk
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, - Greater trochanter of the femur
- Slightly anterior of the midline of the knee
- Slightly anterior to the lateral malleolus
When viewing form the front or back, deviations should be noted in the... -
✔✔coronal or frontal plane.
Good observation points and bony landmarks when observing from the
front or back include the... - ✔✔- head
- shoulders
- space between the arms and the trunk
- pelvis
- knees
- feet
Faulty alignment results in... - ✔✔...undue stress and strain on bone and
joints.
It is important to determine whether postural deviation is... - ✔✔structural or
learned.
A postural deviation may start as structural and evolve into functional, ... -
✔✔...the musculature having adapted to the posture deviation, which in
turn creates muscle imbalances.
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4, 5 & 6 Exam Questions and Answers
100% Solved
What are the benefits of good posture? - ✔✔It results in less stress on the
spine, and more economical muscular activity.
What happens when the spine is aligned with gravity? - ✔✔The body works
in harmony with the laws of nature.
Why are the natural curves of the spine important? - ✔✔They act as shock
absorbers for the body.
What is another by product of ideal alignment? - ✔✔It facilitates normal and
efficient functioning of the inner organs.
What are the points that should fall on the plumb line? - ✔✔- Lobe of the
ear
- Through bodies of cervical verebra
- Shoulder joint
- Midway through the trunk
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, - Greater trochanter of the femur
- Slightly anterior of the midline of the knee
- Slightly anterior to the lateral malleolus
When viewing form the front or back, deviations should be noted in the... -
✔✔coronal or frontal plane.
Good observation points and bony landmarks when observing from the
front or back include the... - ✔✔- head
- shoulders
- space between the arms and the trunk
- pelvis
- knees
- feet
Faulty alignment results in... - ✔✔...undue stress and strain on bone and
joints.
It is important to determine whether postural deviation is... - ✔✔structural or
learned.
A postural deviation may start as structural and evolve into functional, ... -
✔✔...the musculature having adapted to the posture deviation, which in
turn creates muscle imbalances.
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
