A prone position is defined as which description?

A prone position is defined as which description?

• A. Recumbent, facing upward
• B. In any horizontal position
• C. Recumbent, facing downward
• D. Lying on dorsal surface

Answer: (C)

Prone means lying on the abdomen with the face directed downward toward the surface. Recumbent is just any lying-down position, but when you specify prone you’re indicating which side is down—face down. The opposite is supine, which is lying on the back with the face upward. So the description that matches prone is recumbent with the face downward. The other options either describe lying on the back (dorsal surface) or are too vague about orientation.

Prone means lying on the abdomen with the face directed downward toward the surface. Recumbent is just any lying-down position, but when you specify prone you’re indicating which side is down—face down. The opposite is supine, which is lying on the back with the face upward. So the description that matches prone is recumbent with the face downward. The other options either describe lying on the back (dorsal surface) or are too vague about orientation.