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fifefc. in radrj cnarrauonepcrlcquarjquiobliquus cftjquatcnusulnaredta. Radius nanquc fcpra ciu, 
tjigur.i. 8 infracj ulnx committitur,in " mcciio autcmac pcrrcliquam longitudincm ita arcuatimobli' juius. 
'\^^i(jk abu!nadchifcat.quodpariimmotusrationepcrficiairjUtob!ic]uofciIi- 
cct duclu radius ulna fuflu!tus,in pronum fupinumcj! prompte agcrctur : partim,quo apta le- 
des & fundamcntu mufculis coftitucrctur, quos ncccflario intcrnam cxtcrnamqi cubiti fcdcm 
occupare oportuit. Cluanc|uam magis obliqui fui motus occafione, quam muiculorum gra- 
tiaradium obliquari, plurimuincp in mcdio dufru duo cubiti offa inuiccm abfccdcre, illa nos 
doccant animalia,quibus nccp radius, ncqucradi] bencficio manus extrcma, in pronum fupi- 
mmiqj ducitur. Bquus nanque,ouis,ciusc); gencris animalia folidis, aut bifulcis donata ungui' 
bus,totacubitiIonoitudincradium ulnxadcoconnarum aflabilirumcp obrincnr,utneranriL 
lum quidccitra ulnamradiusmoueatur. Incanibusucro & felibus, & ijsanimalibus quibus 
pcdcs in digiros dirimurur, radius mouctur quidem, fcd tanio obfcurius ac diflicilius,quan to 
nos manuti rnotus pcrfccliores obimus. Diftat igitur in his quoqi animalibus radius ab ulna, 
ucrum longc minus i|uam in hominc.necp ciiam adco laxam ariiculaiionis fpccicm in illis,atqi 
inhominc,eft cerncre. Aiticulaturauicmradius ulna-fuprainfracp, diftcrcnii omninoariicu- „. ^ ^ 
lo.fupra cnim ulnaradium cxcipit,infia ucro aradio ulna cxcipiiur.Ad cxtcrnum itaquelatus namZucuU' 
antcriorisulnxiuxtahumcrumproccftus,' linus quidam inftarquarrxcirculiparris tranfuer tio. 
fim excu'pitur,Ixiiis,&carrilagineincruftarus.Huicfinui'' intcrnulatuscapitisradijjCuifinus 
; !,4>9^. infculpitur huiTicriexiernumcaputcxcipicns,appofiiecongruir,aclxuc& orbiculatumhicfa 
(TtLini^in iilo finu uoluitur.lnfra auti: iuxtabraciiialc,ubi radius craflcfcit,dilataturc;i, & infigni 
' appcndicc donatur,huiusappcndicis huinilliiTixfcdi" finus infculpitiir, illi nonabfimilis, 
1 vcmmm qucn pauloanrein ulnam incifiimrctulimus.liihunc(inumc.artilagiiic incruftatumfupcrior 
ffJdfilu appendicis ulnx " fcdes capituli modo protuberar,s,cartilagincc}i obduclajrcuoluirurdiacqj ra 
appra.fe rioncradius utriufqiarriculi bencficiorantummodo inpronum fupinumcfagiiur. Nonpro- 
poqnc cll (.^ij ^ fupcrioriariiculo,ubiradij ° ccruix confiilit,radius '' alpcrum abrupiumcpcduciiprocef 
■nfjimio ftinijquiinlcrnam cubiii lcdcmrefpicit, &intcriioni antcrioris cubitum flcclcntiummufculi gitudmcmU 
,1 !,io/.p. aprain fcdc parar.Rurfus rcliquo ab humero ucrlus brachialc du(^u,radius non oninino tercs ^ 'Jt" 
I i>i>!,4. &l.ruiscft.Vcruin fecundum ipfius longiiudincm humiliorilua Icde'' acutam & infigniier 
1 dfdmfi cxtubcrantcm producii lincam,qux icriiam uln.x lincam rcfpicicns, ' ligamcniu admiitit mcm 
gur. 5. branxu.'ilidifsimxrituambocubiiiofla,quainuiccmdchifcunl,colligans.' Extcrnumhuius 
5 '.'>!>4 linc.r latuspcrindcac ' inlcrnum quoquc^comprefliimfinuatumqjcft^uthocinternam cubiti 
- 7»»ifoi f'^'^'^'r' occupaniibus mufculis,illud ucro ijs qui in cxicrna confiftiii,ccdat. Porro intcrnum la- 
M.T, v,s. tus cxtcrno afperiuscft,qu6d priuatiin" mulculus tcrtium pollicis os flccflcns, no infimam fui 
!■ •>! ji.f.f cxortiis portioncm ab illo lalcrc fibi alcifcat. Dcindc fupcrior radi^ fcdcs e direcfto diclx nu^ 
6 r»i'c« P'^'^ lincx confiftcns,pcne icres cft,& iuxta mcdium Itix longirudinis aliquoufcji^afpcra occur * 
tJb.n'. rit,urinhancduo mufculiualidiorcm moIirenturinfertioncin:quorum' alrcr radium in fupi- 
ti,u4fi' numagcntiumbrcuioreft,' altcruero radiuminprontim duccntium fupcrior,cuiuspotilsi- 
giir ». lymrn occafionc afpcritas illa cxlarur,qu6dipfc ncrueam porius quam carncam infcrtione cfli- 
'^riU n ciat.lonPiusqiinolTcproducatur. ' Inradii lcdc brachiaIicontcrmina,quam craflcfccrcdila r .c • ■ 
t •im/i/r. taiiqjdictumcft^pIcracfexamuiiiminquirendaucniunr.Frimumenimnancpartcmiraaugc- d,j /^irtis bjlo 
'tabiil..io- rioporta!t,utrandcapraconftituereturledcs,cui brachialearticulariqucar.ncccflumcrcnim 
ittoZ'? cr crar.brachialis cum cubiro arriculir.in hominibus paulo minus toto ad radicem refcrri:fi mo- 
8 figiir. do quicfccntead humcrum ulna,fummamanus radij bcncficio, &fccundari6 in pronum fupi 
' ! prmi- num% agi dcbuit. Si nanquc in radio & ulna finus, cui brachialcariicularetur, xqualis poriio 
"ichmli cxculperctur.&ipfcintcrim finus {uperiorcbrachialisfcdcmimiiatus ncccftariotranfucrfim 
<,t,j. oblongus cffc dcberct, impoflibilcprofe(S6 fuiflet & radium & fummam manum in pronuni 
fupinum'uefcrri,ulna inicrim ad humcrti quielcente,ac ucluii huius molus bafi ac fulcimcnlo. 
Pars eiiim brachialis qux ulnx finui infcrcrclur, inarticularcturue, claui modo obftarct, quo 
minus ucl tantillum radius immoia ulna moueripoflxl. Opcrxprccium igitur fuit, infcriorcin 
radij pafxinadeocraflcfccrCjUt cfticicndofinui,cui brachialearticuIarciur,aptacflct.V crum 
ci.j/ij.R. q^jj^ tcnucos nimium craffciccrc ncquaquam cxpedicbat,Natura etiam brachialis poriio- 
ncni ab ulna fuftineri uoluit : at ita,ut uix punclo ulna brachialc coniingcret.coniingii auicm 
c •>!, !,4> ' acuto ipfius proccffu, qucm ftylo diffccfhonum periti afsimilant.Nc cnim ulna,rcliqua fui ap q^^^u^^^ 
Ti^h""' pcndicis fcdc,brachialeciira alicrius corporisinicrucntumconiingcrel,Naturaabinfcriori y^cliiSc .,1 
fcdc''fii"iusinradijappcndicc brachialisgratiacxculpti' cariilagincmdcduxii:quxulnxap- ulnadirimns. 
pcndiccm afccndcns , illam a brachiali dirimit,iiacji articulum hunc aptat, utulnabrachiale 
<juidcnifuft:in£at,'j£rumproximenoncontingat,totusqilinus (uii lane oportuit)adradium 
K 3 fpcfiet. 
