ANATOMY PILATES EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ANATOMY PILATES The breastbone is called - Answer- sternum Another name for the first cervical vertebra (C1) is the _________. - Answer- Atlas Another name for the second cervical vertebra (C2) is the ______. - Answer- Axis Bottom of the sternum - Answer- xiphoid process Top of the sternum - Answer- manubrium This bone connects the manubrium of the sternum to the acromion process of the scapula. (It is also called the collar bone) - Answer- Clavicle shoulder and hip - Answer- ball and socket joint elbow and knee - Answer- hinge joint between atlas axis, between radius and humerus - Answer- pivot joint take away from the midline - Answer- abduction move toward the midline - Answer- adduction increase the angle between bones - Answer- extension decrease the angle between bones - Answer- flexion to turn or spin - Answer- rotation pivot joint - Answer- type of joint that only allows rotation hinge joint - Answer- type of joint that only allows flexion and extension ball-and-socket joint - Answer- type og joint that primarily allows abduction and adduction freely movable joint (synovial) - Answer- diathrosis fibrous, immovable joint - Answer- synarthrosis slightly movable joint (cartilagenous) - Answer- amphiarthrosis lubricates synovial joints - Answer- synovial fluid found at the ends of bones, helps to absorb impact, cushion and keep friction low - Answer- articular cartilage fibrous connective tissue that attaches bones to bones - Answer- ligament