ly» ANDREflE VESALH BRVXELLENSIS 
adhibito figamenta fenfim rcficcataj ipfius ofla firmitcr conrincnt, leuiori^ ncgocio in offlum 
connexubrachialc,cubiti&:poll:brachialisoffibus comittiturniififorteiniungcdisoffibuspe 
ritior,brachialis offiamutub dirimcrc,acligamctis cmudarc,poftmodum^ a;neis filis inuiccni 
committcrcaudcas,autetiadifiunda alleruare uclis.Moxubibrachialeineummodumignj 
appofueris,chartamaffiumes,cuipoftbrachialis&digitorumona,nonpra-termiffisfclaminis 
oftibus^cxacrteemundataimponas.-quominus ha;cilli chartac inuoIuta,ncqucaItcrius manus 
offibus confu(i,in committcndis offibus negocium augcant.Conduxcrit igitur, manuum pe 
dumcp olTa fcparatimin quatuor chartas recludcre. Priufquam tamcn huius illiusue manus, 
aut pcdis offia chartac implicas, an tca fcmper indagandum eft,num aliquod os no mundatum 
fupcrfit,ne quum putamina &ius abrjcicndum curas, una aliquot ofla ofcit.itcr fimul aufcren 
da porrigas. et fi forte ungucni affieruarc uifum fit, illum dum pcdis manuumq; digitoru offia 
expurgas, aucllcs. No minus cnim humanos ungucs,quam auium & quadrupcdum ungucs, 
apcdibuscalcntiaquximpofitis,elixationereccdcrecon(iDicimus. Porroquumulnam&ra- 
dium cmundas, cartilago non ncgligctur, qua; aradio profefta, magna ex partculnam a bra- 
chiali dirimit. Hccc nanq; ab ulna libcrabitur, ui radio adhuc connata, in oftium connexu,rur 
fusulnam &brachialcinterccdat. Quinetiam quandocaput purgas,accuratifsiniecaucto,nc 
mcmbranam,qua;auditusorgani foramenfuccingitcucllens,officulailIancgligcntcrcximas, 
quxciusorganiconftrurtioncmfubintrant.quippeillaftylo quopiaminforamcnmilTo,funt 
ftudio(ccuclIcnda,&paritcrcxcuticda. Harcofficulaad rcliquaoffiiumcoIligationcm,aIiqu6 
rccondcs, & ucrtcbras omniiJ poftrcmo e iureeximcs, quemadmodii & facrum os : nifi forte 
poft aliquam clixationcm, coccyx os a facro libcrarcIubcat,quQd fcilicct huius oflicula^ob car 
tilaginca Iigamcnta,qux ipfa coiincclunt,fi diutius coquantur, ab inuici; fciungi folcant. Si ta 
mcn coccygis offis prcfcindendigratia, os facrij excmcris,id dcnub cacabo eft immittcndum, 
coccyxq; os priuatim in chartam rcponendum, aut in fportulam coniicicndum, in quam mi^ 
nuta locabis officula ; cuiufinodi dcntcs funt,fi fortc iplorum aliquis cxcidcrit,aut aliqua offis 
portio olcitantcr ef&afla fucrit. Verum ut pubis offium cartilaginem fcrucs,priufquam ilium 
ofla a facro libcras, pubis ofla antcriori poftcrioriqp fcdclcuitcr lunt emundanda,ac dcin inui^ 
ccm folis manibus fciungcnda,ut ipfa intcrccdens cartilago ab altcro ofteabfccdat, uniqi dun- 
taxat commilTa mancat, lcui negocio poftmodij in offium connexii, cum altcro pubis olTe iun 
gcnda. OfTa hac rationc purgata dcnuo nuincrabis, non quidem manuum 8C pcdiiona, qua: 
iain fcorfum chartis prius inuoIuiiTi, ucrum rcccnlcbis caluarix partcm,quam fcrra a rcliquo 
capitc adcniifti:in quaconfidcrabis, numportiuncuIxtcmporumoft!um,qu3;inftar fquama; 
uerticis offibus applicantur,atque ferraa cxtcratemporum portioneaufcrri lolcnt,cx clixatio- 
nc dccidcrin t,nc forteillas cum offium fpoliis autiurcrcijcicnda cures. Solciit enim facilc a ucr 
ticis offiibus dccidcrc, fi cafu lcrrx fc<fiio multumfupraaurcm ducra fucrit. Deiiidenuiii dcns 
aliquis exfupcrioriinfcriori'ueniaxilla cxcidcrit, pcrpcndcSj&uigintiquatuorucrtcbrastoti^ 
deniqi coftas ciiumerabis,duas clauiculas,duas fcapulas, duos humcros,duas ulnas,& radios 
dnoSjlacrum os, a quo iani antea coccyx os adcmptii cft;duo grandia ofla iacri offis latcribus 
ncxa,fcniora duo.tibic ofla duo,& fibulas duas,itcm patcllas fimilitcr duas. Atquc ubi omnia 
cnunieraueris,magnopcre c5duxcrit,olTa denuo miindx & bullicn ti aqux indcrc,ac mox CX' 
cmpta fcorfuni afjicro rudiqj lintco abftcrgere,& fi qux ligamcistorij.aut mcmbranarum.aut 
niufculorum infcrtionis cxortus'ue fint reliquix, cas defricarc abftcrgcrcq; coucnit, ftudio in^ 
tcrim adhibito, nc lubrica, & cruftx niodo offibus adhibita cartilago fimul aufcranir. Interca 
ucro duni hxc in orbcm igni appofita lcuiter dcficcatur, aurium cartilagines cute detcgeiitur, 
chartx cunircliquis cartilaginibusapplicandx.ldemquoqjin palpcbrarum&nariumcartiTa 
ginibusmoIicndumeft,acdcinccpsacutiscuItcIlisosi/ rcfcrens.a mufculisipficomiffis.quam 
licebitcxacTifsimccrudumemijdabis. PurgatoiIloofIc,laryngis cartilagincs fimifiter crudas 
accurate cariiibus membranisq) Iiberabis,fimul cum una atcp altcra alfierx artcrix trtici cartila 
ginCjCimaginicoparatg.Iam pcflorisos^ipfiqjconexas cartilagincs lcdiiloemundabis,quod 
co minus prompte pcrfcccris, quo id pluribus obducitur mcmbranis,pingucq) cft,& intcrim 
coqucndum neutiquamuenit, uixcpcalcnteaquaafpcrgcndu. Quuiiiucro cartilagiiics carne 
fpoIias,caucndum eft,ne menibranam cartilaginibus proxime obdu(!Tam,ilIi^ coiTcfpondcii 
tcm aufcras,qux quod os ambit, rui^iismii Grxcis uocatur. Qiiippehac membrana a cartilagi 
nibusdifccrpta, illxinfirmiuspcdorisoni comittunturj&cotratftxbreuesintortx^euadut. 
Ktquomiiiuscartilagincshxcontrahanturjpeftoris osad igncni non cft cxiccanduni,fcd ali' 
cubi tantifpcr,dum olTancctcrepropofucriSjiiilocononniniishumidorcponendum.nerur. 
fuscartilagiiicsplusxquo flaccefcatjacpoftcadcformemihoracisoffimmfabricamcoftituant, 
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