ANATOMY - STOTT PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ANATOMY - STOTT PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS




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



Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. - (ANSWER)closer

, ANATOMY - STOTT PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS




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