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Polestar Pilates Exam QUESTIONs and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct ### Answers to Polestar Principles QUESTIONs
1. **QUESTION:** How many Polestar Principles are there?
**Answer:** 6
**Rationale:** The document states "6" as the number of
Polestar Principles.
2. **QUESTION:** What are the 6 Polestar Principles (in order
from 1-6)
**Answer:** Breathing, Axial Elongation & Core Control,
Spine Articulation, Organisation of the Head, Neck & Shoulders, Alignment and Weight Bearing of the Extremities, and Movement Integration
**Rationale:** The document lists these six principles in this
exact order verbatim.
3. **QUESTION:** What is the primary muscle of inspiration?
**Answer:** The diaphragm
**Rationale:** The document identifies "The diaphragm" as
the primary muscle of inspiration.
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4. **QUESTION:** What is included in skeletal (for breathing)
**Answer:** Thoracic spine, ribs, sternum, clavicle and
scapula
**Rationale:** The document lists these skeletal components
verbatim for breathing.
5. **QUESTION:** What are the muscles of inspiration?
(breathing)
**Answer:** Diaphragm, external intercostals and accessory
muscles (sternocleidomastoid and scalenes)
**Rationale:** The document provides this list verbatim as
muscles of inspiration.
6. **QUESTION:** What are the muscles of expiration?
(breathing)
**Answer:** Abdominals, internal intercostals and pelvic
floor muscles
**Rationale:** The document lists these muscles verbatim for
expiration.
7. **QUESTION:** What is the meaning of axial elongation?
**Answer:** Axial elongation places the body in its optimal
position to increase available degrees of freedom and increase efficiency of movement
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**Rationale:** The document defines axial elongation
verbatim.
8. **QUESTION:** What makes the human spine so unique?
**Answer:** We are the only mammal that has whats called a
bi-curve spine. That means we have a lordotic curve in our low back and a kyphotic curve in our thoracic spine. This allows us to be a standing/upright animal
**Rationale:** The document provides this verbatim
explanation, noting "whats" means "what’s."
9. **QUESTION:** What is the function of the rectus
abdominals?
**Answer:** The rectus abdominis is the anterior pillar of our
abdominal wall. It's fibers run vertical. It is segmented by fascial connections and its primary purpose is to accelerate or decelerate flexion and extension of the spine
**Rationale:** The document describes this function
verbatim, noting "abdominals" aligns with "abdominis."
10. **QUESTION:** Where are the internal and external
obliques located?
**Answer:** These muscles run in diagonals with the body
**Rationale:** The document states this location verbatim.
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11. **QUESTION:** What is one of the functions of the
transversus abdominus
**Answer:** It is a preparatory muscle for the organisation
of movement
**Rationale:** The document provides this function
verbatim, noting "abdominus" means "abdominis."
12. **QUESTION:** What are the 4 components that make up
the Hydraulic Amplifier/Force Couple?
**Answer:** Diaphragm, Transverse Abdominus, Pelvic
Floor and Multifidus
**Rationale:** The document lists these four components
verbatim, noting "Abdominus" means "Abdominis."
13. **QUESTION:** What are the 3 components included in
Panjabi's Model for Stability
**Answer:** Motor control, contractile, and inert
**Rationale:** The document lists these three components
verbatim.
14. **QUESTION:** What's included in the Inert structures
(Panjabi's Model for Stability)?