2?Z ANDREAE VESALIl BRVXEfc.LENSrS 
rio.uc totacorporiscuus,eaexccptaqua:mouctur,cftautcmhxcfrotis&faa'ci uniucffa,8i 
qua: antcriorcm coUi fedemjatcracp complcflitur. Atq; harc iiiotu participat, aut proprrjs in 
hoc famulantibus mufcuIiSjUt frontis,colli,gcnarum & labrorum,aut uicina; ipfius cutis <:;ra 
y4pi!ii. tia,utmalarumcutis,qua:mufculisclcfi:ituta,fimuIcumproximaipficutcrnouctur. Qiiod 
quidcmaliacutisfcdcspilofafit,utucrticis,axillarum,pudcdorum, in uirismcnti,#.ia autcm 
penitus pilis orbata, utintcrna manus , & plantar cuiis, omnibus confpicuumcfTcarbitror. 
AfijMimi, Quemadmodumncmincmlatcrcfcio, cutemaximam totiuscorporispartcm cfic,perpctiio 
contcxtucflormatam,nifi quod tcnuibus foraminulis, ad fuliginoforum excrcnicntorum 
propulfionen\&pilorumgcncratiojiemparatis,pcruiafit,atq;ctiaminpalpcbris,nafo,auri, 
bus,orc,ano,pudcndo,&ubiunguibus uiam pra:bct,intcrpcllctur,perforataq!corpiciatur. 
Adha;c,cx cctcra cutis regione,intcrnafumm:cmanus cutis(ut &pcdis plantam inucfticns) 
maxime coniinua,minimeq)pcrforatauifitur,quod&rnupcrnatorumcutialiquibusaf!cribe 
relibuii. Verumhxc fingulahaudquaquamociole,ncqi fi uftra faclaeffc^fuis locis,quura dc 
CVTl C VL A 
fispartibus,quaccutcobtcgutur,priuatimagendumcrii,dcnionftrabo. Cuti,quam Jliiiix 
• Grxciuoc;it,aliacuticula tcnuis admoduni,&; prorfus exanguis obducitur, fupernafciturq!, 
propemodum ccparum tcnuioribus ac pellucidis rclpondcns inuolucris , nifi quod alicubi 
&pra:fcrtimin uola,& pcdis pIanta,cralliorduriorqiuifitur. Hancquum cuiisuclutqua:da 
cfflorcfcentiafit, iiai^t;ti('</la Gra;ciappcIlant.Siucroaliquandoattrituinfcabie,autinuulncri 
busexungucntorumapplicarione,autignisadmoiione, autferuentis aquarinfufionc,autcx 
logoitincrcaufcratur,8iinterdum ueficuleacpapula? inftaracuteabfcedat,prompiiflimea- 
Cuti itmds , litcr^. ac ucra cutis renafcitur^qua: folafanguinis & uitalis fpiritus compos cft,ob quod ucna 
^rruospmi- arteriarum^ alicubi, & neruorum tenuif!ima: partcs,fincsqi ad cam confluunt , ipfani^ 
gi.ipfiinffin fimulconcrctx quibufdamcflc>rmarccrcduntur.NeqifaneaudicnduseftAriftotelcs,cutcm 
fm ejjc ccm ' fcnfu dcftitucns,non fecus,quani fi carnis cuti fubdiia-duntaxai bcneficio tadus fcnrus perfi^ 
/•»'"'•• ccrctur,quumcuriproprios,ccrta^fericneruoscxporrigiex Anatomecondifcamus,iIIiprc- 
Cipuc,quxin facieeft acbrachio,cubitoextrcmac{inianu,dcindc &cruribus&pcdibus. Pcr 
reliquum autem corpus,criam fi non ordinata ferieiieruiad cutcm deducan tur, attamcn com 
plurcsin illam definunt,fubipfa9&potinimumadthoracislatcracxporriguntur,mcmbra- 
nacurifubch'ta(ut&uenaLipfx)fuftult!,queraadmodiJctiaminQiiartolibro,quiNcruisdc 
dicabitur,cnarraturus fum explicatius. AtC)! itamufculorii (quos Carncm Ariftotclcs appel- 
labai)grariacurisnequaquamfenrit,ucrtimutidiximuspropriorumncruorumoccafione. 
Etquanuisuerticiscutis obfcuriorifenfufitprardita,attamcnfcnrit,utcunqjcriamincommo 
diflimumNatura-fucrit^furfumaducrriccmneiniosdiftribuerc^ipfaqseriamcutishlcnonad 
moduni fenfuindigucrit.Deindcquisnonquotidianacxpcrientiacdo(Sus,cutcinafubditis 
mufculisautonibusquoq>auulfam,&poftmodumfcalpclloiflam,unguibuscpcomprcffam 
fentire no didicitfNcqi eft,quodAriftotclis fe&torum quifpiam hic,nefcio quam,Tcrrcfteri 
tatemmihiaftruat,quuneruiadorfali mcdullacnatiipfacutcduriorcsfintj&his adhuc ipfi 
tendincs,quospotiliimumfacileaffici,nemoinficiatur.Imofinon minusrationc,quamcxpc 
ricntia; fimulfides habenda crit,aufim afTererc^mufcuIorum ucntres quamplurimos (utquo 
rundafemuramplexantiu)obtufius quamipfamfacieimanusqscutcmaffici.Atcpcriani mihi 
ridcndi uidctur,qui cute ob hoc fenrircpofte auerfantur,qu6d nullum hic fit mcdium, quafi 
ueroctiam neruuproprfjs membranisprorfus denudatum.autetiam in mcdio diuifum gra- 
uiflinicafficinonuidercmus.quoticsipfiusdcnudatxfubftantixacriorcspulucrcs infpcrg{; 
tur.Etfimcdiumctiamprarcerrationcmin ta(flusfcnrudcfiderarcmus,nonneinproniptucft 
cARBosA ipfa curiculacutiobnata,&intcrim(utputamus)fcnfupriuata^ Atnuncmcmbrana quo- 
mtmkrdnd. qucaggrcdiamur,cuti pcr uniucrfum corpus fubditam, qux cuticulalonge robuftior cralTl/ 
or9eft,&fibrisquibufdararis,his,quifubftcrnuniuriIIi, mufculisadhf^retjConnafciturqijCU 
riucropcrtinaciuscommitritur.Siquidcm quamplurimxucnx,&pauciffimxtcnuiflima:q; 
artcri^, cutem nutrientcs,& ncruorum propagincs curi fenfum f ommunican tes,hanc mcm- 
branam tranfcut,ipfaq!intercutcm,etiIIamprorepentiahac fufflilciumur^mcrabranam^cu 
ticopulant,prctcrcoririnuaquandam,fibicpproximamfibrariimembrancarum fcricm, cu- 
ius etiabeneficio mcbrana ualidiflimecuii connafcitur.Hxc non candcm in uniucrfo corpo 
recrafTitiem obtinct.ueruniquibufda corporis fcdibus, carnofis fibris adaugctur, &craffior 
JrrfMm reddita,adcocarnofaefRcitur,utmurculinomincdonctur.Huiufmodiregio,intota'colliam ^ 
ir.iiu.ciircir plitudinehabctur,& in ' fronte,ct in rcliqua propemodum facic,quibufda autcm animalibus 
iwfi icmn unJccuq;ferecarnofisoppleturfibris,etprxfcrrimiIIis,quxtotiuscorporiscuii:(ut nosfron j^J?'"" 
iis)moucnt. Audio & homincs fuifl5:,qui in thoracis regionc,& alibieria in corporc cutc mo- 
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