DE HVMANI CORPORIS FABRICA LIBER I. yt 
Num ucro hacc foraminula pituita: ccrebri cxpurganda: etiam cfFormctur, fcptimo libro pcr- 
tradabimus. In prclenria tamcn addcndum duxi,his nunquam nifi oppleto ccrebro pituitam 
excolari,&: Icuifsima piiuita: copia hac deflucnte,ca foramina obnirari, aliaq; graucdinis fym- 
cii fg.jli. Pl^o^^^t^ '"'"pcradmoncnduscs.inomnibuscaluariisnonxque ficq^iicntiahicappa 
i,„E. rcreforamina,qucmadmodum&' fcdcs quibus'' oltadusrcponuntur organa,non pariter 
d ndcmfi- ampla: in fmgulis confpiciuntur. Cxtcrum canis animal minimcpituitofum, fedexa<fufsimo 
• odoratupra'ditum,uthasfedcshabctamplifsimas,itaquoqiicpermuItaadmodumqjpaten- 
liainillisccrnunturforaminaann-orfum,nonautemuthominidcorfum,fpeftanda. 
K3, 4 Cauitasinterduasfi-ontisos conftitucntesfciuamasrcpofita, quamnonnulli olfaclus oroa 
numcllc a(Tcrunt,propter acrcin in ilia conclufum.qucm odoratui mirifice neccftirium cfle 
non ambigimus.Qiiam ucro hxc cauitas capax fit,prompte obfcruabis, fi fiontis os in fuper, 
cilioruinrcgioncfregcris.cftcnimamplifsima,&molliufculilcorpusmcmbranulaobduflum 
complccntur.quod medulla: quod.Tmodo refpondct:uniucrfum tamen eiufinodi cft,ut nullii 
4 Sfi.sa. fi'"''»-" 1" "^oto corporc repcrias,pra?terqua in ' caucrnis antrisue in cunciformi olfc crcbro coii 
c,D. fpicuis.Pra;tcrca quibus gallico morbo antcrior frontis oftis fquama croditur,autuuIncre 
pcrfringitur, tanto impctu in cxpiratione acrcmcxcauitatcilla propdli ccrnimus, ut etiam is 
candctelumcn proinptiftime cxufflct. Pra:fens enim cauitas non folum ad fuperciliorum fe- 
dem & quibufdam rccoditis foraminibus in narium amplitudinem pcrtinet, lcd ctiam in cam 
fi-ont!solTisporrigiturpartem,quamfupcriorefcdisociilircgioncmcoftituerediftuincft. 
L j f"oranicn,autrimapotius,taIisforinx,quaIeinunguisapiccquisccra:iinprimcrct:qua:'du 
SxtD^^jf. rxcercbrimcmbrana: hic firinanda; cxtruitur.Ncccn"uinquippeerat,nonhic folumubica 
7 ' mcmbranamultis foraminibuseftpcruia,uerumali-|s comp!uribuslocis,caluaria-allioari,& 
duram mcmbranam fibras uinculaq; pcr caluariam tranfinitterc.Licet ctiam iftas rimafacri m 
ccrcbrum ducendo alicjuid auxiliari intuebcris,n illas intrufa fcta,in nupcrrim^ dic^tam fiontis 
offis cauitatcm nariumq; ampliiudinemdefinerc cxpenderis, ac pra-tcrca ia ofTis cuncuin imi, 
tantis antrapertinerc animaduertcris. 
M 3 Sinusincunciforineoftcincifus,acgIanduIamcotincn3,cuiexcerebrodcfluenspituitain- Af«nK /„, 
ftilIat,quamdeindcperosfinrihiincctlorinasinpaIat5inanarcGalenusprodidit:peripfum ^""'^''^"*' 
cnbri aut fpongia: modo foraminibus pcruium, pituitam iT^i 
colarian"ercns.Hancfcntcntiam,nifiineaqu:rdaminGale Qi"''"'« M'»/'"'/^^^^^^ 
, 1 . ^ piird aiidnimijuis ruais prcc ntt lccc dccw 
numpictasrcmorarctur,nonininusaucroalicnamoftcn- 4mimt%„„ 
dcrcm, quam quod inaxime. Qiiandoquidcm hxc oftis ^ «^" nSimiuUs cjl, 
fcdcs,quf oftis cunciformis mcdium exiftit,ncutiqu.a fpon 'wl^ ''''* '"'"""^ 
gia:, multocj! adhuc minus cribri inftarperforatur, quum ^SIQ^ l»",™>i^I 
inibi folida contmuaq; conftet fquama, intus amplas illas '''^""' ^ 
cauitatcs plcrunque contincntc^quasofiaua fcxtiCapitis ^^^^ rx tmui mnilrn 
figura cxprefflimis, qua:^ non nifi cftVaflo prius oflein c^tC,D.E.F j„diu,„ucl2nt'IgUnl 
conlpectumucniunt.Pcrhuiufinodiitaqucoffis cuncifor, i' pituit^micducmtcs. 
mis foramina (quum nulla fint) pituita haudquaqu.a defcedit. Veriim ifinu M notato utriii 
qucduodcriuanturdLiaus,finuummodoexciilpti,quorumprioradfccundumforamcnno 
bis in ocuh fedis radicecnarratum ac G infignitu tendit,&pituitam in oculi fedcm & hinc pcr 
tora.nina,qua:prius C & * c.xprcfsimus,dcfcrt.Poftcriorfinusadafperummxqualc&fora 
mcii,lcuriinainpotius dcorfumporrigitur, quapituita ori palatoucpotifsimfunfluit &:aer 
qiioque intcr fpirandum caluariam pctit. Rimam hanc temporis offi & occipitii cominunem 
• N notauimus infiniftroIatercfecui-ida:figura:,&indextrotertix.Dudusucro&finusnoii 
Q p adeocoinmode(quumnon admodu caui uidcantur) in tcrtiafigura fc fpcaandosoffcrunt. 
• quanquaminterim priorem finum O, poftcriorcm uero P in cadcm figura indicaucrimus* 
uthisadiutus charac^icribiis finuufedcminucriscaluarijsocyusadinucnias.Proceftibusqui 
. Kfi ,t °':'"™'"''" circa fiiuim M infignimmapparent, ' dura ccrcbri mcmbrana firmiffim^adni 
• lcitur,ac ucluti ea fedc fuftinetur,qua hica caluarix bafi abfcedit, infignioresqi foporaliil artc, 
riarumramos,&commcmoratasnuperqua:pinutamdcducantuias,fibifubditashabct. 
Q_z, 3 Adlatusinxqualisafpcrxqjrimxfeuforammis N notati,ucrfusantcrioramagis aliudoc, 
currit foramcn in cuneiformi offc incifum, quod Ixuceft, & non ad amuffim orbicularc fcd 
circulo rcfpondet utrinque modice in lorigum comprcffo . Hac cnim efl]gie foramen infi, 
f ^'f-^ "Ji?" ^'-'^"'f^quod duotcretia corpora inuiccm membranis conncxa,crat tranfmiffiurum 
^■'Jfi.lc; ^ ''"'i '""q^ep^ris ncruorum ccrebri crafsiori, &pra:cipuxradicifimulcum'' quarto pari 
4I..MZ.' uiamprxbet, ^ ^ 
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