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Galcno annotarunr, cordis corpus vario Ebrarum do(au videlicctr^ 

 ao^rranfucrfo obliquo fabreftarum eflTcat in cordc elixo ,alitcr fc ha- 

 htxt dfprehcnditar fibrarnm ftrudara. Omnes cnim fibrae in paricilb. 

 &fepto circulares funt.qua'es in fphirKacrcill? veto quae funt in lacei, 

 talis,(ccandara longicudinem obliqus,porre<aas ; fie fit dum omncsfi. 

 hxx firaul contra(aac fint.vtconringa t.& conu ad Bafin a laccttalisad- 

 duftameflV.&parictcs in orbecircumcIufas,& cor vndiq; contra^ 

 cflc & vcntriculos coar!aau,& proinde,cu ipfius adi o fir cotraftio.fi 

 ^oncmeios eircfanguincmin artcriasprotruderecxiftimandumeft. 



Necminus Ariftotcli deprincipatucordisaflentiendum,anjlcMc. 

 bro motum & fenfumaccipiat.? an a iecorc (anguinem f an fit piind- 

 piaoavcnaruro.&fanguinis&liuiufmodi? cum quiipfurarcdarguctc 

 conamu'jillud principalc arguraentum oraittunt,aut non inrelligunt, 

 qoodcornempepdnQam fabfiftens fir,& habeat in fc fanguincDU,VK 

 tam,(ennim, momm, ancequamauccerebruraautiecurfadlacrant, 

 velp!anediftindaapparuetant,vel(alcem vUam fundionem edct9 

 poraerant. Ecfuispropriis organisad motum fabricacis, cor, tanqoam 

 animal quoddam incernum anciquius confiftic. Quo primo fado^abi* 

 pfopofleaBeri,nutriri,conreiuafi,perfic{,commanimai»canqaaroha' 

 las opus & domicihum , natura voluiilec : & cor f tanquam in repubt. 

 prioceps)penes quern primum & fummumimperiumvbiquegubei- 

 nans (it. A quo tanquam ab origine in animali, & a fimdamcnto omnit 

 poteHias deriaecat,& dependeac. 



At amplins circa arterias plurima fimilirer veriratem banc illoftratt 

 & confirmaQr,curarteria venofa non pul(at»cum numeretar inter ar* 

 crxiaspauc cur m vena arteriofa pulfus fentitur <> quiapulfiis arterianiin 

 fanguin k impulfio e ft. 



Cur arteri« in fuae tunica cra/ntie,& robote tantu I venis difFcranti 

 quia fullinencimpetum impellcntis cordiS)&prorumpentis fanguiniS' 



Hioc cam natura perfcda nihil facit fruftra , & in omnibus eft fuffi* 

 dens quanroarterixpropinquiorescordiruntytanto magisi venisin^ 

 conftitationcd»fFcrunr,&robuftiorcsfttnt,&iigamentofacmagi$>ift' 

 vltimis verodideminationibusipfarum , vtmanu>pede>cercbro,niC' 

 fentcrio,fpcrmaticis itaconftitutionc fimiles funr.vt oculari tunicaru» 

 infpedioncalterum abaltcro,int«nofcere difficile fit.HocautcmiU' 

 ftis decaoCsfic fe habet, nam quo longiusartcriae diftant i corde > eo 

 ininorc malio,vi,abidu cordis per multum /pacium refra6lo,percel' 



luntur. 



