BASI PILATES MIDTERM EXAM
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Sagital Plane (planes of motion).
Answer: Dividing the body into unequal right and left portions
⩥ Coronal Plane (planes of motion).
Answer: Dividing the body into front and back portions
⩥ Transverse Plane (planes of motion).
Answer: Dividing the body into upper and lower portions
⩥ Anatonical position.
Answer: Standing with arms down by side and palms facing forward
⩥ Anterior/Ventral (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Front side/in front of
⩥ Posterior/Dorsal (anatomical direction/position).
,Answer: Backside/in back of
⩥ Medial (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Closer to the median plane/towards midline
⩥ Lateral (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Further from the median plane/toward side
⩥ Superior/Cranial (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Above/towards head
⩥ Inferior/Caudal (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Below/towards feet
⩥ Proximal (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Closer to root of limb or median plane.
⩥ Distal (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Further from root of limb or median plane
⩥ Supine (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Lying on back
,⩥ Prone (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Lying on front
⩥ Flexion (joint movements).
Answer: Movement in an anterior direction for the upper extremities and
hip joint and movement in a posterior direction for the lower extremities
⩥ Extension (joint movements).
Answer: Movement in a posterior direction for the upper extremities and
hip joint and movement in an anterior direction for the lower extremities
⩥ Hyperextension (joint movements).
Answer: Excessive movement/position in the direction of extension e.g.
knees, lumbar, and cervical curvatures of the spine
⩥ Abduction (joint movements).
Answer: Moving AWAY from the midline of the body
⩥ Adduction (joint movements).
Answer: Moving TOWARDS the midline of the body
⩥ Rotation (joint movements).
, Answer: Turning around the long axis of a bone. Takes place in the
transverse plane around the longitudinal axis.
⩥ Lateral Flexion (joint movements).
Answer: Side bending of the trunk to the right or left. Lateral movement
of the head, neck, and trunk in the coronal plane and around the sagital
axis.
⩥ Inversion (joint movements).
Answer: Lifting the inside portion of the foot upward, Turning sole
inward; weight on outer edge of the foot
⩥ Eversion (joint movements).
Answer: Lifting the outside portion ot the foot outward, turning sole
outward; weight on inner edge of the foot
⩥ Retraction (scapular) (joint movements).
Answer: Bringing shoulder blades together toward spine
(also=adduction)
⩥ Protraction (scapular) (joint movements).
Answer: Bringing shoulder blades forward and away from spine
(also=abduction)
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Sagital Plane (planes of motion).
Answer: Dividing the body into unequal right and left portions
⩥ Coronal Plane (planes of motion).
Answer: Dividing the body into front and back portions
⩥ Transverse Plane (planes of motion).
Answer: Dividing the body into upper and lower portions
⩥ Anatonical position.
Answer: Standing with arms down by side and palms facing forward
⩥ Anterior/Ventral (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Front side/in front of
⩥ Posterior/Dorsal (anatomical direction/position).
,Answer: Backside/in back of
⩥ Medial (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Closer to the median plane/towards midline
⩥ Lateral (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Further from the median plane/toward side
⩥ Superior/Cranial (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Above/towards head
⩥ Inferior/Caudal (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Below/towards feet
⩥ Proximal (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Closer to root of limb or median plane.
⩥ Distal (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Further from root of limb or median plane
⩥ Supine (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Lying on back
,⩥ Prone (anatomical direction/position).
Answer: Lying on front
⩥ Flexion (joint movements).
Answer: Movement in an anterior direction for the upper extremities and
hip joint and movement in a posterior direction for the lower extremities
⩥ Extension (joint movements).
Answer: Movement in a posterior direction for the upper extremities and
hip joint and movement in an anterior direction for the lower extremities
⩥ Hyperextension (joint movements).
Answer: Excessive movement/position in the direction of extension e.g.
knees, lumbar, and cervical curvatures of the spine
⩥ Abduction (joint movements).
Answer: Moving AWAY from the midline of the body
⩥ Adduction (joint movements).
Answer: Moving TOWARDS the midline of the body
⩥ Rotation (joint movements).
, Answer: Turning around the long axis of a bone. Takes place in the
transverse plane around the longitudinal axis.
⩥ Lateral Flexion (joint movements).
Answer: Side bending of the trunk to the right or left. Lateral movement
of the head, neck, and trunk in the coronal plane and around the sagital
axis.
⩥ Inversion (joint movements).
Answer: Lifting the inside portion of the foot upward, Turning sole
inward; weight on outer edge of the foot
⩥ Eversion (joint movements).
Answer: Lifting the outside portion ot the foot outward, turning sole
outward; weight on inner edge of the foot
⩥ Retraction (scapular) (joint movements).
Answer: Bringing shoulder blades together toward spine
(also=adduction)
⩥ Protraction (scapular) (joint movements).
Answer: Bringing shoulder blades forward and away from spine
(also=abduction)
