STOTT Pilates Mat Exam Prep
questions with answers
Neutral anatomical position of the body - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔plumb line slightly anterior to lateral
malleolus, slightly anterior to midline through knee,
through greater trochanter of femur, slightly posterior to
centre of hip joint, through lumbar vertebrae, midway
through trunk, through shoulder joint, through cervical
vertebrae, through lobe of ear (head slightly forward)
Medial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔towards midline
lateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔away from midline
anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔front of body
posterior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔back of body
superior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Higher on the body,
nearer to the head
inferior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lower on the body,
farther from the head
, proximal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nearer to the trunk of
the body
distal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Farther from the trunk of
the body
superficial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔near the surface
deep - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Away from the body
surface; more internal
sagittal plane of movement - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔forward
coronal plane of movement - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔side
to side
horizontal/transverse plane of movement - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔across
dorsiflexion ankles - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔flexing
ankles
questions with answers
Neutral anatomical position of the body - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔plumb line slightly anterior to lateral
malleolus, slightly anterior to midline through knee,
through greater trochanter of femur, slightly posterior to
centre of hip joint, through lumbar vertebrae, midway
through trunk, through shoulder joint, through cervical
vertebrae, through lobe of ear (head slightly forward)
Medial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔towards midline
lateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔away from midline
anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔front of body
posterior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔back of body
superior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Higher on the body,
nearer to the head
inferior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Lower on the body,
farther from the head
, proximal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nearer to the trunk of
the body
distal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Farther from the trunk of
the body
superficial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔near the surface
deep - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Away from the body
surface; more internal
sagittal plane of movement - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔forward
coronal plane of movement - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔side
to side
horizontal/transverse plane of movement - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔across
dorsiflexion ankles - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔flexing
ankles