Art and Science of Contrology Pilates Instructor Trainer Program (ASCPIT) EXAM

The body can be divided into what two major subdivisions?

Between what two joints is the arm located?

What term is used to describe a point that is closer to the front of the body?

What term is used to describe a point that is closer to the midline of the body?

What term is used to describe a lateral motion of the arm at the shoulder joint?

What term is used to describe a posterior motion of the thigh at the hip joint?

What term is used to describe a forward motion of the scapula at the scapulocostal joint?

What are the three cardinal planes of the body?

Within what plane does flexion usually occur?

Within what plane does right rotation usually occur?

What is the axis for motion within the frontal plane?

What is the axis for motion within the sagittal plane?

What three things must be stated to fully describe a joint action?

What is the name of the bone that is located in the thigh?

What is the name of the bone that is located in the arm?

What two bones are located in the forearm?

What are the names of the vertebrae of the neck and low back?

What are the two bones of the shoulder girdle?

What are the three structural classifications of joints?

What term is used to describe a joint that allows motion within two planes?

Which of the following is an example of a uniaxial joint?

What is the name for a vessel that carries blood away from the heart?

What likely happens to the lumbar lordotic curve if a client’s pelvis is excessively anteriorly tilted?

What is the name of the condition wherein a client has a lateral flexion deformity of the spine?

What name is given to a shortening contraction?

What type of contraction usually occurs when a body part is moving slowly downward?

What name is given to a muscle if it stops one attachment of the mover muscle from moving?

Which of the following is a flexor of the arm at the shoulder joint?

Which of the following is an extensor of the forearm at the elbow joint?

Which of the following is a flexor of the hand at the wrist joint?

Which of the following is a protractor of the shoulder girdle?

Which of the following is a retractor of the shoulder girdle?

Which of the following is a flexor of the thigh at the hip joint?

All muscles that flex the thigh at the hip joint also do what pelvic action?

Which of the following is an extensor of the leg at the knee joint?

Which of the following is a plantarflexor of the foot at the ankle joint?

Which of the following is a contralateral rotator of the neck at the spinal joints?

Which of the following is an extensor of the trunk at the spinal joints?

Which of the following is a flexor of the neck at the spinal joints?

All muscles that flex the trunk at the spinal joints also do what pelvic action?