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rcntemurculor Thoracis autcm motus,qucm maximc adaeris infpiraiioncm rcquirimiis, 
omnino abolcretur, fi folis duntaxat ofsibus thorax conftarct. Si ucro is rurlus cx folis mulcu 
hs motuum opificibus conformarciur, ij pulmonibus & cordi, nulla ctiam rc extcrna cos ur- 
c 6 mur.u g*^'"^''"'^''^'^''^"^-^^ igitur ahqiia thoracis capacitas intus fiat, ac thorax ctiam motu agatur 
s,T.v;x. "oltintario,mufculi ' altcriiatimfuntinterpofiti.Moxautcm&hocadiccuritatcmnoparuni 
cr iiu.T, cordi pulmonibus^ conducit.magis cnim nunc muniuntur, quam fi fohs mufcuhs thorax fa^ 
T.v. bri catus eflct. Quinctiaofiea thoracis molcs firmandis fuftincndis^ fcapuhs,ac dcmum bra- 
H« intc - '^'^'i^ quoq>,rhirificc coiifert.Scapulas cnim fohs inniti coftis,&cIauiculas nullo offcquam fca 
gra figur. pulis &pedoris ofCc firmari,doccbimus ; ad quas rurfus brachia,& poftca cubiti & cxtrcma? 
VZ r'I' '^^''"'^ quadam (cric coarflantur. Pra-tcrca finullis ofsibus thorax coftaret,nulluseflctlocus 
undefcapulis&brachi-js&abdominiacahjs quibufdammembris mufculi pronafccrentur; 
nequc ullis fimdamctis mufculi ha;rercnt,aut confiftcrct. Atcp hanc fane olTci thoracis neceni- 
tatem,ficjuidaliud,profcft6 teftudinesnonabfqucfummaCrcatorisnoftriadmirationc,pul 
cherrimecdoccnt, qux ctfi tanj tuto fcpiatur domiciho,tamcn in pcdtoris & thoracis latcrum 
fedibus clcgantiftiraum & iucundifitmum fpcdatu oflium dcmonftrant textum,in hocdunta 
xatincredibiliartificio crcatum, utilli prioracrura innitantur : utqi mufculi tcftudinis brachia 
moucntes,commodeorigincmfLimant. Scd fortaftisinmcdium aliquisadferct^Curcftctpe' 
ius,thoracis modo abdomen quoquc oflcum cxtruif quum fi talis olTca ftrucs uicinim cxmu CurMomm 
fculis formata uentri circumponcrctur, conn-aftionem ac dilatationem non pi xpcdiret, ad 
ha-cmaior fccuritas itaabdomini conciharcturc Qtii ficquxrir,docendus cft,caqua;ucntrc 
continentur,non potuifteadc6,atqucintcrdumcxufueft,diIatari comprimiqi, ficxtiinfccus 
oflibus fcpirentur. Si autcm hoc ucrum cft,neque mulicrcs cocipa-c polTcnt ; dcindc ncqucad 
faturitatcm lciucl comcdcrehomini liccrct, uerum afsidua egcretcomcftionc, qucmadmodii 
& rcfpirationc. Sed hac quidcm f crpetuo homincm indigerc,nihil cft abfurdi : quippc qui in 
aere ueriatur, ac uiuit. Si ucr6 efculentis poculentiscp fimilitcr egercmus, uitam duccremus 
I admodumaphilofophia&mufisalicnam:cibiscf!pcrpetii6dcditi,opcramoptiinispulchcn-i 
mis^rcbusnunquamnauaremus.Rurfus,fi olTca moIestantacfIct,quanta mulicrcsultimis 
i mcnfibus utcro gcrcntcs rcquirunt, quid hacmole elTct incptiusf fi cxclufo fcctu, illa tam mo, 
j lcfteextubcrarctr & intcrim nulla re alia qua; cx ufu humanx fabricx cflct implcta non confi- 
1dcrct,utinteftina&uentriculumdebite amplcxaretur,&pcniciIlimodo,uelcalefacicndicau 
fa,proxiineillisapphcarctur;'Verumha-cinquintohbrocxequemurfufius,&oftcndemiispa 
\ ritcr,in uentris fabrica tantam NaturxfuilTc folertiam, utucntris organancq; dilatationc ncc^ 
comprefsioncuicifsim cgentia,autaliisfubicccrit partibus.aut etiamnon minusquampuf 
moncm muniucrit. Iccur nanquc &licn coftis fcpiuntur, &rcnes quoque totaliisoroanis ob 
hocpotifsimumaddorfumfuccumbunt,qu6d horumnullumdilataridcbeat.reliquaautcm 
ucntrisorganainfigniquadiximus prouidentia,ofteo contcxaifuis fundionibushaudqua- Ql^t^riFt- 
^ r\ . . . r . . , ^ . ^ mu I\J .-.tttr^ 
quam prarpcdiri Natura uoluit. QLium itaquc n cquc rcfpiratio.ncque uox abfquc thorace fii 
thorai 
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mtrus. 
ri pofsit, ac dein thoraccprimum quidem cor, infupercj! cum ipfo pulmo, muniri dcbcan t,ad *"'r.< „nm- 
quatuor uclut fcopos rcrum Opificem in thoracis fabrica attcndere oportuit, uocem nimi, 
rum,relp!i-ationem,cordis & pulmonis magnitudinem.Thorax enim,qui quodammodo 
oualiconftat figura,tamampluscft,' quantampulmonismolemcfteoporluit. Atpulmoin, 
tcrim thoracis fequitur forinam,non autem thoraxpulmonis.hi pulmonis enim hiftoria,me- 
diocri ncgocio oftendam, ipfum nulla pcculiari cguifTe forma, ut ncque iecur, ncquc lienem, 
neque quod.Tmodo cerebrum, Poit6 iam tempeftiuucrit,thoracis ofta icriatim dcfcribcre, ^0^?^™««; 
tfe M.14 &<;u"iLiei-tcbraseiufdeprius° cnarraucrimus, a coftisfermoncaufpicari. Coftxigituruiris 
c,De3-/i- &mulicribusabutroqjlatere duodcnoconftatnumcro:rarius cnimundena-tantumuiden 
frVcft/ ^'■"'•l'''"^'-"^"'"'^'''^"'''''*^"^''^''''^'^'^'^"^' oblcruauimus : quemadmodi; trcdecim quoquctho- 
Mfl^^iif racis uertebras fa:piusquainundecimtantumoccurrci-e,fupraretulimus. Singulis cnimtho 
giif aiJiz. racis ucrtebris, fingulx in ambobus lateribus cofta; articulantur. Qii6d autem uiros cofta ^''"'^ 
quapiam in alta-o lateredeftitutos,acuirosunius cofta;numcro a mulierc fupei-ari,uulgus 'cjji^",, 
opinatur,ridiculumplane eft:ctiam fi EuamcxAdxcoftaaDeoprocrcata,Moyfcsinfccun^ »»!.""""'' 
do Genefcos Capite prodidcrit, Qiiamuis enim forfitan Adx ofla^fi quis ea in fcelcton com- 
pcgiflet,ex altero latcreuna caruiflent cofta:non oL id tamen omnibus quoq; uiris unam dcfi 
ccre ncccfTceft. Ariftotelcs homini ocfto coftas tantum tribuit, conccflurus etiam quofd.T ocn' 
tis Ttirdtilorum feptenis coftis crcari,fimod6 id ahcuiusidoneiautoris teftimonio ipfi^on 
n, ,rr 1 - rimonioipli con ^„„,„/, 
Uitiflct.Vci-um ut htc Ariftotelcs aliorum duntaxat fuffragijsfuum dogma firmaret,ita quo- Cdp.i,, 
quc non difsimile uero eft, illic ocflo coftas homini cx aliorum relatu eundem afcripfi flc,haccp 
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