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  Preparing for your Pilates exam without stress over six months and answering one question each day is learning to read the body beyond the names of its muscles and teaching Pilates the way Joseph Pilates wished it to be passed on. I am a small muscle, quiet yet essential. I live along the lateral border of the scapula, anchored deeply to its surface before joining the back of the humerus, just beneath my larger brother. He gives strength. I give precision. I am external rotation, the subtle accuracy of movement, the hidden breath of stability. When the arm rises, I keep the humeral head centered within its socket. I awaken in every motion that demands control and balance, and I rest only when internal rotation takes over. I am the bridge between power and refinement, the one who prevents disorder and pain from settling in. in the shoulder. On the mat, I reveal myself in the side kick, as the arm reaches its line and the scapula seeks its anchorage. On the reformer, I support the arm and straight down, in that controlled descent where the rotator cuff stabilizes without ever becoming rigid. On the Cadillac, I breathe through the lat pull, balancing the vertical resistance through silent strength. On the chair, I hold alignment during the side bend. keeping the humeral head centered as the body inclines, and on the ladder barrel or the spine corrector, I stay watchful during the swan dive when the thoracic cage opens and the movement turns into a harmonious wave. I am a muscle of precision, an artisan of control, the invisible guardian of the arm's fluidity. Who am I? The visual answer can be found on page 119 of the book. Anatomy and Pilates Review and Exam Preparation from Head to Toe by Caroline Berger de Femini, available in bilingual French and English on Amazon. Good luck in preparing for your exam.