BASI Pilates Anatomy Exam 2025: Study Guide & Practice Questions

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BASI PILATES ANATOMY EXAM (LATEST UPDATE 2025

/ 2026) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |

MODULES 1 - 3 | 100% CORRECT | GRADE A

Skull .....ANSWER.....Head (Axial Skeleton)

Vertebral Column .....ANSWER.....Spine (Axial Skeleton)

Clavicle .....ANSWER.....Collar Bone (Appendicular Skeleton)

Sternum .....ANSWER.....Chest Bone (Axial Skeleton)

Scapula .....ANSWER.....Shoulder Blade (Appendicular Skeleton)

Ribs .....ANSWER.....Rib Cage (Axial Skeleton)

Humerus .....ANSWER.....Top Arm (Appendicular Skeleton)

Radius .....ANSWER.....Arm Bone by thumb (Appendicular

Skeleton)

Ulna .....ANSWER.....Arm Bone by pinky (Appendicular Skeleton)

Carpals .....ANSWER.....Wrist (Appendicular Skeleton) 7

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Metacarpals .....ANSWER.....Hand/Fingers (Appendicular

Skeleton) 5

Phalanges .....ANSWER.....Fingers/Toes (Appendicular Skeleton)

14 both

OS COXAE .....ANSWER.....Pelvis (Appendicular Skeleton)

Femur .....ANSWER.....Top Leg (Appendicular Skeleton)

Patella .....ANSWER.....Knee Cap (Appendicular Skeleton)

Tibia .....ANSWER.....Shin (Appendicular Skeleton)

Fibula .....ANSWER.....Calf/Smaller Leg Bone (Appendicular

Skeleton)

Tarsals .....ANSWER.....Ankle Bones (Appendicular Skeleton) 7

Metatarsals .....ANSWER.....Foot (Appendicular Skeleton) 5

Sagittal Plane .....ANSWER.....A vertical plane dividing the body

into right and left portions

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Median/Medial Plane .....ANSWER.....A vertical plane dividing

the body into equal right and left portions

Coronal/Frontal Plane .....ANSWER.....A vertical plane dividing

the body into front and back portions

Transverse Plane .....ANSWER.....A horizontal plane dividing the

body into upper and lower portions

Anatomical Position .....ANSWER.....Standing with the front of the

body and palms facing forward

Prone .....ANSWER.....Lying on the front of the body with face

downward

Supine .....ANSWER.....Lying on the back of the body with the

face upward

Anterior .....ANSWER.....Front side/in front of

Posterior .....ANSWER.....Back side/in back of

Medial .....ANSWER.....Closer toward median plane/midline

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Lateral .....ANSWER.....Further from the median plane/toward the

side

Superior .....ANSWER.....Above/towards head

Inferior .....ANSWER.....Below/towards feet

Proximal .....ANSWER.....Closer to the root of the limb or center

of the body

Distal .....ANSWER.....Further from the root of the limb or center

of the body

Fibrous Joint .....ANSWER.....A joint where the bones are directly

connected by fibrous tissue ex: skull

Cartilaginous Joint .....ANSWER.....A joint where the bones are

directly connected by cartilage ex: intervertebral disc

Synovial Joint .....ANSWER.....A joint where there is a small space

between the bones that contains synovial fluid ex: shoulder,

elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle and more