120 ANDRBAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
{larepotcratjiplumtanicnmotus uoluntarrj organunipcrfcncquiuitproduci, quiiinorigiV.e 
cxoficautcartilagincjnoautcm ncrui modo,cxuoluntarii motusfontcobtincat. Ncmocnini 
ambigithuiufinodifontisfcuprincipi) corpusmolleoportuiflc ficrij quandoquidcirt ncq; cx 
molfi perfcifle durumjUcCf cx duro mollc cjuicqiiam cnafci polsibilc cft . Proptcr has igitur nC' 
ccfsiiatcsNaturaiiccp folis ligamcntis uti admottis uoluntarios potuit,quoniam ncquc fcnfii, 
nccj! motuprxditafuntjUtqua;an mx principatus fcdinon continucntur. nccjj ncruis ctiafo' 
lisutcndumfucrat,cum hiproptcrmolliticm tcnuitatcmcptransfcTrctammagnapondcramiV 
Miifciiljl M, nime ualcrcnt. Pcrmixtum igiturcx ambobus oportcbat aliquod crcari motus organUj quod 
turd mtn U , ^ -^y^y^y^ ncruo cflct durius,&; lioaracnto mollius,&: idco quoC» participarc fenlii.minus quide 
neriiufffc-me, quaiTi ncruus.magis autcm quam ligamcntum. Iniupcr dccuit cx id quocj! 111 mcdio roboiisct 
dium. imbcciIIitatis,aliorumc{; coiitrariorum,qu,T ligamcntis & ncruis infuiit,cxiftcrc. Atq) hac occa 
(ioiic motus inftruraciitum, utriscj ipfum cornponentibus K ibftantijs comunicat, iion tamcii 
e.xaifieaItcram,iicq)folam,nccj eam impcrmixtSobtinet, fcdcxambabuscomifcetur. Vcrum 
Li^dmhi cr quuin nihilalicuipcr totumconfundi poteft,non confraiSum prius in ininimas particu!as,nc 
nnmimix, cclTarium fuit utruiicjj,neruum uidclicet & ligamentij,in fibras tciiucs difcindi_,dcindc fibi iiiui 
ccmeascopulariaduoluntarii iiiotusorgaiiigciicrationcin.Pcrliciturcniiniicruiacligamcn.- ^ 
ti iii fibras dirtributio in hiic inoduni . Ncruus accedit Iigaincntuin,ac finiul comixta iii hbras 
dins quodaminododigeruntur,illxrurfus fingulxinalias , & hxitcruininplurcs tantifpcr 
diuiduntur,donccin tciiuifsimasracmbrancascp fibrasprocedant.poftquanihcadcxtrcnuim 
dilTufionis pcruciiere,rurftis ut diuilx fucrunt,niutuo concurfucoalcfccntcs, 8l comniixtxin 
Mujcuhcd- colliguntur. Etqucmadmodum priinadiuifib niulculi caputconftitucbat,itahxc' po 
Finisfmcdu ftrcinacollcflio fiiicininulculicfforinat.qucinGrxciisi^ilisffitnj/jquaficneruationcmdixcris^ct 
Jdcr ""'!''■ ut iios quoqi tcndiiic iiiulculoruin, appcllaiit.'Mediuiii ucro,iiiquo diuilioiiis firries cofiftit, ' '^^- 
Vmtn. i^^fj-^iii ucntrciii iiuiicupamus , fiiiiilitudincin a inurc,&; Iacerta,& pifcis niulculi,autaIioquiii 
conimunipifciu forinaniutuantcs. Mufculinancprculaccrti caput,murislaccrtxqjcapiti con- 
Cdmisit mi fL'riinus,tciidinciiiauteiii caudc,& ucntrc ucntri.Cctci uin fiNatura foluniinodoita ncruum 
Jculaujm. &:ligaiiicncu diuiliftct,nccinedias rcgioiics,fibrarumqpinterftitia molli infarfilfct fubftantia, 
qux fibris , thori ac texturx alicuius , rinnc fcdis loco clTct,haudquaqua mufculi ucl tantillo 
tciiiporis fpacio fibras illasinfraciasiiicorruptas^ fcruarcnt.Eftautem lcdes eaacthorus,fiin^ 
plex caro fibris obdu(rta,quenoalitcrfibris c5mittitur,quani incalathisalijsq! fifccllis,in qui- 
buslacharumreruin pcrit! coagulant.Fingeioiturfibrasexncruo&liganicntodifRilas,iun' 
cis rcfpoii dcrc^lacfi uero ipfi languincni,ct calco carncm proport!0!iari,iiam ut illc ex Ia(Sc,iia 
hxc ex fanguiiic paratur . Quanquani tanto ucriorcm tibi coiifiiiges imagincin, quo per 
caleuin plures crebriorcscf iuiicos funiculosuc porrccftos , & iio folum ad calci latcraatteiifos 
,r iiiiaaiiiar.is fucris.Ncautcm caro hxc,rcliquaq,! inufculi fubftantia,fanciiiiienutrime;itoCfi in- 
tni^invmfcn digarcliiiqucrctur,5; fuus innatus calor non refociIlaretur,uenas acartcrias, tanquam riuulos 
\o ncctfiitds^ quofdam iiiufcults iininifccrifuitncceftariuin.Deiiidcquocpmembranam uiiiuerluinmuicU' 
^^''^"hdnd eorpus iiitcgciitcm a ligaineiitis , qux inufculi caput & fiiiem olsibus cominittunt, produci 
oportcbat. CommcinorataiaminurcuIicoiiftru(rtio,adaiiiuflininulliprorfus coiiucnitmu 
Mufcuhin fcuio,qutinu1Ium inuniucrfocorporcadiiiucnias,quiparcinligamcnti,lcuexoftcaut cartila- ^ 
nm^pcnej gjnecxortus ftii , & ncrui portioncm fibi aftuinat.Qiiod (aiie iniiucbat Galenus,quij Mulcu^ dotmfcula 
mmdfdra, intcr ligaincntu & neruum iiatura inedium cfte aftcrcret , alibi tamcii animaducrteiis iion rumn.o, q. 
cipdrc. parem iicriiiportionc, ligamciitiportioniiii quibufdammulculismifccri . Namut cxteros ta ^ ^Ps-^-^r 
jLt.idcMo- ccam,' tcndo poftcriorciii in calcis fcdcm iiircrtus,foliis crafsior cft° quatuor femur petcntiuin '' '' 'j* 
Umulciihn. - J u r t 11 • • J r l • r J- ^?'"». 
ncruoruradicibus,utcun($eas limulcollcgeris.Ueindcli nuncomnes nbixinicrtos tendincs yj.icrtiif. 
ac rcliquos pedis oiTa accedentcs pcrpcnderis,quc iiunc cum tciidineilIo,iii calcem iiiferto erit " p™por- 
proportio,utillafciIicetmediam tcndinij portionencruo, & mcdiam ligamcnto formario' 
ri I n r - > r i^ • l.- i • - ^ i. - uorumtdiu 
ltcndat;Froiccto li tcndines neruis hiccomparabuntur,iicutiquaiionagclimamtcndinupor, at 
tioncin ncruis coiiftare fatebimur.Dcinde fi fortalsis aliquis iiiufculus pare liganicnti & ncf ui «''"■"■". ff- 
portioiicfibiueiidicarerepcriretur,eftetprofec^to tcmporaIis,&^fcptum traiilucrrum, quippc ""'■?"^'- 
in hoc"duo fatis iiifignes iicrui implantantur,illuin ucro ctiaquinij iicruorij propagiiics adirc j, 7 u.n. 
doccbo,quainuis iiiterim in neutro ne trigecupla neruicuiii ligamcto uidcatur proportio.Scd fi- «. 
quid tantoperc Galciii prxcepta tanquam oracula fubucrentcs,& ipfius libros de Mufculoru " '"■''■ "' 
motuexofculantes,dcillisdiccmusmufcuIis,quilatifsimooriunmrprincipio,acfenfiminan, u.^q^r, 
guftu uerfus ipforu iiiiertioiic dcfinun t."cuiufmodi intcr rcliquos brachiij'' attollciis eft, dcin- h,c,d. 
dc'isquibrachiijpc(ftoriadmouct,&fcmorismotibusfamulantespropeinoduomnes,inquo '^'■'-■•o 
ruincxortibusiierulj,quiutGalenus ccnfajCumligamcntodifIundipofs!t,confingcreiiequi ,"(^' , 
mus. 
