STOTT Pilates - Anatomy and Terms
Exam with correct answers
anteroposterior (Foot) - correct answer -Dorsiflexors oppose plantar flexors
Lateral and rotary (Foot) - correct answer -Tibials oppose peroneals
HIP - Anterposterior - correct answer -Iliopsoas, Rectus femoris, tensor fascia latae, and Sartorius
oppose Gluteus maximus and hamstrings
KNEE - anteroposterior - correct answer -hamstrings, gastrocnemius, and popliteus oppose quads
HIP - Lateral - correct answer -Unilaterally, abductors oppose abductors. Bilaterally, right abductors and
left abductors oppose left abductors and right adductors.
HIP - Rotary - correct answer -Unilaterally, internal rotators oppose external rotators. Bilaterally, right
external rotate opposes the left internal rotators and left external rotators opposes the right internal
rotators.
TRUNK - Anteroposterior - correct answer -Low back muscles oppose anterior abdominal muscles
TRUNK - Lateral - correct answer -Lateral trunk muscles oppose each other.
TRUNK - Rotary - correct answer -Muscles that produce clockwise rotation oppose those that produce
counterclockwise rotation.
Pelvis - correct answer -The muscles are pivoting in the femora so the opposing groups of muscles act
not only in straight anteroposterior opposition, but also diagonally to tilt the pelvis forward and
backward and laterally.
, Exert an upward pull posteriorly - correct answer -erector spinae, quadratus lumborum, and other
posterior back muscles attached to the PSIS
exert an upward pull anteriorly - correct answer -anterior abdominals, especially the rectus abdominis
with its insertion on the symphysis pubis and the external oblique with attachment on the anterior iliac
crest
downward pull posteriorly - correct answer -gluteus maximus and hamstrings, with attachments on the
posterior ileum, sacrum, and ischiam
downward pull anteriorly - correct answer -the hip flexors, including the rectus femoris, tensor fasciae
latae, and sartorius with attachments on the anterior superior and inferior spines of the ilium, and the
iliopsoas with attachment on the lumbar spine and inner surface of the ilium.
lateral opposition - pulling down pelvis - correct answer -leg abductors (gluteus minimus and medius)
which arise from the lateral surface of the pelvis
lateral opposition- pulling up pelvis - correct answer -lateral trunk muscles attached to the lateral Crest
of the ilium
lordosis - correct answer -anterior tilt
flat back (pelvis position) - correct answer -posterior tilt
where the rectus abdominis attaches - correct answer -pubic bone to the sternum
attached to the anterior iliac spines (downward) - correct answer -rectus femoris, sartorius, tensor
fasciae latae
good alignment - scapulae - correct answer -lying flat against the upper back approximately between the
second and seventh thoracic. about 4 inches apart.
Exam with correct answers
anteroposterior (Foot) - correct answer -Dorsiflexors oppose plantar flexors
Lateral and rotary (Foot) - correct answer -Tibials oppose peroneals
HIP - Anterposterior - correct answer -Iliopsoas, Rectus femoris, tensor fascia latae, and Sartorius
oppose Gluteus maximus and hamstrings
KNEE - anteroposterior - correct answer -hamstrings, gastrocnemius, and popliteus oppose quads
HIP - Lateral - correct answer -Unilaterally, abductors oppose abductors. Bilaterally, right abductors and
left abductors oppose left abductors and right adductors.
HIP - Rotary - correct answer -Unilaterally, internal rotators oppose external rotators. Bilaterally, right
external rotate opposes the left internal rotators and left external rotators opposes the right internal
rotators.
TRUNK - Anteroposterior - correct answer -Low back muscles oppose anterior abdominal muscles
TRUNK - Lateral - correct answer -Lateral trunk muscles oppose each other.
TRUNK - Rotary - correct answer -Muscles that produce clockwise rotation oppose those that produce
counterclockwise rotation.
Pelvis - correct answer -The muscles are pivoting in the femora so the opposing groups of muscles act
not only in straight anteroposterior opposition, but also diagonally to tilt the pelvis forward and
backward and laterally.
, Exert an upward pull posteriorly - correct answer -erector spinae, quadratus lumborum, and other
posterior back muscles attached to the PSIS
exert an upward pull anteriorly - correct answer -anterior abdominals, especially the rectus abdominis
with its insertion on the symphysis pubis and the external oblique with attachment on the anterior iliac
crest
downward pull posteriorly - correct answer -gluteus maximus and hamstrings, with attachments on the
posterior ileum, sacrum, and ischiam
downward pull anteriorly - correct answer -the hip flexors, including the rectus femoris, tensor fasciae
latae, and sartorius with attachments on the anterior superior and inferior spines of the ilium, and the
iliopsoas with attachment on the lumbar spine and inner surface of the ilium.
lateral opposition - pulling down pelvis - correct answer -leg abductors (gluteus minimus and medius)
which arise from the lateral surface of the pelvis
lateral opposition- pulling up pelvis - correct answer -lateral trunk muscles attached to the lateral Crest
of the ilium
lordosis - correct answer -anterior tilt
flat back (pelvis position) - correct answer -posterior tilt
where the rectus abdominis attaches - correct answer -pubic bone to the sternum
attached to the anterior iliac spines (downward) - correct answer -rectus femoris, sartorius, tensor
fasciae latae
good alignment - scapulae - correct answer -lying flat against the upper back approximately between the
second and seventh thoracic. about 4 inches apart.
