154 Andpeae vesalii brvxellenis 
(Xyi cyTlCVL^E, CVTIS, ^ D I V I S, ET 
cariiofe mmbranic natura pcr f:8iontm obfitruari dcbeat. 
Caput. yi. 
\ TI prxcecIcntcLibro.poftquamoniumcartilaginiimcp hiftoriamabfol 
u ijrationcm modumcp tradidi , quo quis hxc ad difciplinam opportune 
fibi pararequcat, ita quoquc hoc Libro omnium , quar fcriatim tradeii' 
tur,fecandiartificiumpoftcuiufqueenarrationemfubiungam,utquisin 
uno corporeomncm mufculorumacligamcntorum Anatomen rcifteag 
grcflurus.&ordincabfoluturusfit. Partiumucrb cjuacinfequeniibusLi 
brisdcfcribentur Anatomen,proutilliccommodius forcputauero,fuis 
locislubiiciam.Nuncaute cuticulc,cutis,adipis,&:membranjnaturrihuncinmodumaggre 
dipolTis.Nouaculaacutiori,inabdominc,autquacunqucuifumfueritcorporispartc,cutcm 
adadipcmufquercdafecftione,&dcindctranfucrfa(utfaltemunum,auiplurcsanguIosmo- 
Uaris)incidts,tamlcuitcracmodcratecutinouaculamadmoucns,utfolamipfam,illa-fainte- 
rimcarnca mcmbrana.diuidas.Quod fine ncgocio in hominc facics, & pra-cipue pinguiori, 
quumfubindc,&:potilIimu inmulicribusadipis craflfitics,duoruindigitorum latitudinem 
in thoracc & abdomine fupcret,in coxis autem ac dunibus ctiam palma:latitudincm,in mu- 
licribusnonnimium obcfis uinccrc,in publicis fcftionibusuidimus . Ac proindcfcdiones 
duccndcfuntcoaccuratius,quomacilcntius obti^eritcorpus.Dcindectia conanduni cft,ut 
hancfcftioncmcitrancgociumobirc afluefcas,cumproptcrmufculoscxcarnca mcmbrana 
conformatos,tum ad difccdam ncruorum feriem.quam intcr cutcm mcmbranamqi hancfer- 
ri diccmus,& propter innumcras quoque uenas,qua: in hoc diligentius erunt difccda:,qubd 
nuUas in morbis incidamus,nifi carnea membrana fuffultas . Poftquam igitur cutcm ad adi^ 
pcm ufque (no tacTra intcrim carncamcmbrana)dinccucris,hamulo aut unguibus , in aliquo 
cxfcctionibusangulo cutcm attolles,&diligentcrtranfuerfisacutiorinouacuIa,adcutcmdu 
<rtisfectionibus,cutcmabadipc,quoufquclibuerit,feparabis.Cutidcindcreflexx ardcntem 
candclamadmouebis,utcuticulaignisuiueficulxinftarabfccdat,feorfimciiCUtcm,&:cuticu- 
kmiutuearis. Dum uero cutcm ab adipclibcras (quod nifi laborum paticns,difccndic]!cupi- 
dusfucris,nondiuindcfen"efaduruses)ncruuIosindagarcconucnit,&:ucnas,quxfupcrmc 
branam in adipc prorepentcs cutcm adeuntjdcinde ipfa quoqucmcmbrana fibris illis frcquc- 
tibus cuti comrailfa,fedul6 infpicicnda cft.lam fi obefum ad manum fit cadauer,adipcm a me 
branalibcrarccontendito,quodeademprorfusratione,quacutemabadipcfciungcbas,prx- 
ftandum eft . Caucndum que.ncmembrana ofcitantcr cum adipc auferatur , in quo noftrx 
xtatis Anatomiciabcrrarunt,cammembranaminhominc repcririinficiantcs,atqucita hac 
poiiffimiim occafione ncccflari j,ut reliquos corporis inufculos,&: uenas & ncruos,ita ciiam 
r ctnorantcs mufculos,ex carnea mcbrana conftitutos,&: pcrillaexporretflas uenas &: ncruos. 
Ablatoadipc,leuefcc"tionepcrcarnofammembranaadfubie(flosipfimufculosuf(f induces, 
&:paruaopcra,folisferedigitispertranfuerfumhincindca(rtis, autbuxecjcultcllo, aut, fiuO' 
les,nouacula,illamafubditispartibusfcparabis,atquealiammembranx acutefcparationem 
cflcdirccs,quammcmbranxabillis,quibusincumbit corporibiis,auulfionem,quam Hcro- 
philus nuncupauit.Hxcenimfaiflufacilis cft,ocyus^pcrficitur,illioperationipenitus 
rcfpondcns , quabobus , uitulis, ouibus , lcporibus cutem citra ncgocium auferri uidemus, 
imo auulfio hxc adcb promptaeft,ut folo flatu hccdis,agnis, &: etia iunioribus uitulis, mcm- 
bianamhanccumcute,afubditiscorporibusfcparariindies cernamus. Vcrum cutis abadi- 
peautamcmbrana(eparatio,nififircquentiflimis fc(flionibus , acutiftimis^ nouaculis com- 
plctur.Q_uodetiam&:lanrinosdocent,quotiesfiib axillis cutem auferre conantur, carno- 
fam mcmbranam corporisbouisadnexam (ncnimium carnisauferant)relinquentes . Ne^p 
iftatantum uel apud laniosdifcuntur,uerum etiam cuticulx natura,quumlanij 
obuftosprius porcosdcradunt,autpotius,quumcaIidxaquxipfosim' 
mergcntes,pilos una cum cuticula defcalpunt. 
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