Mat Pilates Exams

Mat Pilates Exams (Latest 2024/ 2025 Updates STUDY
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Flexion - ANSWERclosing of a joint

extension - ANSWERopening a joint

Abduction - ANSWERmoving away from the midline

adduction - ANSWERmoving toward the midline

medial/internal rotation - ANSWERrotating toward the midline

lateral/external rotation - ANSWERrotating away from the midline

circumduction - ANSWERspecific to shoulders and hips: a cone shaped movement

lateral flexion - ANSWERspecific to axial skeleton, when head an d spinal column
bend from side to side

supination - ANSWERpivoting action of the forearm to turn hand palm up, also refers
to foot position

pronation - ANSWERpivoting action of the forearm to turn hand palm down, also
refers to foot position

opposition - ANSWERspecific to the thumb crossing toward the little finger

inversion - ANSWERspecific to the feet, elevating medial side of the foot to expose
sole
(turning sole of foot inward)

eversion - ANSWERspecific to feet, elevating lateral side of the foot to expose the
sole
(turning sole of foot outward)

plantar flexion - ANSWERspecific to the ankle, pushing the top of the foot down or
away

dorsifelxion - ANSWERspecific to the ankle, pulling the top of the foot up

protraction - ANSWERmovement of a structure toward the front - think scapula
pushing forward

, retraction - ANSWERmovement of a structure toward the back - think scapula
moving back (standing up straight)

elevation - ANSWERmovement of a structure up or superiorly

depression - ANSWERmovement of a structure down or inferiorly

deviation - ANSWERspecific to the jaw, occurs when chewing and sometimes talking

nutation - ANSWERspecific to sacrum and describes movement upward during
anterior pelvic tilt (pushing butt out)

counter nutation - ANSWERspecific to sacrum and describes the movement
downward during posterior pelvic tilt (butt comes in)

coronal plane - ANSWERDivides body front/back
any movements side to side from the midline out
Direction of movement: abduction and adduction
example: side kicks up/dowon

sagittal plane - ANSWERvertical division of body (left/right)
any movement from back to front from the midline out
direction of movement: extension and flexion
example: roll up

transverse plane - ANSWERhorizontal division of the body into upper and lower
portions
any movement around the body left and right across the midline of the body
Direction of movement: rotation
example: criss cross

SHOULDER (Humerus) - how does it move? - ANSWER• Flexion•
Extension•
Circumduction•
Adduction•
Abduction•
External (lateral) Rotation • Internal (medial) Rotation

SHOULDER (Scapula) - how does it move - ANSWER• Elevation•
Depression •
Retraction •
Protraction

HIPS (Femur) - how does it move? - ANSWER• Flexion•
Extension•
Abduction•
Adduction•