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Jitus nncxus. 
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pultc. 
ANDREAE VESALII ERVXELLE^JStS 
aVARTA VIGESIMI PRIMI 
CAPITIS FIGVRA. 
V R S E N T I figiiraextcrnctmfeiipollcrio^ 
rem canis fc.tpiilj! fcdem in hoc dclineaiiimus, utpromptc expcnde^ 
retiir hominisjcapiik ad canis,aiit oiiis diff creiitia,qiiam in fiiin^ 
tno hiimero , aiit fiipcriori fcapijie proccffii notabiinus . Si^qnificet 
igitur B fcapulitgihbiim ,feudorfum.ac<.^qiiidemip'' 
fius infiriorcm fedcm , B autem fuperiorem, ^ aniinamis collo cit 
pitiucpropiorcm. C(yD fpinam fcapiiLt; notent,fuper 
fcapuli£ ceriiicem non cxcedctitcm. E fca^ 
piila: ceruiccm. 
C A p V L AB ' utnnqucfingulccpofteriorithoracisrcgion/ucrfuslLipe 
riora innituntur, ac occipiiis ofTi, ccruicis,thoraciscp ucrtebris, coftis,& 
o(Ii " litcramrctcrcnti,mufculorumduntaxatinterucntucopul<inir.Oc 
cipitis quidcm ofti bcncficio fecundi kapulam moucntium mufculij 
qui ctiam hancmultarum ucrtcbrarum fpinis committit : uti & ' tcrtius 
fcapulxmotuum dux,qui ccruicis ucrtebris illam ncc"tit, '' Qtiartus ucro 
fcapulam mouentium,illam aliquot thoracis & ccruicis ua'tcbrarum fpi 
nis firmat.Coftis lcapulam comiitunt' primus ilbm moucntium mufculus,& thoraccmmo' 
ucntium' fccundus.Oftiucro i/ refcrcnti" lcptimiciusolTispcculiariummufculoruopcfca' 
pulacopuIatur.Iiihominibus,fimi)s,aclciuris,&liqux alia clauiculisdonatur,cxabund.i:tili 
gamciuorumauxilio, " lcapula" clauiculis coarticulatur,clauiculxcj;contcrmina cft.Iiiom^ 
iiibiis ucro animalibus ' brachi) os lcu hiimcrus ipfi articulatur.ac proindc fi homincm fcapu 
lisdcltitutuni finxcris,nuIlaranonchuiTicriarticuIum lcrmonc conftitues. Adcius nanqucar 
ticuli conftruc"tioncnincccnum cft, humcri capui alicuius oftis finuni fubirc, atqucutmouca- 
tur,in aliquo oftc ueluii in bafi quapiam firmari. Porro huiufmodi fimis occafionc,'' collum 
qiioddam fcu ccruix fcjpulx protuberai, in cuius cxtrcmo ' fiiius tam alte latccp cxculpitur, 
quantum humcriarticulouarrjsadmodumcpdifFcrentibusmotibusmoucndocxufucft. At- 
quchicfineprimusprxcipuusqjfcapularumufuscciifciur.cui alius moxfubfcquitur, ncque 
ipfcquidciTipccnitcndus,thoracisuidclicct pariiumcoftisiiiicclarumcomiiiunitio atquc cu- 
ftodia. Aiiteriores enim thoracis paries tucmur, multo anteprouidcnlcs qux occurfura Ixlii- 
racpfuni,&ant:cipaniesucltranfilirc,utidqu6dingruitdcclinemus,autobiicercpcdorimu 
nimcntumaliquod,aut manibusquippiamquo dcfcndamuranumere. Qiiinimoplcrunque 
& lolismanibusaiiiepcricliiamur.laiius elTirraiihasuuIncrari, rumpi,cotcri, abfcindi,quam 
quod Ixfurumfii,adpc(ftuspcrtingcrccoccdamus.Thoraxenimrcfpirationiscftorganum, 
quemadmoduni &abillo coniplcxus pulmo:corautf:infiti caloris fomcs.irafcibilisqjanima: 
fcdcs cenfctur, propugnaculis ob idctiam cgens ualidioribus. Porro quum poftcriori thora- 
cisfcdi,8L anteriori xqualcab occurlantibuspcriculumimpcndeat.corum ucro quxobeflc 
ponuniprxcogniiio,inantcriori & poftcriori rcoioncncquaquamparfit,nonprxfcniibus 
nimirumin poftcrioriregioncoculis^oportuitfane&hicquoqucNaturamartificiumquod- 
dammachinari, poftcriorcmcp thoracis fcdem ncuiiquam ncgligcrc. QuocircainftarualIi&: 
mirabilispropugnaculiucrtcbras thoracis inibicompcgit,&fcapulastanquamduoscIypcos 
&fcuta,firmilsimoscpmurosobiccii.hincrurfusaliumufumhominiacccfl"uruminimeigno- 
rans.quo complurcs mufculi motuiimbrachij autorcs, fcdcm quafulciantur,&aqiiaorioi, 
ncm aptifsimeducant, commode adipifcuntur. Aiqucid prolcftofummxopus eft iuftitix, 
codemoffcadiam uarios prorfus^ncccirariosufusabuti,&uiidcquaquc ica fcapulas cfFor- 
marcutpriuatimadfingulosufus confi^txccnfcriqucant. Scapulacniminarqualiscftadmo- 
dum,omniqjcxpartc fibidilTimilis. prxtcruarioseiiim ipfiusproccftus,finus,iubcra,appcn 
dices,ciusq! gciicris rcliqua,e quibus oftium difFcrentias dcfumpfimus, fcapula trianguli diffc. 
rcniibus latcribus cfTormaii imaoincm quodammodo cxprimit.'" Primum nanqiic^pfius !a- 
tiis,quod bafim fcapulx pcrpctuo uocabimus, ca fcapulx fcdcs cft, qux fecundum dorfi lon 
giiudincniihoracisucrtcbrarumfpinisproximecxporrigitur.bafishxcobliquaconftallinea 
qux fupcrius & infrriiis, uerfus corporis latus oblique ucluti in circuli conuexum inclinata.in 
medioautcmcrcbropaululumlunatacauaqi uifitur. hitcrdum cnim continuoduiftuwtafca- 
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A.B. 
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