BASI Pilates Exams 2025: Comprehensive Study Guide & Practice Tests

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BASI PILATES EXAMS (LATEST UPDATES

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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%

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Median plane (planes of motion) .....ANSWER.....Dividing the

body into right and left halves

Sagital Plane (planes of motion) .....ANSWER.....Dividing the

body into unequal right and left portions

Coronal Plane (planes of motion) .....ANSWER.....Dividing the

body into front and back portions

Transverse Plane (planes of motion) .....ANSWER.....Dividing the

body into upper and lower portions

Anatonical position .....ANSWER.....Standing with arms down by

side and palms facing forward

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Anterior/Ventral (anatomical direction/position)

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

Posterior/Dorsal (anatomical direction/position)

.....ANSWER.....Backside/in back of

Medial (anatomical direction/position) .....ANSWER.....Closer to

the median plane/towards midline

Lateral (anatomical direction/position) .....ANSWER.....Further

from the median plane/toward side

Superior/Cranial (anatomical direction/position)

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

Inferior/Caudal (anatomical direction/position)

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

Proximal (anatomical direction/position) .....ANSWER.....Closer to

root of limb or median plane.

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Distal (anatomical direction/position) .....ANSWER.....Further from

root of limb or median plane

Supine (anatomical direction/position) .....ANSWER.....Lying on

back

Prone (anatomical direction/position) .....ANSWER.....Lying on

front

Flexion (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Movement in an anterior

direction for the upper extremities and hip joint and movement in

a posterior direction for the lower extremities

Extension (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Movement in a

posterior direction for the upper extremities and hip joint and

movement in an anterior direction for the lower extremities

Hyperextension (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Excessive

movement/position in the direction of extension e.g. knees,

lumbar, and cervical curvatures of the spine

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Abduction (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Moving AWAY from

the midline of the body

Adduction (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Moving TOWARDS

the midline of the body

Rotation (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Turning around the long

axis of a bone. Takes place in the transverse plane around the

longitudinal axis.

Lateral Flexion (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Side bending of

the trunk to the right or left. Lateral movement of the head, neck,

and trunk in the coronal plane and around the sagital axis.

Inversion (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Lifting the inside

portion of the foot upward, Turning sole inward; weight on outer

edge of the foot

Eversion (joint movements) .....ANSWER.....Lifting the outside

portion ot the foot outward, turning sole outward; weight on

inner edge of the foot