body position

HESI A2
Vocabulary and General Knowledge
Multiple choice
Difficulty 2 of 5

Question

A therapy note describes a client as prone while a cushion is adjusted. What does prone mean?

Lying on one side✗ Incorrect

This describes a different position or direction than prone.
Lying on the back✗ Incorrect

This describes a different position or direction than prone.
Lying on the abdomen✓ Correct

This matches the meaning of prone in the note.
Sitting upright✗ Incorrect

This describes a different position or direction than prone.

Answer

C. Lying on the abdomen

Rationale

Prone describes an abdomen-down position. It identifies the orientation of the whole body.

RememberProne means lying with the abdomen down.

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Adapted from Open RN Medical Terminology, 2nd edition: Chapter 2 Medical Language Related to the Whole Body Open RN (Chippewa Valley Technical College) · License: CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Anatomical View of the Body, Positions, Locations, and Directional Terms › Anatomical Positions and Locations · 2nd edition, 2024

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