STOTT Pilates - Anatomy
anteroposterior (Foot) correct answersDorsiflexors oppose plantar flexors
Lateral and rotary (Foot) correct answersTibials oppose peroneals
HIP - Anterposterior correct answersIliopsoas, Rectus femoris, tensor fascia
latae, and Sartorius oppose Gluteus maximus and hamstrings
KNEE - anteroposterior correct answershamstrings, gastrocnemius, and
popliteus oppose quads
HIP - Lateral correct answersUnilaterally, abductors oppose abductors.
Bilaterally, right abductors and left abductors oppose left abductors and
right adductors.
HIP - Rotary correct answersUnilaterally, 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 answersLow back muscles oppose anterior
abdominal muscles
TRUNK - Lateral correct answersLateral trunk muscles oppose each other.
TRUNK - Rotary correct answersMuscles that produce clockwise rotation
oppose those that produce counterclockwise rotation.
Pelvis correct answersThe 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 answerserector spinae, quadratus
lumborum, and other posterior back muscles attached to the PSIS
exert an upward pull anteriorly correct answersanterior 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 answersgluteus maximus and
hamstrings, with attachments on the posterior ileum, sacrum, and
ischiam
, downward pull anteriorly correct answersthe 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 answersleg abductors
(gluteus minimus and medius) which arise from the lateral surface of the
pelvis
lateral opposition- pulling up pelvis correct answerslateral trunk muscles
attached to the lateral Crest of the ilium
lordosis correct answersanterior tilt
flat back (pelvis position) correct answersposterior tilt
where the rectus abdominis attaches correct answerspubic bone to the
sternum
attached to the anterior iliac spines (downward) correct
answersrectus femoris, sartorius, tensor fasciae latae
good alignment - scapulae correct answerslying flat against the
upper back approximately between the second and seventh thoracic.
about 4 inches apart.
Ideal alignment correct answersplumb line in front of malleolus, slightly
anterior to a midline through knee, approximately through the greater
trochanter of femur, approximately midway through trunk, through
shoulder joint, through body of cervical spine, through lobe of ear
Normal curves of spine correct answerscervical (7) - concave
posteriorly thoracic (12) - convex posteriorly
lumbar (5) - concave posteriorly
sacrum (5 fused) - convex
posteriorly tailbone or coccyx (4
fused)
Bilateral correct answersworking with both sides of the body or
both limbs Unilateral correct answersonly working with one side
or limb
Ispilateral correct answersWorking on the same side of the body
Contralateral correct answersworking opposite sides of the body in
one exercise Proximal correct answersClose to the center of the body
Distal correct answersappendages of the body or far end of
appendages
anteroposterior (Foot) correct answersDorsiflexors oppose plantar flexors
Lateral and rotary (Foot) correct answersTibials oppose peroneals
HIP - Anterposterior correct answersIliopsoas, Rectus femoris, tensor fascia
latae, and Sartorius oppose Gluteus maximus and hamstrings
KNEE - anteroposterior correct answershamstrings, gastrocnemius, and
popliteus oppose quads
HIP - Lateral correct answersUnilaterally, abductors oppose abductors.
Bilaterally, right abductors and left abductors oppose left abductors and
right adductors.
HIP - Rotary correct answersUnilaterally, 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 answersLow back muscles oppose anterior
abdominal muscles
TRUNK - Lateral correct answersLateral trunk muscles oppose each other.
TRUNK - Rotary correct answersMuscles that produce clockwise rotation
oppose those that produce counterclockwise rotation.
Pelvis correct answersThe 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 answerserector spinae, quadratus
lumborum, and other posterior back muscles attached to the PSIS
exert an upward pull anteriorly correct answersanterior 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 answersgluteus maximus and
hamstrings, with attachments on the posterior ileum, sacrum, and
ischiam
, downward pull anteriorly correct answersthe 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 answersleg abductors
(gluteus minimus and medius) which arise from the lateral surface of the
pelvis
lateral opposition- pulling up pelvis correct answerslateral trunk muscles
attached to the lateral Crest of the ilium
lordosis correct answersanterior tilt
flat back (pelvis position) correct answersposterior tilt
where the rectus abdominis attaches correct answerspubic bone to the
sternum
attached to the anterior iliac spines (downward) correct
answersrectus femoris, sartorius, tensor fasciae latae
good alignment - scapulae correct answerslying flat against the
upper back approximately between the second and seventh thoracic.
about 4 inches apart.
Ideal alignment correct answersplumb line in front of malleolus, slightly
anterior to a midline through knee, approximately through the greater
trochanter of femur, approximately midway through trunk, through
shoulder joint, through body of cervical spine, through lobe of ear
Normal curves of spine correct answerscervical (7) - concave
posteriorly thoracic (12) - convex posteriorly
lumbar (5) - concave posteriorly
sacrum (5 fused) - convex
posteriorly tailbone or coccyx (4
fused)
Bilateral correct answersworking with both sides of the body or
both limbs Unilateral correct answersonly working with one side
or limb
Ispilateral correct answersWorking on the same side of the body
Contralateral correct answersworking opposite sides of the body in
one exercise Proximal correct answersClose to the center of the body
Distal correct answersappendages of the body or far end of
appendages
