Human positions

thumb|A 15th-century depiction of Jesus crucified between [[the two thieves]]

Urination is the release of urine from the bladder through the urethra in placental mammals, or through the cloaca in other vertebrates. It is the urinary system's form of excretion. It is also known medically as micturition, voiding, uresis, or, rarely, emiction, and known colloquially by various names including peeing, weeing, pissing, and euphemistically number one. The process of urination is under voluntary control in healthy humans and other animals, but may occur as a reflex in infants, some elderly individuals, and those with neurological injury. It is normal for adult humans to urinat

thumb|Detail from a painting by Pisanello, 1436–1438 Hanging is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a standard method of capital punishment since the Middle Ages, and has been the primary execution method in numerous countries and regions. As a form of execution, it is commonly practiced at a structure called a gallows. The first known account of execution by hanging is in Homer's Odyssey. Hanging is also a common method of suicide.

type of nonverbal communication in which physical behavior is used to express or convey

thumb|A marble copy of Polykleitos' [[Doryphoros, an early example of classical contrapposto.]] thumb|S-curve (art)

gymnastics move

Bowing (also called stooping) is the act of lowering the torso and head as a social gesture in direction to another person or symbol. It is most prominent in Asian cultures but it is also typical of nobility and aristocracy in many European countries. It is also used in religious contexts, as a form of worship or veneration. Sometimes the gesture may be limited to lowering the head such as in Indonesia, and in many cultures several degrees of the lowness of the bow are distinguished and regarded as appropriate for different circumstances. It is especially prominent in Nepal, India, Cambodia, T

thumb|The spoons position in sex The spoons position or spooning is both a sexual position and a cuddling technique. The name derives from the way that spoons may be positioned side by side, with bowls aligned.

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thumb|An acro dancer pauses in a precision handstand before handwalking across the stage. A handstand is the act of supporting the body in a stable, inverted vertical position by balancing on the hands. In a basic handstand, the body is held straight with arms and legs fully extended, with hands spaced approximately shoulder-width apart and the legs together. There are many variations of handstands, all of which require the performer to possess adequate balance and upper body strength.

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thumb|Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) and [[Shinzō Abe (then Prime Minister of Japan) sitting seiza-style during a tea ceremony]]

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human position in which the body is more or less horizontal and supported along its length by the surface underneath

placement of patient on side to prevent pulmonary aspiration

thumb|upright=1.85|A boy kneeling in the courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Syria Kneeling is a basic human position where one or both knees touch the ground. According to Merriam-Webster, kneeling is defined as "to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor". Kneeling with only one knee, and not both, is called genuflection.

Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee, especially the hands, touching the ground.

important pose of classical dance

Chinese neologism

resting posture where the weight of the body is on the feet but the knees and hips are bent

the body laid supine, or flat on the back with the feet higher than the head by 15-30 degrees.

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right|thumb|300x300px|Example of a T-posing model in MakeHuman software.

body position in which one lies flat with the chest down and back up

lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up

thumb|Woman's torso with her hands covering her nipples A handbra (also hand bra or hand-bra) is the practice of covering female nipples and areolae with hands or arms. It often is done in compliance with censors' guidelines, public authorities and community standards when female breasts are required to be covered in film or other media. If the arms are used instead of the hands the expression is arm bra. The use of long hair for this purpose is called a hair bra. Moreover, a handbra may also be used by women to cover their breasts to maintain their modesty, when they find themselves with thei

military posture

thumb|upright=1.3|Two positions used in dogeza is an element of traditional Japanese etiquette which involves kneeling directly on the ground and bowing to prostrate oneself while touching one's head to the floor. It is used to show deference to a person of higher status, as a deep apology or to express the desire for a favor from said person.

sex act

part of classical ballet technique

thumb|The agura position Agura (, ; also called anza ) is the Japanese term for the position normally referred to as sitting cross-legged in English.

childbirth position

the positioning of the body of a prenatal fetus as it develops

position that puts the human body in a great amount of pain

recommended for certain diseases or injuries of the backbone

a standard patient position in medicine

position of a patient who suffers from orthopnea

position assumed in preparation for a crash or other rough impact

Physical configurations of the human body

techniques for consensually restraining people for sexual pleasure

physical posture the pregnant mother may assume during the process of childbirth

thumb|L-sit performed on rings thumb|L-sits on parallettes The L-sit is an acrobatic body position in which all body weight rests on the hands, with the torso held in a slightly forward-leaning orientation, with legs held horizontally so that each leg forms a nominal right-angle with the torso. The right-angle causes the body to have a notable "L" shape, hence the name "L-sit". It requires significant abdominal strength.

human positions