POLESTAR PILATES CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Local muscles or deep local stabilizers primary job is Answer:
proprioception and stiffness -
◉ These are muscles that have unique control over the posturing of
our head. Answer: These deep local muscles: the Rectus Capitus
Posterior, the Oblique Capitus Superior and the Oblique Capitus
Inferior.
◉ In anticipation of movement, the Transverse Abdominis Answer:
Activates sub-consciously and sub-threshold
◉ The primary purpose of the rectus abdominis is to: Answer:
Accelerate or decelerate flexion and extension of the spine
◉ The deep muscles of the back (multifidi and rotatores): Answer:
Create stiffness and control around the spine based on the
anticipated activity
,◉ Which of the following is true regarding fascia? Answer: Fascia is
a living, dynamic, communicating tissue in our body that links all of
our cells together
◉ Prevents collapse or shift forward of spinal vertebrae Answer: The
Anterior Longitudinal Ligament:
◉ The ligamentum flavum is different from other ligaments as it is:
Answer: Yellow, elastic, made to stretch and expand
◉ Pelvic ligaments: Answer: Are extremely thick ligaments that
connect the ilium and sacrum together
◉ wraps all the way around the body and connects to the posterior
lumbar
fascia, or the thoracolumbar fascia. It draws
on the rectus sheath and on the thoracolumbar
fascia, which is filled with the erector spinae and the multifidi
muscles. Answer: TA
◉ The psoas major ascends
and has a relationship with our spine. Answer: It ascends past the
lumbar spine,
and has insertions up through the diaphragm
, into the lower thoracic spine in the anterior body
or the anterior lateral body of the vertebra. This is very important.
◉ What connects the arm to the thoracolumbar fascia? Answer: the
latissimus dorsi muscle
◉ These pelvic floor sphincters are suspended
and held in place by this sling. Answer: This is called the
pubococcygeus muscle
◉ The intervertebral disc Answer: functions as a shock absorber
axial elongation places the vertebrae in their optimal position ,
minimizing destructive forces to the disc
WB inc. compressive forces on disc
compression/decompression necessary for disc health
◉ The annulus Answer: the outer shell- provides strength and
stability to disc
◉ The nucleus pulposes Answer: the jelly like center provides the
distribution of forces between vertebrae
EVALUATION 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Local muscles or deep local stabilizers primary job is Answer:
proprioception and stiffness -
◉ These are muscles that have unique control over the posturing of
our head. Answer: These deep local muscles: the Rectus Capitus
Posterior, the Oblique Capitus Superior and the Oblique Capitus
Inferior.
◉ In anticipation of movement, the Transverse Abdominis Answer:
Activates sub-consciously and sub-threshold
◉ The primary purpose of the rectus abdominis is to: Answer:
Accelerate or decelerate flexion and extension of the spine
◉ The deep muscles of the back (multifidi and rotatores): Answer:
Create stiffness and control around the spine based on the
anticipated activity
,◉ Which of the following is true regarding fascia? Answer: Fascia is
a living, dynamic, communicating tissue in our body that links all of
our cells together
◉ Prevents collapse or shift forward of spinal vertebrae Answer: The
Anterior Longitudinal Ligament:
◉ The ligamentum flavum is different from other ligaments as it is:
Answer: Yellow, elastic, made to stretch and expand
◉ Pelvic ligaments: Answer: Are extremely thick ligaments that
connect the ilium and sacrum together
◉ wraps all the way around the body and connects to the posterior
lumbar
fascia, or the thoracolumbar fascia. It draws
on the rectus sheath and on the thoracolumbar
fascia, which is filled with the erector spinae and the multifidi
muscles. Answer: TA
◉ The psoas major ascends
and has a relationship with our spine. Answer: It ascends past the
lumbar spine,
and has insertions up through the diaphragm
, into the lower thoracic spine in the anterior body
or the anterior lateral body of the vertebra. This is very important.
◉ What connects the arm to the thoracolumbar fascia? Answer: the
latissimus dorsi muscle
◉ These pelvic floor sphincters are suspended
and held in place by this sling. Answer: This is called the
pubococcygeus muscle
◉ The intervertebral disc Answer: functions as a shock absorber
axial elongation places the vertebrae in their optimal position ,
minimizing destructive forces to the disc
WB inc. compressive forces on disc
compression/decompression necessary for disc health
◉ The annulus Answer: the outer shell- provides strength and
stability to disc
◉ The nucleus pulposes Answer: the jelly like center provides the
distribution of forces between vertebrae
