ANATOMY - STOTT PILATES EXAM PREPARATION with Correct Answers 2024/2025

ANATOMY - STOTT PILATES EXAM PREPARATION with Correct Answers 2024 Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the foot? - Answer -Anterior: Dorsiflexors Posterior: Plantar Flexors Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot? - Answer -Lateral: Tibialis Peroneals What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - Answer -dorsiflexing and inverting the foot. What is the function of the peroneas muscles? - Answer -Primarily responsible for eversion of the foot. peroneus longus and brevis plantarflex the foot, while the peroneus tertius dorsiflexes it. What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? - Answer -The hamstrings, gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings. The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______ segments. - Answer -Superior and inferior segments of the body The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and ___________ segments. - Answer -Anterior and posterior (front/back) segments. The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________ segments - Answer -Left and right segments Medial is a directional term for: - Answer -Closest to the midline of the body. Lateral is a directional term for: - Answer -Away from the midline of the body Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. - Answer -closer Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body. - Answer -away Superior is a directional term for: - Answer -above or towards the head Inferior is a directional term for: - Answer -Below or away from the head Anterior refers to - Answer -front of the body Posterior refers to - Answer -back of the bodySuperficial refers to - Answer -towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer Deep refers to - Answer -inside the body (internal) Spinal flexion moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. - Answer -anterior surfaces of the body towards each other. Spinal extension moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________ each other. - Answer - anterior surfaces of the body away from each other. Lateral spinal flexion moves the spine in which direction? - Answer -Side to side Rotational movements happen around which central point? - Answer -The axis of the spine. List the 4 actions of the neck (ce