This document outlines the content for a Pilates instructor training workshop on anatomical terms. It includes sections on body positions like prone and supine, planes of movement such as sagittal and frontal, and directional terminology like flexion/extension and abduction/adduction. Quizzes and reviews are included to reinforce the material. The goal is to introduce trainees to important anatomical concepts in preparation for teaching Pilates exercises.

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INTRODUCTION TO
ANATOMICAL TERMS

3. TABLE OF
04 — BODY POSITIONS
14 — PLANES OF MOVEMENT
22 — MOVEMENT TERMINOLOGY
35 — LET’S MOVE
CONTENTS
Workshop 3

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BODY
POSITIONS

5. ANATOMICAL
POSITION
Body
Positions

6. BODY
POSITIONS
● Prone
● Supine
● Side Lying
● Quadruped
● Seated
● Standing
Body
Positions

7. PRONE
Body
Positions

8. SUPINE
Body
Positions

9. SIDE LYING
Body
Positions

10. QUADRUPED
Body
Positions

11. SEATED
Body
Positions

12. STANDING
Body
Positions

13. POP
QUIZ!
Body
Positions

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PLANES OF
MOVEMENT

15. PLANES OF MOVEMENT
Sagittal
Frontal (Coronal)
Transverse
Planes
Of
Movement

16. SAGITTAL
Planes
Of
Movement

17. FRONTAL/
CORONAL
Planes
Of
Movement

18. TRANSVERSE
Planes
Of
Movement

19. PLANES OF MOVEMENT
RECAP
Planes
Of
Movement

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DIRECTIONAL
TERMINOLOGY

21. DIRECTIONAL TERMS
Superior - closer to the head
Inferior - away from the head
Anterior- front side in
anatomical position
Posterior - back side in
anatomical position
Medial - closer to the midline
Lateral - further from the
midline
Proximal - closer to the trunk
Distal - farthest from the trunk
Superficial - closer to surface
Deep - farthest from the
surface

22. SUPERIOR
“Closer to the head”
Your clavicle is superior
to your pelvis

23. INFERIOR
“Away from the head”
Your pelvis is inferior
to your head

24. ANTERIOR
“Front side in
anatomical position”
Your clavicle is anterior
to your scapula.

25. POSTERIOR
“Back side in anatomical
position”
Your scapula is posterior to
your clavicle

26. MEDIAL
“Closer to the midline”
your sacrum is medial to
your femur

27. LATERAL
“Further from the midline”
Your humerus is lateral to
xiphoid process

28. PROXIMAL
“Closer to the trunk”
Your femur bone is
proximal to your tibia

29. DISTAL
“Farthest from the trunk”
your tibia is distal to your femur

30. SUPERFICIAL
“Closer to surface”
your skin is superficial
to your bones

31. DEEP
“Farthest from the surface”
Your bones are deep
to your skin

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MOVEMENT
TERMINOLOGY

33. MOVEMENT
TERMS
● Flexion & Extension
● Abduction & Adduction
● Medial & Lateral Rotation
● Elevation & Depression
● Pronation & Supination
● Dorsiflexion & Plantarflexion
● Protraction & Retraction

34. FLEXION & EXTENSION
Movement
Terminology

35. ABDUCTION &
ADDUCTION
Movement
Terminology

36. MEDIAL & LATERAL
ROTATION
Movement
Terminology

37. ELEVATION &
DEPRESSION
Movement
Terminology

38. PRONATION &
SUPINATION
Movement
Terminology

39. DORSIFLEXION &
PLANTARFLEXION
Movement
Terminology

40. PROTRACTION &
RETRACTION
Movement
Terminology

41. MOVEMENT
TERMS
REVIEW
● Flexion & Extension
● Abduction & Adduction
● Medial & Lateral Rotation
● Elevation & Depression
● Pronation & Supination
● Dorsiflexion & Plantarflexion
● Protraction & Retraction

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LET’S
MOVE