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DB HViMANi CORPORIS FAbRICA LIBER 11. 2I5 
R IM V S Libcromnia,qux adhumani corporisoffium cartilaginumqp 
cnarrationcm fpeclare duximus , enarrauit , praefcns ucro offium cartila 
ginum^ ligamcnta, & ea mouentcs mufculos profcquctur. Offiumc- 
nim & cartilaginum naturaprimum fuit pcrdifcenda, & poft illamox 
ad ligamcntorum mufculorumqj concilloncm propcrandum , quando 
quidcm hac corporis partes , carteris omnibus ucluti fundamcnta ac ba - 
fcs fubijciuntur .'Ligamcntuniitaquc.quodnerui gcncratimdiiftinO' 
niinc compra-hciidimus,Gra;ciscj; tnujAtrn©- nuncupatur, proprio, nonautcm communi Cu 
gnificatOjCorpus cft fimilarcex oficautcartiIaginc,autquauis duriorimcmbranaprincipiii 
duccns,omnis propcmodum fenfus cxpcrs,durum,fcd tamcn cartilaginc moIIius,album,ua^ 
riosqjin colligando, continendo, obtcgcndo,& mufculis conftitucndis homini ufusprar^ 
ftans.''Niricnimoffium& cartiIaginumarticuIi,Iigamcntistcncientur,nihilfaneprohibcret 
ofl&,autcartiIagincsinquoIibctiTiotuluxari,&afuanaturaIi fcdcalia alio permutata egrcdi. 
Quodne contingat^fummusrcrumopifcxDcusomncsoffiumcartilaginumqiarticulosliga 
mentis circundedit,ualidisquidcni,aticminionisinterim, tenlioniscpnonparuxcapacibus. 
Mirada profcclo cft Crcatoris induftria,qui cxcoarticulatis inuiccm offibus,corporis fubfta 
tia enafci uolucrit, cuius beneficio ofta fimul ad amuftim tutoq! coIligcntur,&articuIata conti 
ncantur,nequeprompte pcr uiolcntosmotusafcinuiccm rumpantur, quodqidcmumha^c 
fubftantia cx continuis indcfcffisqp motibus,noxx fufcipicnda; contumax, ob duriticm cuafe 
rit.Porroutoflacartilagincsqsa mufculis tracT:aocyuslequantur,molIcrurfusIigamcntifub' 
ftantiamconfingioportuir^atqihacrationcinualidam. Atquicontrariumcftualido &duro, 
infirmum,debiIeacmolk-.QuxfiicriiigiturrerumOpificisfolcrtia,quicorpus quoddanifa- 
brefecit,ufus&naturacutriu!'q)abunde conipos,&abiniuriisrcmotum, cxhumana.- fabiica; 
rcfectioncdifcas.intcgrum cft. Compcries enim omncligametum adco durum , ut luto fimul 
colligct,&quantumfuoarticuIocxufucft,iIlu!!imouerinonprohibcat, ncq! facilcabrumpa 
tur.atqjhicpra;cipuusprimariusqiligamcntiufuseft,aquoctiam nomcnmutuatur. Nanili- 
gamentumcxoflrcinos(uthuiTicri&genuai-ticulorumIigaiTicnta)autcx cartilaginein carti- 
lagineiTi(utIaryngis cartilagines mutuo nctfl:cntia)autab ofTc in cartilagincni(ut qua: coftaru 
cartilaginespe(florisofficommittunt)infcrtum,comminbrumoffiumac cartilaginumcoiri' 
muncuincuIumcfHcitur,hocfolonomine,utilIainuicemcolligct,fiucha:cmanilefto fiucob^ 
fcuro,&quiuixpcrpcndipoffii,motu agantur.'SccundoufuligaiTientum,tendincsfuis,qui 
bus uchuntur,finibus continct,nc cx ipfis dcclinent, aut ab illis elcucntur . huius autcm genC' 
ris ligamcntain hominc cffe quam plurima,in manus pediscp mufculorum cnarratione docc' 
bimus.In externanaiiq!cubidfedc,quabrachialcilliarticulatur,ciusclaffis ligamenta' fex ui^ 
funtur,inintcrnaautcmbrachialisregione'unicum&perquamuaIidum,dcindc etiaminin' 
tcrnadigitorummanusacpcdisfcde,unicum in tota fcre ipforum longitudinc confiftit.hi 
antcrioriucrotibia:fede,quapcdiarticulatur, unumquoquecftamplum&ualidum^&^alia 
denicpin ter tibiam & calccm.acinter fibulam & calccm obfcruantur, quxomnia in hocprarci 
puecrcata funt,ne tcndoin mufculicontracfhonc e propriofinuanurgat . Nifi cnimhuiuf 
modiligamcntia antcriori tibia:fediiuxtapedcmprcpofit5,intcrrcliquos,quibusuia pifbet, 
tcndines, illos qui digitorum cxtcnfionis authorcs funt,tranfiTiittcret,& cotincrct,quotics di' 
gitos tenderemus,tcndines illi antrorfum a tibia: &pcdis articulo promincrctnihilo niinus fa 
nc,cp fi funicultt unidigito alligatuad genu ufcjj protedercs,iIloq) digituni clcuarc, conareris, 
fuiiiculusnanqjilleuerfus genuattraflus,plurim5 
a pcdis cu tibia articulo abfccdcret . At fi aliu funicu 
Iti tranfuerfim infiraa: tibie fcdi obligaueris,atcp fub 
illo,cu quo digitJi cxtcndi uoleba,traduxcris,funicu 
lus illcrccfkis,ctia fi ^trahatur,no amplius a tibia ab 
fcedet,& tibia: pcdiq!, trafucrfiuinculi occafione to- 
toducfluexporrecTtuSjdigitiiclcuabit.At^hac Natu 
re folcrtia aurigas imitari in tucmur an ulis illis, quos 
cquoruiugis concclunt^uthabena oblogioripanu 
15 traiecfla, equos.quibus no infidcnt , opportuniiis 
refleclat.Quiaueroligamctaha^cpcrinde^acillcanu 
lushabcne,trafucrfimtedinibusobducijtur, autpo _ 
tiusorbiculatimaniplexatur,Grj:cis;j,)(!i55i«:fuerciiucupata,nosauteiIlanIicTranfuerfa,niic 
Anularia appellamus.Interior ciufmodiligamentoru fupcrficies anulis,g quos funcs trarjciu^ 
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