A person who is lying on his or her stomach is said to be in the
A) supine position.
B) prone position.
C) transverse position.
D) frontal position.
E) sagittal position.

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The prone position is lying face down on the stomach. The supine position is lying on the back, the transverse position refers to a cross-sectional plane cutting through the body, the frontal position is not a commonly used term in anatomical position descriptions, and the sagittal position refers to a plane dividing the body into left and right sections.

A Person Who Is Lying on His or Her Stomach