70 ANDREAE VBSAHI BRVXELLENSIS 
iTio,t3iitam hominum frcqucnt/am incollociuslaxeCarticulationis uitioncutiquamafEci : & 
expendamus paritcr, quaiuumadomniauitccmuniaincommodi rigida imniobdiscfciruix 
adferat.Qiiod ucro lccundx ucrtcbrx corpus in ''antcriori fede non planum rcliquorum colli '"f- '■' 
ucrtcbrarum corporum modo uifitur, at tubcrc fccundum longitudiiicm duc"io aniplioris li- '''' 
nea-formacxtubcrct, & utrinquc ad cius tubcris latus dcprimatur, '' mufculi illi m caula ccn. qsKxfal. 
Icndi lunt,qui collum fleflentcs, & liac fcde coeuntcs, in iftam ucrtcbra: corporis forrnani ua- tuh. a,b. 
lidius inlcruntur. Vcrum quum tcrtiaccruicis ucrtcbra lccundar fubiaccat, & utriuiquclatcris 
collum fleiScns mufculus (upra hanc ctiam inlcratur,non mirum cft, antniorcm ccrpori,^ fcr- 
tia; ccruicis ucrtebrx fadein lccundx ucrtcbrx nonnihil clTc confimilcm : imo dicTrcruni n lu- 
fculorum occafionc omniu ccruicis uertcbrarum fcdcm ucluti comprcflam, non autcm iit tho 
Pmejpiunu lumborumqj ucrtcbrx fcmicirculi infiar,protubcrante uideri.Qux quiim ita lc liabcanr, 
ncmincmlatet,omnibus ccruicisucrtebrisnoncundcmproccnuum numcrumobtigiffc. Ne 
autcmaliquid hlcprxtcrmifide uidcar, ncceffumfueritucl Galcninomincalicuius ucrtcbrx 
ceruicisproceflrusitareccnlcrc,utundedmnumcro inillisprocclTusadinucnias:totidcmnan 
Zil.,, Je V- queprocelTus colli ucrtebris a Galcno afcribuntur. Aflumito itaque tcrtiam,aut quartam,aut oifiruuta 
upiTttim. qujp,j3n.,^3ut fextam colli utTtcbram,ac primum duos numcrato proccflus in liipcriori corpo- ''"^ 'h''" 
nslede,utrinqucuiaeiicetunumacl latuslinus, cuimcumbenus ucrtebrxoblongumcorpus ri^fnaffm 
infidct.tcrtium autcm &: quartum rcccnfc duos afccndcn tes proccffus^qui incumbentcm ftib. frrmim dc 
cuni ucrtcbram.quintuin ucro & fcxtum, duos dcfccndcn tcs, quibus fubdita- ucrtcbrx alccn ■ 
dcntcs proccfliis cxcipiuntur. Porro fcptimum,oc1auumjnonum&dccimumnumcrabis, 
tranfucrfosproccfltis:quiquumutrinqucfintfinguli,acilIi rurfus gcmini bifidiqjccrnaniur, 
quatuor coftiiuutprocenus.undccimuseritiplc poftcriorproccnus,fcufpina.Vcrtimquum 
ucrtcbrx, quibusgcminis utrinquc tranfiierfus accidit proccflhs,lpinam quoque' bipartitam v8 ,<!./,». 
gerant,nihil obftitcrii,cur minus Kic duodccimumquoquc liiigas,Galcni numcru auiflurus. ' sfe-,-,cr 
Item quia ' oblonguin uertcbrx corpus infcriori fcdcproceflus modo quoqueeducitur,quid '^^ 
prohibcbit & id paritcr dccimi tertij proccffus loco, cxtcris adijccrcf QLiodautcminpriina 
ccruicisuertcbra,&; lccunda, fcpiimacjialiusproccfluu obfcruciur nuincrus, atque illeadhuc 
iniftisuarius,uclmctacciitccitranegodumpromptecolIigitur. ' Foraminain ucrtcbrarum '/i <4. 
Fordmimm latcribus neruis a dorfali mcdulla iranlinittcdis,&: ucnis quoqucac artcnis ad illam admittcn '^'^' 
vn-uos inLtc dis parata,cadcm fcric fub lccundaccruicisucrtcbraadfacrumulqucoscoftituuntur.lnicrla- 
rimfattten, tuscnim poftcrioris fcdiscorporis ucrtebra', & afccndcntcs dcfcendcntcsq! proccfliis, finus 
uumndturd. ■ i ^ r i' ■ r ' i i i i i ■ 
JncolUuntt, 1tii"am lupra intraq; in ainbobus latcribus cxculpitur, qui cum proximx ucrtcbrxfinu js,;,/;^.,. 
irii. communcforamcncfformat,quoncruusprofilit.Iftifi'nusinomnibusucrtcbrisnoparircha, ^if^i-r- 
f ^ bent niodo. in ccruicis cnim uertebris lemicirculus in fupcriori ucrtcbra, & fcmicirculus iii 
— ^ inferiori cxculpitur,utraqucucrtebra parcm opcram ad foraminis conftitutioncm prxftantc. 
Autfiquis adamursim fingula cxcutiat, infcnorucrtcbra in ccruiccpaulomaiorc poriioncm 
foraminis conftituit,ipfa fupcriori.' Sinuscniminfuperioriucrtcbrxpartccxculpiiis,S'ntcr is,<,/i,. 
proccflum afccndcntcm,&; proccffumqucmclatiorcorporisucrtcbrxparsproducit,profun *!>/"■"'«'■ 
dior cft ' finu,qui "" inicr defccndentem proccflum,& corpus ucricbrx cxlaiur.ln luniborum 
!™-Jr!i' proi^fi^is contraria cft ratio . fupcrior eniin ucricbra, fupcriorcin foraminis fcdcm la- m ^yi.ratrr 
^J- ■ tei-acpcftormat^iiifcrioriinterim ucrtcbra inferiorein foraininis illius paricm,fcu ucluti tcr- '<^'- 
f ) tiain circulipartcm duiitaxat conftituentc. Sinus cnim in illis ucrtcbris intcr corpus ac dcfcen- 
dentcm proccffum cxculptus, multis numcris eius cauitatc fupcrat, qui in fupcriori ucricbra; 
Jnthor.idi paric iiiter corpus ipfius &afccndentcm proccffum cxIaiur.Thoracis autcm uertcbrcmcdio 
«mc m iihabcntmodo.quxcnimcxilliscollopropius acceduni, colliucricbrishocncniorunifora- 
minc rclpondcnt : qux iuxta lumborum ucrtcbras confiftunt, lumborum ctiain ucricbris in 
foraminis forma afsimilantur. Quamobrcm uero Naiura,in alia fcdcncruoruin foramina" in- « ifi.cs. „ 
tcroccipiiisos &primam ucrtcbram,ac rurfus°inicrhanc & fccundamcxlaucrit, quamin ''''■4H.O' 
rcliquis ucricbris,cuiuis obuium cflearbitror^quiprimx ucrtcbrx cum capiic,& ciufdcm ucr '■''i^' 
tcbrx cum fccunda articulorum compagcm fcciesqi ex prxccdentibus iniellcxeril. Hx nancp °, 4 n^^" 
liquido coinmonftrant,iii latcribus ariiculo occupatis, ucrtcbras illas infculpi ncutiquam po- fe««i. 
tuiflc,nifi prorfus inSrmum inualidumtj Nanira hlc lcciflct conicxium, & mutuo olsium in 
afsiduis moiibus affi itflii, ncruos rumpi uitiaricf cupiuiflct. Qua ucro prouidcntia hax fora- r 
mina ^ in facro oflcexculpfit, in cius oflishiftoria pcrcurram. Cxtcrum quod ad prxfcns Ca Ih^thl'. 
Vmrhdnm putadhucfpecftat, colli uertcbrxaliud nihil fibi priuaiim afldfcunt. Nam ctfi omnium ucrtc- «''■ «■''J 
uppndias. brarum Iccundam {cquentium corpora fupcrius infcriuscj!,& ipfius ctiam fccundx corpus in- ''l."'|' ^ 
fra.ippcndiccsinminoribus natuoftendani, idquoque omnibus ucrtcbris Iccundx lubditis " 
