Body positions- Chapter 1

Question 1

sitting postion

Answer 1

standard way of sitting on a chair or table

Question 2

fowler’s position

Answer 2

sitting, legs straight, back supported

Question 3

supine position

Answer 3

laying flat on back facing up

“on the spine”

Question 4

prone

Answer 4

lying face down

Question 5

trendelenburg’s position

Answer 5

supine with legs elevated higher than head

Question 6

modified trendelenburg’s

Answer 6

supine, legs higher than head, knees are bent

Question 7

dorsal recumbant position

Answer 7

supine, knees bent

Question 8

lithotomy position

Answer 8

supine, knees bent, ankles in supports

Question 9

knee-chest position

Answer 9

modified prone, facing down, knees bent, butt pushed up

Question 10

sim’s position (left lateral)

Answer 10

lying on left side, left arm behind back, left knee bent