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medial - toward the midline of the body lateral - to the side, away from the midline of the body bilateral - on both sides mid-axillary line - a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle anterior - the front of the body or body posterior - the back of the body or body part ventral - referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior dorsal - referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior superior - toward the head. inferior - away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head proximal - closer to the torso distal - farther away from the torso torso - the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities