ati DE FITVITA GLVTlNOSA LARTNGIS. 



recefllbus interioribus a inaflii {Imguinca (ecernantur. Ita 

 quidim ex analogia , qunm fecrctio aliorum humorum 

 pauUo fpiiriorum in C. H. (qualcs funt matcriac (cbaccac) 

 manifefto fuppeditat , condudcrc licct. Organa ifta giaa- 

 dulas dicere Iblcmui. Qiuilcs aiitcm ct quacnam fuit irtac 

 glandulae , quac hanc pituitam ghitinolam ct tcnaccm la- 

 ryngib lccernunt , pcr loias anatomicas disquifitioncs non 

 latis \idctur dcrcrminatum. Nc igitur temcrc quid fta- 

 tiMunus , aliqu.is conlidcrationes fubiiuigcrc non imutilc fo- 

 re putaucrim. 



§. II. Uuac potiflrimum fpccic? gUndulirum circa la- 

 r}'ngcm ct trachcam cognicac lunt , quas Iblcrtiflimi Mor- 

 gngni diiigcntia partim in apricum produxit , partim cxa- 

 clius dcfcripflt. Talcs liint glindulac cpiglottidis ct ary- 

 tcnoidcs in laryugc , quac facpc conglomcratarum morc , 

 in raccmos mollcs coiiccflac lunt \ in trachca autcni illac , 

 quac in poftica eius portionc , in intcrftitio mcmbranco 

 longitudniaii intcr cartilaginum Icmiannulnrium tcrminos rc- 

 li<flo , dctra(fta tunica cxtcriorc , foliuriac , oiulcs ct com- 

 prcflHic conlpiciuntur , ct quarum caiuliculi pcr fubicd.is 

 fibras carneas transmifli olculis fuis cxcrctoriis intra afpc- 

 ram artcriam hiant. Aut igitur iLarum Ipccicrum altcru- 

 tra , aut ambac pro pituitac gluiinofic fcaturiginc habcri 

 dcbcnt , aut aliac quacdam nouae glandulac hadcnus in- 

 cognitac anatomicomm fcrutinio dctcgcudae rcftant , qui- 

 bus ifta fundio aflTjgnari queat. 



§. la. Qiiod ad glandulas in tracheac dorlb pofiras 

 et fccundo loco cnumcratas attinet , illas huic fcopo inlcr- 

 "vire vix probabilc cft. Humor cnim hic cxcri.mcntitius 

 in fijprcma laryngc fcdcm fuam habcrc folct j glandulac 



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