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Anatomy - Stott Pilates Exam Preparation
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Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the foot? -
Answer✔Anterior: Dorsiflexors
Posterior: Plantar Flexors
Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot? - Answer✔Lateral:
Tibialis
Peroneals
What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - Answer✔dorsiflexing and inverting the foot.
What is the function of the peroneas muscles? - Answer✔Primarily responsible for eversion of
the foot. peroneus longus and brevis plantarflex the foot, while the peroneus tertius dorsiflexes
it.
What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? - Answer✔The hamstrings,
gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings.
The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______ segments. -
Answer✔Superior and inferior segments of the body
The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and ___________ segments. -
Answer✔Anterior and posterior (front/back) segments.
The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________ segments - Answer✔Left and
right segments
Medial is a directional term for: - Answer✔Closest to the midline of the body.
Lateral is a directional term for: - Answer✔Away from the midline of the body
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Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. - Answer✔closer
Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body. - Answer✔away
Superior is a directional term for: - Answer✔above or towards the head
Inferior is a directional term for: - Answer✔Below or away from the head
Anterior refers to - Answer✔front of the body
Posterior refers to - Answer✔back of the body
Superficial refers to - Answer✔towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer
Deep refers to - Answer✔inside the body (internal)
Spinal flexion moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. -
Answer✔anterior surfaces of the body towards each other.
Spinal extension moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. -
Answer✔anterior surfaces of the body away from each other.
Lateral spinal flexion moves the spine in which direction? - Answer✔Side to side
Rotational movements happen around which central point? - Answer✔The axis of the spine.
List the 4 actions of the neck (cervical spine) - Answer✔Flexion
Extension
Lateral flexion
Rotation
Describe the action of shoulder flexion and extension. - Answer✔Arm reaches up overhead
(vertical flexion)
Arm reaches back behind the body (vertical extension)
Describe the actions of shoulder abduction and adduction. - Answer✔Arm moves away from
the midline (abduction)
Arm moves towards the midline (adduction)
* can also done horizontally as in when client is supine.
Describe the actions of internal rotation and external rotation of the shoulder. -
Answer✔Internal rotation - palm moves toward the body.
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Anatomy - Stott Pilates Exam Preparation
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Verified.
Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the foot? -
Answer✔Anterior: Dorsiflexors
Posterior: Plantar Flexors
Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot? - Answer✔Lateral:
Tibialis
Peroneals
What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - Answer✔dorsiflexing and inverting the foot.
What is the function of the peroneas muscles? - Answer✔Primarily responsible for eversion of
the foot. peroneus longus and brevis plantarflex the foot, while the peroneus tertius dorsiflexes
it.
What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? - Answer✔The hamstrings,
gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings.
The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______ segments. -
Answer✔Superior and inferior segments of the body
The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and ___________ segments. -
Answer✔Anterior and posterior (front/back) segments.
The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________ segments - Answer✔Left and
right segments
Medial is a directional term for: - Answer✔Closest to the midline of the body.
Lateral is a directional term for: - Answer✔Away from the midline of the body
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Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. - Answer✔closer
Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body. - Answer✔away
Superior is a directional term for: - Answer✔above or towards the head
Inferior is a directional term for: - Answer✔Below or away from the head
Anterior refers to - Answer✔front of the body
Posterior refers to - Answer✔back of the body
Superficial refers to - Answer✔towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer
Deep refers to - Answer✔inside the body (internal)
Spinal flexion moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. -
Answer✔anterior surfaces of the body towards each other.
Spinal extension moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. -
Answer✔anterior surfaces of the body away from each other.
Lateral spinal flexion moves the spine in which direction? - Answer✔Side to side
Rotational movements happen around which central point? - Answer✔The axis of the spine.
List the 4 actions of the neck (cervical spine) - Answer✔Flexion
Extension
Lateral flexion
Rotation
Describe the action of shoulder flexion and extension. - Answer✔Arm reaches up overhead
(vertical flexion)
Arm reaches back behind the body (vertical extension)
Describe the actions of shoulder abduction and adduction. - Answer✔Arm moves away from
the midline (abduction)
Arm moves towards the midline (adduction)
* can also done horizontally as in when client is supine.
Describe the actions of internal rotation and external rotation of the shoulder. -
Answer✔Internal rotation - palm moves toward the body.
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