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Prone means lying on your chest and stomach; therefore, your front side is down.

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What is the difference between prone and supine position?

The difference between the Prone and Supine positions are that Supine is when you are laying on your back and prone is when you are lying flat on your stomach.


Is a person face down in the lateral position?

No, the face-down position is prone, face up is supine, lateral is a side-lying position. Lateral refers to one side or the other. Those in a lateral position will be referred to as lying in a left lateral or right lateral recumbent position.


What position descrbes the body lying on the belly with the face down?

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What is the prone postition?

The prone position is lying flat on your front, face down. Lying flat face up is called prostrate.


What is a synonym for prone?

flat, level, bent, inclined, supine, lying down, sensitive, susceptible, willing, apt, devoted To lay in a prone position is face down.


What is face-down Defense Position in Yu-Gi-Oh?

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When a person lies on his back facing up then the person is said to be in the position.?

Laying on the back, face up is the supine position.Laying on the front, face down is the prone position.


What animal is supine?

Supine isn't an animal, it's a medical/anatomical term for face up. If you lay on your back, then you're in a supine position. Face down is prone position.


What is a person lying face down called?

An individual laying face down is often refered to as laying "prone." This position is most common during sleep, and can also be an intentional position depending on the activity the individual is participating in.


What does prone to mean?

Prone means apt to, liable to, or subject to. For example, fair skinned people are prone to sunburn Or it means 'likely to get' It also means lying flat on the ground, as in "firing a weapon form a prone position."


Is Prone is lying on the abdomen?

Yes, prone is face down (abdomen) and supine is face up (back).


What is the medical term meaning lying face-down?

Prone means lying horizontal with the face down. Pronation is the action of lying prone.