DE HVMANi CORPORIS FAERICA LIBER 1. 
tubcrum.quac primx fiiius fubcunt.amplitudincm^craniticmqi. Infupcrha-c tiibcrum amplitu 
fs,7<"l'- doincaufaetianicft,' foramcnquo traiifucriiisfccuncJa; procciTuspcrfbratur, non rc(f}a,(cd 
T/i °t'''q""'''^"'pf"''" Liidcri/ecus atquc m prima ccruicis ucrtcbra," & qninqiic fccundx fiibie- 
* ctis^quarum tranfucrfus procclTus rcflo amploq; foraminc pcruius cft.Ncquc profcdo liaiSc For^n^mn^r 
nus in homine ulla ccruicis nnhi occurrit ucrrcbra, qux tranfucrfum proccffum non acficrit ""/"""''^r». 
pcrforatum.Verumproccfluslcptimxcanumfimiarumqjucrtcbrctranfucrluiiiproct-ftiim, "•^™"'' 
abfqueforamincfrequcnteradinucni.HuiufinodiforaminibusfolxccruiCi.sucrtcbrxornan' 
h ukim 5 tur,in hocpcrforatx,ut " ucnaartcnaniq; furfum ducant,qux dorfali mcdullx,ac tandcm ipll 
Ul.figuril ccrcbrofaiiguincmfpiritumq;dcriuant.Prxtcrcaquatuorucrtebrx,quxfta[imfrcundamfc, 
is.iofe.y, quuntur,hocctiampcculiariterfibiucndicaiit,qu6dilloruiii' tranfucrfi proccftus ampli & bi- 
"ifmtm ^'^'''•''"•'''°"'^^'"™""'^""'''«'-"'^™"dcmfpinx,afpcri&iiixquaIcs.Tranlu^^^^^ 
7,s.j , ,0. formainuiccm rcfpondent, & intcrior ipforum pars lcmpcr latior cft, clatiusq; iplapoftcr 
riorieffcrtur.Spiiix autcm partium impar in omnibus quafi ucrtcbris cft forma,&: illx pcrpe- 
tuo uanjs modis protuberat atque cxalperantur. Hxc tranfucrforuni procclTuum amplitudo 
& bipartitio.cadcm rationc accidit, qua fpinas bifidas clTcprius rclatuni cft, niiiiiruni mulcu- 
lorura ortus infcrtionisq! gratia. Vtenini alios huius fedis prxtcrcam niu(cuIos,utrinque 
ksmf .(i traiifuerfis ucrtcbrarum procclTibiis priuatini " duos committi in fccundo libro fcribcnius, 
'ouiir.^l ^""'■'^'^'^'-■"'^'^"^'^^"'""^S^poftcaconfccutionismotucaputiiilatcraducuntur.Him.ufcuIi 
lutm uh. "•' utroque latere ita collocaiitur, ut unus aiitcriori traiifucrforuni procclTuuni fcdi,altcr ucrb 
iterN. poftcriori afcribatur.Scptima auteiii ccruicis ucrtcbta traiifucrfos proccflus latos q'uidcmcxi 
git,atadmodtiobfcurebipartitos.Qiiumcnim ampIiproccnq;fint,nullaiiicumbitnccclTitas, 
eofdcm cjuoquc bifidosficri, prxcipuc quaiido mufculi collum iiilatus duceiites,iioii adcoua 
lide fcptiiiTxac cxtcris committaiitur,qu6d hxc iUis ucluti bafis in dic^to colli mom fubiaccar, 
5,..j;g.A '3bl'cure iion fecus quam thoracis iicrtcbrx in latus moueatur. ' Afccndciitcs "' dcfcendcrt ^fctvin,t!,m 
sr mmtn tcsqsproccfIus,quibus ucrtcbrx mu£u6articulantur,inoinnibus ccruicisiicrtcbrisfccuiidx cr drfier.de„, 
i^^j. 4- fubicctisfiiiiilesfuiit,&fccundaquoqucdcfcendcntcsproccflusobtinet,aliarumproccfiibus f ""^** 
" "k>- difsimilcs.Qiii itaquc dcorfum fpcaat,& fubditx comittuntur ucrtcbrx, orbiculari finu 
nihiliniiius quam alte incifo, & ab antcriori fcde iiifignitcr oblique dcorfum iii poftcriora e 
duclo^ornantur.Afccndciitcsucroproccniis.quiincumbcntiarticulanturucrtcbrXjtubcrcu \ 
luni orbicularc habcn t,quod adco lcuitcr fupcrficictcnusq! cxtubcrat, ut ionorcs finuumnc id ^ 
ancapitum numcro afcribcrcdcbcas. Hoc tubcrculuinafcciidcntium proccffuumfinuicon' Mnhc M, 
gruit:& cartilaginc pcrindeac fiiius incruftatum, ab aiitcriori fcdc dcorfum in poftcriora ad- d,ia,M 
modumctiamoblique frrtur. idquod nonobiterconfidcranduincft.Nain obliouus illedu- 
clus in ccruicis ucrtcbris, qua- tlioraci propiorcs fuiit, minor fcmpcr, ac fccundum corporis 
longitudiiiem rc A'or euadit,qu6d illx ucrtcbrx iio adc6 laxe ac fiipcriores moucri, atquc ob 
|,- idetiam nontamlaxearticulari.dcbcaiit. Afccndentcs itaqueprocclTiis fuo tubcrculo, iinum 
y dcfcendcntium procclTuum fubingrcd!untiir,atque ita fccuiida ceruicis ucrtcbra tcrtia- dupli, 
ci articuloalligatur,uttcrtiaquartx,& ficrcliqux oniiicsadthoracem ufqucconfcquentcs^ 
Scptinia enini ceruicis, priinx thoracis afccndcii tcs proccfllis cxcipit. VcruinNatura non fo^ 
lum ccruicis ucrtcbris laxiorescommunicauitarticulos,fcd ut commodius aptiusqj quam rcli- Corfor«cne 
quxdorfipartcs,coIiuininfigni&quoiiiaxiincindigcmusufu,moucripofsit,ipfaaliudquo- «m<»fTirf,vt 
l'm°,"m- '^^"^ P''°P'''"'" ':°"' ucrtcbris adhucclargitur. Qiiuni cnim ucrtcbrarum thoracis & lumborS 
':°''P°''''' iiiuicem planis minimcq; cxtubcrantibus comittantur fuperficicbus,ad cum modum 
alum quoduolxuigati ainpliq; aftcrcsmutuoincuinbcrcnt^Natura" infcriorcceruicisucrtcbraru 
orumua- corporis partem oblongaiii, capitisq; alicuius arriculi ad motuin cuidciitcm lafli ritti,cxtube. 
■bris fi.cC' 
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f; cr gi^"" lupcrioris ucrtcbrx corpus 111 hunc fubditx ucrtcbrx finum ingrcdiatur,ucrtcbrarumq; 
sjig.t. compago ad moucndumpromptiorconfurgat.Atquchxc compaaioiiis fpccfcs in fccundc 
9P.'<>^, ucrtebra-Tm-n friTLT ,'N'Hcinfl,-iM q1,,-i,.^«-(T.U;.,^.,.,^.-.,.„ .„1 • n. • 
pit. .4! "°'""^>^<: ° fuperiorem corporis ucrtcbrarum partcni amplo finu ita cxcauauit, ut obloii- 
'•/.cr ^'^""'''^'^'-"'■'«'■'sucrtcbrxcoi-pusinhuncrubditxucrtc' 
ucrtebrx cuin tcrtia,& dciiidc 111 aliquot liibiaccntiuni uertcbraruni nexu maois cft colpicua". 
_ Colli autem lcptima, primx thoracis quafi omiiino plaiia innititur ftipcrficic^ac ctiam ipfius 
mm,,,z. corpus elatiori li-dc noii adc6 atque fupcriorum ucrtcbrarum cxcauatur:quod prxcipuc acci 
dit,quiafuperiores laxius infcrionbus inoucri.cx ufu fuit. Cxtcrtim quam tuto uertcbrx inui 
cem ligamcntortim ope colligcntur,quamq; ftudiofcNatura laxis his olTIum conncxibus pro- 
fpcxcrit,inufculi & ucrtcbrarum ligamenta in fecuiido libro aft'atini oftendciit.Nunc intcrim 
D E I opificiuin fumnioperc admiremur, qu6d is fimul & lixuritati,&inultiplici motui tam 
incrcdibiliinduftriaprouidcriti&quauisfortc crcbriorcs ccruicis noxas luxationesq;,quam 
reliquai-uin dorfi partmm ficri conlpicimus^iiihilommus tamen adhucmaois obucrfetur a 
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