CLUB PILATES FINAL TEST – QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS
Supine Correct Ans - lying on the back
Prone Correct Ans - lying face down
Midline Correct Ans - divides body into left and right
Posterior (dorsal) Correct Ans - back of body
Anterior (ventral) Correct Ans - front of the body
Flexion Correct Ans - bending movement that decreases the angle of
the joint
extension Correct Ans - straightening movement that increases the
angle between body parts
Abduction Correct Ans - Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction Correct Ans - Movement toward the midline of the body
lateral rotation Correct Ans - Turning outward (away from midline )
medial rotation Correct Ans - Rotation toward the midline - turning
inward
Elevation Correct Ans - Movement in an upward direction
Depression Correct Ans - Movement in an inward movement
Protraction Correct Ans - anterior (frontwards) movement of the arms
at shoulders
Retraction Correct Ans - posterior (backwards) movement of the arms
at shoulders
, Plantar flexión Correct Ans - bending sole of foot; pointing toes
Dorsiflexion Correct Ans - movement that bends the foot upward at
the ankle
Eversion Correct Ans - turning the sole of the foot outward/ away
from median plane
Inversion Correct Ans - Turning the sole of the foot inward/ toward
the median plane
Pronation Correct Ans - rotation of the hands, forearms, or foot inward
& downward
Supination Correct Ans - Rotation of the hands, forearm, or foot
upward & outward
Eccentric (contraction) Correct Ans - muscle lengthens (elongates)
while under tension, due to opposing force being greater than force generated
by muscle
concentric contraction (isotonic) Correct Ans - muscle shortens while
generating force(during the contraction)ex. flexing, picking up a book
closed kinetic chain Correct Ans - The segment distal (farthest) from
midline is fixed & stationary. *hand/foot
Open Kinetic Chain (OKC) Correct Ans - The segment farthest (distal)
from the midline is free ¬ fixed. *hand/foot
sagital plane (median plane) Correct Ans - Vertically divides the body
into right and left sides. Gravity influences movement. Flexión, & extensión
frontal (coronal) plane Correct Ans - divides the body into
anterior(ventral/front)& posterior(dorsal/back) parts. adduction &
abduction, lateral flexión
transverse (horizontal) plane Correct Ans - divides the body into
superior (upper,top) & inferior(lower, bottom) parts. Twisting, rotation
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