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ponitur.Quumenimitaextcnditur,prmdpiipars,qua;brachiumpcdouadd 
Ioproxnnaeft,&deindcqua;adbal5mfcapula;habctur,ambomagispromincnt &attoIIun. 
mrcaparteprindpij,qiia;afummohumcropcndct,qua(iualdeobtufumirianouliucrticcm 
ha:cpars cxpriincret.Huncautcm triangukim eftormabis.dum alicui longccofta; dtias alias 
breuilTimasadiicics,dua;cnimha;obturumangulu efformabunt^cuipra-inuis mufculicxor 
tuscffigies a Vcteribus comparabatur. Huius hbra;inuicem non alitcruariant,quam quod 
antcriorcs^qufdauicitlcdcbcntur^dcorfuutobliqiicinponcriorafcrantur^poftcriorcsiiero 
qua;afcapula:fpinapcndcnt,obIiqueinpriora dcfccndant. Qiia;autcmafummo humero' 
&ipl7us cum clauicula-articuIopronafcuntur,rcaadcorfum procurrunt, nuHo tamcn intc' 
rim paflo mufculibrachium ad pcftus ducentis fibraru ritu,fc inuiccm dccuftatim intcrd-cat 
nihilominustamcnobinliriptionesnonnullasobliqueduclas.fibra^irnplicariparunipcr 'c(5 
fpiduntur.Siitaquemufculipars,qucadauicuIapnncipiumducit,tenfafucrit,bradiiunifur 
fum adantcriora colli,& fadcm attollctur . Si ucro fibra; a fummo humcro , & clauicula; fcde 
iplicommiira,originemmutuantcscontrahantui-,brachiumre(fta,&in nclitrampartcm Ucr 
gcns a(Iurgct.Ati;poftcriormuiiulipars,cxfcapula-fpinaprodicnsinfccolHgatur,adpofte 
rioraccruids,ipfumq!occiput,brachiumagetur.Mufculihuiusinitia,cx tota ainplitudincil- 
lorum,quxdi.ximus,ofIuimnoncxoriuntur,fcdduntaxatinftarcralTiorislinca;, undccun- 
queapromincntiori illarumfcdcadco, ut paruaomnino initij cranitiesoccurrat . Ncqucid 
prorfusncgligendumeft,quumpra;terhuncmufculum, quibrachiummotuproprioattoU 
lat,nullusfit,ncqucetiambrachiumhocdonatummufculo, aliocgeat,quicodi:cumillofun 
gatur munerc . Qiianquam non ignorcm , Galciium hic alios quofdam dcfcribcrc, at id tam 
ucre,ut fibiin Dccimotcrtio dePartium ufu,& Quinto dc Adminiftrandis fcfiionibus mini 
meconftct, cuiusloca fi omniaprofequcrcr, in iiiraiam prolixitatcni prarlcns Caputcxcrc- 
fccret. Quapropter unumquenquc diflc-aionis, & Galcnicardodrina; (quamonmcs anv 
plcftidebcmtis)ftudiofumfedul6hortor,utha'cnoftracumGalcnilcftionc,diligetiintcrim 
infpec'iionc,& icftionc,quam iiio loco ftatini profcquar,adhibita , conferrc haudquaqua dc- 
dignetur,hoccpadhucaddifinat,ccrcopithecisprorfuscandcmcftcfpcciemmufculibrachiu 
attollcntiSjCum hominum niufculo . nam & in illis animalibus hunc mufculum , ud Galciii 
gratia.non ignauitcr aggreftus fum. Canes autem,cqui, boues in hoc articulo , non folijmin 
! i-iis.^ onibus^fcdmaximeinmufculis&ligamentiSjabhominisconlfruclicncuaiTain. ' Mufcu ^""«^w, 
<.;i.3k: Iusbrachiumrcdaaddeorfumagcns,cotrariomuncreillius"mufculilungiiur,quiomnibus 
.. R. ^uiscontraflisfibris^brachiumpefioriadmouctjfeuinanterioiaagitjhiccjuoquecarnofus '"' 
,4fj.i. militcr&craffuscft^&inter ca;tcroshuius articuli mufculosutcunqucteres . Oriiurautcm 
,'.'(;, 'y '^^"^™P""'^'P'o>f^"''fcriorifcapuIa:bafis'anguIo,abafi quidcmmodicamprincipii partc 
n mt;-', 3ftumcns,fcdinlioncmabinferiorifcapula;colTa,cxmcdiacnimco(ta:illiuslongiiudinc,l;a- 
kmufai fifcapuIa;propinqua,&abextcrnagibbauehumiliorisbafisciusanguli fcdc,continuacar- 
er •'/;' origine cnafcitur. Ad mcdium igitur longitudinis,infcrioris cofta- mufculus hic, a fca 
T. P"'^ olTeabfcedit,& modice furfum in priora tenfus,humcrum fcu brachi) os acccdcs,in ua.- 
.uhcx^ Iidumbrcuemq;,icdlatumcelTattendinem,illi fcreformarelpondctcm,'qucmnuifculusbra 
i»u.-u!i chiumpcftoriadducens^h umero infcrit. Ncqifolum forma^quam adlatitudincm &craftitiG 
acinfcrtioncm, fecundumhumcrilongitudincmrefero)pia-fentismufculitcndo,iHiustendi 
nirefpondet,quiadpc(rtusmouet,ucrumineandcmferercgionem,iHiduomufculiimplan, 
7 o- tantur,in corum mcdiointeruallu dcmittcntes,cui'tcndo" muf uliinferatur, qucm dcorfum 
"' ucrfusdorfum,adiliabrachiummoucrcpaul6poftfubijciam.QuamuisinteriiTi tcndomu- 
fculi ab infcriori fcapulae cofta pronati,paul6 uiciniiis humcri capitiimplantctur,quam illiiis 
tcndo,quembrachiumpe(ftoriadigerercIatumeft.Ncquehic rurfusmefugit,pra'fcntcmu^ 
.i.M.r. fculumintcrbrachiumdrcumucrtentcs^aGalenopcrpcramrcccnfeiT^atcjiabillo^mufculum x/, jeP^ 
triangularcm,&fcapuIa;gibbumoccupantem,&mihiincircumucricniiumbrachiumclaf timinif„,Lj.i 
^ fem ponendum,ab ipf6autorcmdu(ftus brachij ad dorfum poni. Vcitim lTudio,quum mihi * -^i»"-"' 
:. rcsfccushabercuideaturjabipfiusdoomatercccdo^utiprofccT^&tuquoq; csfacTurus ubi ^J''^'''''lf'' 
ffi' jT Qr' 1 ■ r ■ T ' CtlOJHbWS; 
cctucxuto,o<:iamadmonituslecuoncmaggredicns, autdebiteadminiftrantibus aftabis. 
Nollcm enim mihi hic fidem exLibro dari,quum certa femper lcgc orcm,ncqua fidcs Libris 
,0 ''^'1^ partibushabcatur,qua;nondum per fcdioncm uifa; fint. Brachium dcoiTum trahi- QiMnu^ha' 
.aiN.j tur^a^^magnoquodaiTijIatoqucadmodummufcuIOjquiaipinarumapicibuSjqua-affxta 
^m-y. thoracisuertcbra:fpina,adoftisfacriufquemediumhabentur,"prindpiuinfumit,non[qui- 
'otj6«6 demid pluriu brachij motuum opificum modo craffum, fcdomninoinftaramplxmcm- 
s*Jt. brana: tcnue continuum^.acrciftalincaadiflarumraod^lpinarum apicibuspronatum. 
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