Stott pilates written exam
When you abduct the arms overhead from the anatomical reference position the
scapula should... - ANS Upwardly rotate
What does the term posterior mean - ANS Away from the front of the body
The legs are abducted and laterally rotated for full spinal extension such as swan dive
to - ANS Facilitate hip extension and prevent excessive extension of the lumbar spine
How can you modify if a client cannot support their weight in scapula isolation standing
on the stability chair - ANS Increase the spring tension
What does contralateral mean? - ANS opposite side
True or false: the hundred requires all the following actions, thoracic flexion, hip flexion,
shoulder extension and forearm supination - ANS FALSE (no forearm supination)
How could you modify the breast stoke prep if the client keeps tilting the pelvis
anteriorly? - ANS Place a pad under their ASIS
The scapula has a bony attachment to which part of the body - ANS Clavicle
What is the natural curve of the cervical spine - ANS Anterior convex curve
What muscle actions are involved in back rowing prep #4 - ANS Concentric and
eccentric biceps
Name back rowing preps 1-8 - ANS Plow, open elbows, airplane, Bicep curls, triceps,
roll down, roll down with bicep curls, roll down with obliques.
Which vertebra has the largest body - ANS Lumbar
During half roll back the abdominals are working... - ANS Isometrically
How do you describe the leg movement during single leg stretch on the mat - ANS
Reciprocal
, What is reciprocal movement - ANS Movement of both arms or legs at the same time
but in opposite directions.
Which of the following is a part of the axial skeleton: sacrum, ilium, femur, ulna - ANS
Sacrum
What happens in the first inhalation in up stretch? - ANS Extension of the hips
articulating through the spine from tail to head
What is the starting position for up stretch - ANS Hands on foot bar, high half toe
against the shoulder rest, spine is rounded with weight back over toes
What is the starting position for down stretch. - ANS Hands resting on footbar, kneeling,
feet against shoulder rests, rounded spine with weight back over heels
Why would you lower the footbar during back splits - ANS Client has limited hip
extension
The ankle joint consists of... - ANS Tibia, fibula, talus
In which plane of motion is side splits done - ANS Coronal/frontal
Why is it important to engage the transverse abdominis and pelvic floor - ANS To
stabilize the lumbo-pelvic region
What are the target muscles in side bends on the ladder barrel - ANS Contralateral
eccentric and concentric obliques
The second cervical vertebra is called what? - ANS Axis
True or false: in the ideal posture, the plumb line passes slightly anterior to the mid line
of the knee - ANS True
The gear bar determines what? - ANS The initial tension
How often must reformer springs be replaced? - ANS Every 24 months
Which is not a structure of a vertebra: body, pedicle, tuberosity, lamina - ANS Tuberosity
When you abduct the arms overhead from the anatomical reference position the
scapula should... - ANS Upwardly rotate
What does the term posterior mean - ANS Away from the front of the body
The legs are abducted and laterally rotated for full spinal extension such as swan dive
to - ANS Facilitate hip extension and prevent excessive extension of the lumbar spine
How can you modify if a client cannot support their weight in scapula isolation standing
on the stability chair - ANS Increase the spring tension
What does contralateral mean? - ANS opposite side
True or false: the hundred requires all the following actions, thoracic flexion, hip flexion,
shoulder extension and forearm supination - ANS FALSE (no forearm supination)
How could you modify the breast stoke prep if the client keeps tilting the pelvis
anteriorly? - ANS Place a pad under their ASIS
The scapula has a bony attachment to which part of the body - ANS Clavicle
What is the natural curve of the cervical spine - ANS Anterior convex curve
What muscle actions are involved in back rowing prep #4 - ANS Concentric and
eccentric biceps
Name back rowing preps 1-8 - ANS Plow, open elbows, airplane, Bicep curls, triceps,
roll down, roll down with bicep curls, roll down with obliques.
Which vertebra has the largest body - ANS Lumbar
During half roll back the abdominals are working... - ANS Isometrically
How do you describe the leg movement during single leg stretch on the mat - ANS
Reciprocal
, What is reciprocal movement - ANS Movement of both arms or legs at the same time
but in opposite directions.
Which of the following is a part of the axial skeleton: sacrum, ilium, femur, ulna - ANS
Sacrum
What happens in the first inhalation in up stretch? - ANS Extension of the hips
articulating through the spine from tail to head
What is the starting position for up stretch - ANS Hands on foot bar, high half toe
against the shoulder rest, spine is rounded with weight back over toes
What is the starting position for down stretch. - ANS Hands resting on footbar, kneeling,
feet against shoulder rests, rounded spine with weight back over heels
Why would you lower the footbar during back splits - ANS Client has limited hip
extension
The ankle joint consists of... - ANS Tibia, fibula, talus
In which plane of motion is side splits done - ANS Coronal/frontal
Why is it important to engage the transverse abdominis and pelvic floor - ANS To
stabilize the lumbo-pelvic region
What are the target muscles in side bends on the ladder barrel - ANS Contralateral
eccentric and concentric obliques
The second cervical vertebra is called what? - ANS Axis
True or false: in the ideal posture, the plumb line passes slightly anterior to the mid line
of the knee - ANS True
The gear bar determines what? - ANS The initial tension
How often must reformer springs be replaced? - ANS Every 24 months
Which is not a structure of a vertebra: body, pedicle, tuberosity, lamina - ANS Tuberosity
