ANATOMY PILATES COMPREHENSIVE MUSCULOSKELETAL REVIEW SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS

ANATOMY PILATES COMPREHENSIVE
MUSCULOSKELETAL REVIEW SHEET FULL
SOLUTIONS

●● Static Alignment
Answer: relative positioning when the body is stationary


●● Dynamic Alignment
Answer: the relative positioning that occurs during movement


●● Anterior
Answer: front side


●● Posterior
Answer: back side


●● Medial
Answer: closer to the midline


●● Lateral
Answer: further front the midline/towards the outside

,●● Supine
Answer: lying on the back


●● Prone
Answer: lying on front/ belly


●● Abduction
Answer: moving away from the midline of the body


●● Adduction
Answer: moving towards the midline of the body


●● Rotation
Answer: turning around the long axis of the a bone. spine movement:
turning/twisting the torso


●● Lateral Flexion
Answer: side bending of the trunk (spine) to the left or right


●● Flexion

, Answer: bring the anterior or posterior surface of a body segment
towards the anterior or posterior surface of an adjacent body segment-
bending. Spine movement: torso moving forward


●● Extension
Answer: moving from a flexed position towards the anatomical position
- straightening. Spine movement: Torso moving backward


●● Anatomical Position
Answer: standing with the arms down by the side and palms facing
forward


●● Supination (inversion)
Answer: ankle leaning outward, sole of foot inward


●● Pronation (Eversion)
Answer: ankle leaning inward, sole of foot outward


●● Retraction (Scapular)
Answer: Bringing shoulder blades together toward spine
(also=adduction)


●● Protraction (Scapular)