BASI Pilates Anatomy FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. When muscles contract, they move bones. The more stable bone of
attachment is called the ________________, while the more movable bone
is called the ________________ of that muscle. - ANSWER ✓ Origin;
Insertion
2. The pelvis is part of the appendicular skeleton. - ANSWER ✓ True
3. Planes of the Body - ANSWER ✓ sagittal, frontal, transverse
4. The anatomical position is used ________. - ANSWER ✓ as a standard
reference point for directional terms regardless of the actual position of the
body
5. Foundation principles of pilates - ANSWER ✓ -breath
-concentration
-center
-control
-precision
-flow
6. Breath - ANSWER ✓ -fuel of the powerhouse
-only skeletal muscles that are essential to life
7. Concentration - ANSWER ✓ direction of attention to a single objective
8. Center - ANSWER ✓ -relates to body's center of gravity
, -relates to core and muscles of the core
9. Control - ANSWER ✓ regulation of the execution of a given action
10.Precision - ANSWER ✓ the exact manner in which an action is executed
11.Flow - ANSWER ✓ -smooth and uninterrupted continuity of movement
12.External respiration - ANSWER ✓ involves movement of external air into
the lungs (pulmonary ventilation) and from the lungs into the blood
(pulmonary diffusion) and vice versa
13.Static alignment - ANSWER ✓ relative positioning when the body is
stationary
14.Dynamic alignment - ANSWER ✓ the relative positioning that occurs
during movement
15.Skull - ANSWER ✓ Head (Axial Skeleton)
16.Vertebral Column - ANSWER ✓ Spine (Axial Skeleton)
17.Clavicle - ANSWER ✓ Collar Bone (Appendicular Skeleton)
18.Sternum - ANSWER ✓ Chest Bone (Axial Skeleton)
19.Scapula - ANSWER ✓ Shoulder Blade (Appendicular Skeleton)
20.Sagittal Plane - ANSWER ✓ A vertical plane dividing the body into right
and left portions
21.Median/Medial Plane - ANSWER ✓ A vertical plane dividing the body into
equal right and left portions
22.Coronal/Frontal Plane - ANSWER ✓ A vertical plane dividing the body into
front and back portions
,23.Transverse Plane - ANSWER ✓ A horizontal plane dividing the body into
upper and lower portions
24.Anatomical Position - ANSWER ✓ Standing with the front of the body and
palms facing forward
25.Prone - ANSWER ✓ Lying on the front of the body with face downward
26.Supine - ANSWER ✓ Lying on the back of the body with the face upward
27.Anterior - ANSWER ✓ Front side/in front of
28.Posterior - ANSWER ✓ Back side/in back of
29.Medial - ANSWER ✓ Closer toward median plane/midline
30.Lateral - ANSWER ✓ Further from the median plane/toward the side
31.Superior - ANSWER ✓ Above/towards head
32.Inferior - ANSWER ✓ Below/towards feet
33.Proximal - ANSWER ✓ Closer to the root of the limb or center of the body
34.Distal - ANSWER ✓ Further from the root of the limb or center of the body
35.Define longitudinal axis - ANSWER ✓ An Axis that has movement centered
around a "pole" running up and down through the body
36.Define medial/lateral axis - ANSWER ✓ An Axis that has movement
occurring around a "pole" running side to side through the body
37.Define anterior/posterior axis - ANSWER ✓ An Axis that has movement
occurring around a "pole" running front to back through the body
38.Flexion and Extension occur in what plane and axis? - ANSWER ✓ Sagittal
plane and Medial/Lateral axis
, 39.Lateral flexion and abduction/adduction occur in what plane and axis? -
ANSWER ✓ frontal/coronal plane and anterior/posterior axis
40.Rotation occurs in what plane and axis? - ANSWER ✓ Transverse plane and
longitudinal axis
41.Fibrous Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint where the bones are directly connected
by fibrous tissue ex: skull
42.Cartilaginous Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint where the bones are directly
connected by cartilage ex: intervertebral disc
43.Synovial Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint where there is a small space between
the bones that contains synovial fluid ex: shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee,
ankle and more
44.Hinge Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between a spool-shaped surface
and reciprocal concave surface that allows forward-backward movement in
one plane ex: elbow, knee and ankle joints
45.Pivot Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between a rounded surface or peg
and an arch-shaped surface that allows rotation in one plane ex: joint of the
forearm - upper and lower radioulnar joints
46.Condyloid Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between an oval-shaped
convex surface and a reciprocal cavity that allows movement in two planes
ex: wrist joints
47.Saddle Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between a saddle-shaped surface
and a bone with opposite concave-convex surfaces that allows movement in
two planes ex: thumb - first carpometacarpal joint
48.Ball-and-Socket Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between a spherical
head and a concave socket that allows movement in three planes ex:
shoulder and hip joints
GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. When muscles contract, they move bones. The more stable bone of
attachment is called the ________________, while the more movable bone
is called the ________________ of that muscle. - ANSWER ✓ Origin;
Insertion
2. The pelvis is part of the appendicular skeleton. - ANSWER ✓ True
3. Planes of the Body - ANSWER ✓ sagittal, frontal, transverse
4. The anatomical position is used ________. - ANSWER ✓ as a standard
reference point for directional terms regardless of the actual position of the
body
5. Foundation principles of pilates - ANSWER ✓ -breath
-concentration
-center
-control
-precision
-flow
6. Breath - ANSWER ✓ -fuel of the powerhouse
-only skeletal muscles that are essential to life
7. Concentration - ANSWER ✓ direction of attention to a single objective
8. Center - ANSWER ✓ -relates to body's center of gravity
, -relates to core and muscles of the core
9. Control - ANSWER ✓ regulation of the execution of a given action
10.Precision - ANSWER ✓ the exact manner in which an action is executed
11.Flow - ANSWER ✓ -smooth and uninterrupted continuity of movement
12.External respiration - ANSWER ✓ involves movement of external air into
the lungs (pulmonary ventilation) and from the lungs into the blood
(pulmonary diffusion) and vice versa
13.Static alignment - ANSWER ✓ relative positioning when the body is
stationary
14.Dynamic alignment - ANSWER ✓ the relative positioning that occurs
during movement
15.Skull - ANSWER ✓ Head (Axial Skeleton)
16.Vertebral Column - ANSWER ✓ Spine (Axial Skeleton)
17.Clavicle - ANSWER ✓ Collar Bone (Appendicular Skeleton)
18.Sternum - ANSWER ✓ Chest Bone (Axial Skeleton)
19.Scapula - ANSWER ✓ Shoulder Blade (Appendicular Skeleton)
20.Sagittal Plane - ANSWER ✓ A vertical plane dividing the body into right
and left portions
21.Median/Medial Plane - ANSWER ✓ A vertical plane dividing the body into
equal right and left portions
22.Coronal/Frontal Plane - ANSWER ✓ A vertical plane dividing the body into
front and back portions
,23.Transverse Plane - ANSWER ✓ A horizontal plane dividing the body into
upper and lower portions
24.Anatomical Position - ANSWER ✓ Standing with the front of the body and
palms facing forward
25.Prone - ANSWER ✓ Lying on the front of the body with face downward
26.Supine - ANSWER ✓ Lying on the back of the body with the face upward
27.Anterior - ANSWER ✓ Front side/in front of
28.Posterior - ANSWER ✓ Back side/in back of
29.Medial - ANSWER ✓ Closer toward median plane/midline
30.Lateral - ANSWER ✓ Further from the median plane/toward the side
31.Superior - ANSWER ✓ Above/towards head
32.Inferior - ANSWER ✓ Below/towards feet
33.Proximal - ANSWER ✓ Closer to the root of the limb or center of the body
34.Distal - ANSWER ✓ Further from the root of the limb or center of the body
35.Define longitudinal axis - ANSWER ✓ An Axis that has movement centered
around a "pole" running up and down through the body
36.Define medial/lateral axis - ANSWER ✓ An Axis that has movement
occurring around a "pole" running side to side through the body
37.Define anterior/posterior axis - ANSWER ✓ An Axis that has movement
occurring around a "pole" running front to back through the body
38.Flexion and Extension occur in what plane and axis? - ANSWER ✓ Sagittal
plane and Medial/Lateral axis
, 39.Lateral flexion and abduction/adduction occur in what plane and axis? -
ANSWER ✓ frontal/coronal plane and anterior/posterior axis
40.Rotation occurs in what plane and axis? - ANSWER ✓ Transverse plane and
longitudinal axis
41.Fibrous Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint where the bones are directly connected
by fibrous tissue ex: skull
42.Cartilaginous Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint where the bones are directly
connected by cartilage ex: intervertebral disc
43.Synovial Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint where there is a small space between
the bones that contains synovial fluid ex: shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee,
ankle and more
44.Hinge Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between a spool-shaped surface
and reciprocal concave surface that allows forward-backward movement in
one plane ex: elbow, knee and ankle joints
45.Pivot Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between a rounded surface or peg
and an arch-shaped surface that allows rotation in one plane ex: joint of the
forearm - upper and lower radioulnar joints
46.Condyloid Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between an oval-shaped
convex surface and a reciprocal cavity that allows movement in two planes
ex: wrist joints
47.Saddle Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between a saddle-shaped surface
and a bone with opposite concave-convex surfaces that allows movement in
two planes ex: thumb - first carpometacarpal joint
48.Ball-and-Socket Joint - ANSWER ✓ A joint formed between a spherical
head and a concave socket that allows movement in three planes ex:
shoulder and hip joints
