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The supine position is a position of the body; lying down with the face up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down. Physical Features of the Human Body The human body is the entire physical structure of a human organism. ...
The face is the front part of the head, in humans from the forehead to chin including the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, teeth, skin, and chin. ...
In Prone position in competitive shooting the shooter lies face down on the ground. ...
Using terms defined in the anatomical position, the posterior is down and anterior is up.
Using layman's terms, this is simply lying on your back staring upwards. The anatomical planes The anatomical position is a schematic convention for describing the relative morphology of the human body. ...
The English word POSTERIOR is identical to the original Latin adjective, and has two different uses : as an ADJECTIVE, it indicates that someone or something is behind another, either spatially or chronologically it also became a SUBSTANTIVE, indicating the rear-end, especially of a person, i. ...
In zootomy, several terms are used to describe the location of organs and other structures in the body of bilateral animals. ...
 A person in the supine position Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 417 pixelsFull resolution (1247 × 650 pixel, file size: 365 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own photograph to illustrate the supine anatomical position. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 417 pixelsFull resolution (1247 × 650 pixel, file size: 365 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own photograph to illustrate the supine anatomical position. ...
Knee examination
During a knee examination there are several tests done while the patient is in the supine position: The knee examination, in medicine, is performed as part of a physical examination, or when a patient presents with knee pain or a history that suggests a pathology of the knee joint. ...
- Masses
- Scars
- Lesions
- Signs of trauma/previous surgery
- Swelling (edema — particular in the medial fossa (the depression medial to the patella)
- erythema (redness)
- Muscle bulk and symmetry (in particular atrophy of the medial aspect of the quadriceps muscle — vastus medialis)
- Displacement of the patella (knee cap)
This page is about the condition called edema. ...
Erythema is an abnormal redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion. ...
Quads redirects here. ...
The patella or kneecap is a thick, triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the front of the knee joint. ...
Other examinations The supine position is also used for other examinations including an internal autopsy, palpitation and auscultation of the abdominal organs, and cardiovascular assessment. Post-mortem, postmortem and post mortem redirect here. ...
See also In Prone position in competitive shooting the shooter lies face down on the ground. ...
The anatomical planes The anatomical position is a schematic convention for describing the relative morphology of the human body. ...
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