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.
The prone position is lying flat on your front, face down. Lying flat face up is called prostrate.
Prone means lying horizontal with the face down. Pronation is the action of lying prone.
If your face is down and your butt is up, then you're lying down on your face.
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.
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.
Yes, a supine person is on her back lying face-up.
Suppine.
supine
Have them sit down and talk to you face to face.
lying flat, face down
On the bottom surface
prone