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2026 STOTT Pilates Written Exam Anatomy Study guide CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS WITH REFERENCE (OVER 400 QUESTIONS)1
Anatomy - Stott Pilates Exam Preparation (
Update 2026-2027) Answered
Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the
foot? - ✅Anterior: Dorsiflexors
Posterior: Plantar Flexors
Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the foot? -
✅Lateral: Tibialis
Peroneals
What is the function of Tibialis anterior? - ✅dorsiflexing
and inverting the foot.
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.
What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? - correct
answers ✅The hamstrings, gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the
hamstrings.
The transverse plane divides the body into _________ and _______
segments. - ✅Superior and inferior segments of the body
The Frontal plane divides the body into ____________ and ___________
segments. - ✅Anterior and posterior (front/back)
segments.
Anatomy - Stott Pilates Exam Preparation (
Update 2026-2027) Answered
The sagital plane divides the body into ________ and ________ segments -
✅Left and right segments
Medial is a directional term for: - ✅Closest to the midline
of the body.
Lateral is a directional term for: - ✅Away from the midline
of the body
Proximal/central means ________ to the trunk or midline of the body. -
✅closer
Distal/peripheral means ________ from the trunk or midline of the body. -
✅away
Superior is a directional term for: - ✅above or towards the
head
Inferior is a directional term for: - ✅Below or away from
the head
Anterior refers to - ✅front of the body
Anatomy - Stott Pilates Exam Preparation (
Update 2026-2027) Answered
Posterior refers to - ✅back of the body
Superficial refers to - ✅towards the surface of the skin /
outer most layer
Deep refers to - ✅inside the body (internal)
Spinal flexion moves the __________ surfaces of the body ___________
each other. - ✅anterior surfaces of the body towards each
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