Stott Pilates Exam Preparation Study Material muscle balance, postures, anatomy and physiology topics in preparation for taking the STOTT pilates exam.

Stott Pilates Exam Preparation Study Material muscle balance, postures, anatomy and physiology topics in preparation for taking the STOTT pilates exam.

1. Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the foot?: Anterior: Dorsiflexors Posterior: Plantar Flexors 2. Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot?: Lateral: Tibialis Peroneals 3. What is the function ofTibialis anterior?: dorsiflexing and inverting the foot. 4. What is the function of the peroneas muscles?: Primarily responsible for eversion of the foot. peroneus longus and brevis plantarflex the foot, while the peroneus tertius dorsiflexes it. 5. What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee?: The ham- strings, gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings. 6. The transverse plane divides the body into and seg- ments.: Superior and inferior segments of the body 7. The Frontal plane divides the body into and segments.: Anterior and posterior (front/back) segments. 8. The sagital plane divides the body into and segments- : Left and right segments 9. Medial is a directional term for:: Closest to the midline of the body. 10. Lateral is a directional term for:: Away from the midline of the body 11. Proximal/central means to the trunk or midline of the body.: clos- er 12. Distal/peripheral means from the trunk or midline of the body.: - away 13. Superior is a directional term for:: above or towards the head 14.Inferior is a directional term for:: Below or away from the head 15. Anterior refers to: front of the body 16. Posterior refers to: back of the body 17. Superficial refers to: towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer 18. Deep refers to: inside the body (internal) 19. Spinal flexion moves the surfaces of the body each other.: anterior surfaces of the body towards each other. 20. Spinal extension movesthe surfaces of the body each other.: anterior surfaces of the body away from each other. 21. Lateral spinal flexion moves the spine in which direction?: Side to side 22. Rotational movements happen around which central point?: The axis of the spine. 23. List the 4 actions of the neck (cervical spine): Flexion Extension Lateral flexion Rotation 24. Describe the action of shoulder flexion and extension.: Arm reaches up overhead (vertical flexion) Arm reaches back behind the body (vertical extension)