Terms of Position

Question 1

erect

Answer 1

normal standing position

Question 2

fowler’s position

Answer 2

a semi-sitting position; head of bed elevated

Question 3

knee-chest

Answer 3

lying face down with knees bent while resting on the knees and chest

Question 4

lateral

Answer 4

left or right side; lying position

Question 5

prone

Answer 5

lying flat with the face down

Question 6

sims’ position

Answer 6

lying on the side with the hip and knee straight, and the other hip and knee bent or flexed

Question 7

supine

Answer 7

lying flat with the face up