Recumbent Examination Positions

Question 1

Recumbent

Answer 1

Patient is lying down

Question 2

Decubitus

Answer 2

Patient lying down in radiology

Question 3

Horizontal recumbent position

Answer 3

Supine position, lying on the back, face up

Question 4

Dorsal recumbent position

Answer 4

Patient is lying on the back, face up, with the knees bent

Question 5

Lithotomy position

Answer 5

Patient is lying on the back, face, up, with the feet and legs raised and supported in stirrups
Vaginal and rectal examinations and during childbirth

Question 6

Prone position

Answer 6

Patient lying on the abdomen face down

Question 7

Sims’ position

Answer 7

Patient is lying on the left side with the right knee and thigh drawn up with the left arm placed along the back

Question 8

Knee-chest position

Answer 8

Patient is lying face down with the hips bent so that the knees and chest rest on the table