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■Ann. colligicur, qux in tcftiidinc &: parva cxtant & numcro petpaucj. PuliMo- 

 Kjpj. ncs quidcm in tclludinc molc fua vincunt pulmoncs cartcrorum animalium ; 

 unde Sc vafis donantur longiotibus , fe<i pauciorcs ramos fc ininorcs ha- 

 bcnt anfraclus , uncic & minus li pondcrant : cum ex amplis conftcnt vc- 

 fjculis qux vacua; funt , quxquc vcnis & artcrus pcnc deftituuntur, quod 

 niinorcm fanguinis quantitatcm cxcipiant: In teftudinc cnim pulmones quar- 

 tam implent corporis partcm , in hominc vix decimam- 



XI. Cum crgo in dccima corporis humani partc longc major fit copia 

 fanguinis ,quam in qu.uta tclludinis p.irtc , reliquum humani corporis longc 

 majori (anguinis quantitatc pcrlundi ncccUc cft , quam tcftudinis corpus,; 

 Qiiin Sc ambo vcntriculi cordis in honiinc longe ampliores funt , quatr» 

 trcs vcntriculi tcftudinis , nec tantuni itincris conficit fanguis in teftuclinc, 

 atque in homine. In illa ennn pars magna fanguinis in Aortam c vcntri- 

 culo dextro commeat , nec puhnoncs trajicit & in unoquoque circuitu fc- 

 mci tantum per cor tranfmittitur , cum in ho ninc bis cor pcrtranfcac : 

 nam utcrque vcnx cavi truncu-s in vcntriculuni dcxtruni cfFufus longo iti- 

 ncre pcr pulmoncs in finillrum cordis finum tranlmittitur. 



Poitrcmo cx cordis £c arteriarum pulfu id Lquct , languinis motum 

 multo tardiorem efTc in tcftudine. Acque ex iis omnibus ciKcitur , motum 

 fanguinis circularcm in teftudine non adco egerc rcfpirarione , quod coc 

 illius fatis valiJum fit , uc fanguinem parciorcm brcviori tramice , jundis 

 virious & tatdiori motu propcllac : cum m hommc major fic (anguinis 

 nioies , longius fpacium percurrcndum , Sc celcriori moiu opus fic : undc 

 extcrno acris fubfidio omnino indigct , ncque co carerc potcft. 



XII. Qii.i autem ratione acr languinis circuitum promovcat , paulo 

 uberius cxplicat D. Mery loco citaco qui confuli poccft. lllud primum fta- 

 tuit, dilatato pcdrore aera per os & narcs fubire , afpcra: artctix ramos , 

 atque ad vcficulas ufquc pulraonum pcnetrare. Conftridto thor.icc partcm 

 acns pulmonibus conclufi & prcfli c vchculis in venas cum impcru pro- 

 trudi putat , fangumem a tcrgo verfus cor impcUere , niotiim illuis acce- 

 l.rarc, qui alioqui torpercc m pulmonibas. Inclufum in vcnis |.ulmoium 

 acra cum fanguine milccri : fiquidcm in fingulas vcficulas ramuli a(pe'a 

 arceria: , & vcnx dcfinunc, ac fanguis una cum aerc cxquifire miilus in fij 

 niftrum cordis finum &c in arcerias dcducitut , quem acr lcviorcm & ad 

 motum magis idoneum eflicic ; innunicras in fanguine bullulas crcat , qua: 

 fanguinis molcm augcnt , cor & arccrias fic mflant , ut vcl mii ima prcf- 

 fionc fanguis cum impccu crumpar. Tum fpirituum animalium acc (lu cor 

 contrahitur , fanguis finiftro finu &: arteriis conrcntus in cxtrcmas corporis 

 partes protrufus pct vcnas in dcxtrum cordis finum rcmcirc compeilicur. 

 Nam valvula; vcnarum eo verfus i^anguinis motum inilcftunt & dttcrmi- 

 Jianr. Spiritus animalcs fyftolen, fcu contradlioncm cordis cfticiunt: cum 

 enim fibras diftcndunt , (imul ventriculos cordis ardanr. Scd ut vidctur 

 D. Mcry, acr ipfc diaftolcn procrcat , dum (uo clatcrio vcnrriculos & ar- 

 tcrias diftendit , ftatim atquc ccflat prcilio ab intunic!<:cntia fibiaiumorta: 

 vcrum acris contincntcr haufti clatcrium plus arquo audtum ciicuiationcm 

 ipfam tandcni jnhibcrct , nifi infenfibili pcrfpiracionc diftlarctur. Nam fpir- 



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