Club Pilates Final Test Out (Basic Anatomy And
Definitions) – Q&A
Abductors Correct Ans - Brings hip away from body
Adductors Correct Ans - Brings leg back to and across body
Biceps Correct Ans - Flexes elbow and moves forearm
Deltoid Correct Ans - Raises and rotates arm in all directions
Gastrocnemius Correct Ans - Raises heal when leg is straight
Gluteus Maximus Correct Ans - Moves hips forward
Hamstrings Correct Ans - Bends knee
Latissimus dorsi Correct Ans - Brings shoulders and arms back to
body
Pectoral is major and minor Correct Ans - Move humerus to chest
Quadriceps Correct Ans - Extends leg out and extends knee
Rectus abdominis Correct Ans - Brings trunk forward and aids
expiration
Obliques Correct Ans - Rotates and side bends the trunk
Trapezius Correct Ans - Elevates and lowers pectoral girdle. Also
moves scapula towards the spine
Triceps Correct Ans - Extends forearm
Supine: Correct Ans - Lying on the back or with the face upward. In
anatomical terms, the dorsal side is down and the ventral side is up.
, Prone: Correct Ans - Body position in which the person lies flat with
the chest down and their back up. In anatomical terms, the dorsal side is up,
and the ventral side is down.
Midline: Correct Ans - Bisecting of the body vertically down the center;
movements of the body are often referred to in their relation to the midline
Anterior: Correct Ans - Front side of the body
Posterior: Correct Ans - Back side of the body
Flexion: Correct Ans - Bending movement that decreases the angle
between two parts.
Extension: Correct Ans - The opposite of flexion; a straightening
movement that increases the angle between body parts
Abduction: Correct Ans - Motion that pulls a structure or part away
from the midline of the body
Adduction: Correct Ans - Motion that pulls a structure or part toward
the midline of the body
Lateral Rotation: Correct Ans - Turning outward
Medial Rotation: Correct Ans - Turning inward
Elevation: Correct Ans - Movement in an upward direction
Depression: Correct Ans - Movement in a downward direction
Protraction: Correct Ans - Anterior movement of the arms at the
shoulders
Retraction: Correct Ans - Posterior movement of the arms at the
shoulders
Plantar flexion: Correct Ans - Movement of the foot in which the foot
or toes flex downward toward the sole
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