166 ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSI3 
Vcrumubi mufciJps dorfum moucnteSj id principium pcrreptauit, camcp coftarum resio- 
ncm contLna;it,qua;maximeiii dorlo,ucr(uspoftcrioraextuberat,cafnofuni denfumi^ cllict 
tur,& uniuerfus mufculus ad cum moduni auclus, in'' anguftum tantilper proccdit, doncc ^'^^!^^^^ 
tendincmlatum,ualidum,fed breiiem humcro inferat,fubter ipfius ceruicem, &fecundum ut,s,T '. 
ipfius longitudinem, in mcdio' tcndinisbracliiumpeftoriadniouentis, &tcndinis' qui bra- ucrfusv. 
chiumredaaddorfumagit.Hicitaquc mufculusciiam triangularis elt, fcdplaneinasquali- 
busconformatur'coftis,acduasquidcmlonginimascxigit,unam,qua:fecundum dorfilon^ 
gitudincmporrigitur,altcram,quxabofIcfacro, perilia& inferiorem thoracis partcm, fur^ dTUh.! 
lumadtcndinisinfcrtioncmconfccndit^atqucalterumaxillaecauitatis uallumconrtiiuit.Ter ' '°'":,f' 
tiaucr6pra;fentismufcuIicofta,afcxtathoracisuctebra;fpina,'fupcrangulumlcapuli,quc sJi T^i 
bafishumiliorparsoftcndit,adinfcriionem tendinisuchitur,atquc hj;c trafucrfimquodam^ Tpirx, 
modorepens,rcliquisduabuscoftismuIt6brcuioreft.AcprotriangulicoftaruminarquaIi- 
tate,ctiam huius nmlculi fibrx difFcrunt,qua; cnim pcr ilia,et fpuriaruni coftarij cxtrema fur- j \^ r^j, 
fum porriguntur,prolixifrima;,acminus obliqua: funt. quxucroabinferiorum uertcbraru vtj.i». 
thoracis fpiniscnalcuntur,brcuioresfunt,&tranfucrfinimagisprorcprit.Mufculus iftemo- 
tus brachi) dcorfum opitcx cft, non quidcniid fimplici motu,fcd conipofito,pro fibraru ua- 
rictate,pra:ftans.quandoquidem proutfuperioreslibrx,autinferiorcsinfecolIiguniur, coii 
trahunturuc,itaquoq)deorfum,nuncad fuperiora, nuncadinferiora,brachiuniucrfds dor- 
fum dcpriniitur. Porr6mufcuIushic,dumfcapula? humiliorcm' tranfccnditangulum, gfdfrii 
Zi,t!tlePd-r fibrisquibuldam fc3pula;comitti,atqueipfi aliquainfigniori apprchcnfioneadnafci, Gale- 
timiiiifit, cr s nus fcriptuni rcliquit.Dcindehuiusinfcrtionis bcneficio,nonmod6brachium duntaxat,ab 
JlrdfjisTifc, hocmufculonioucrianeritjimoetiamillumdctrac^iionisfcaputeadinfcrioraauiorcnicncco 
iHioniius. mcmorat.Profecl6ctfiquammaxinieuerear,Galcniplacitisobuiamirc,&lubcnshocCapi- 
tc,falteniunicu: mufculum citracontrouerfiam plenedefcribercoptcm,haudquaquam tamc, 
ui rcs fcfchabct,htcfubticcrequeo. Prxfcnscnimmufculus,dumhumiIiorcm fcapulxbafis 
angulum intcgit,fcapulxofli,nifimufculoruni,quiabillo pronafcuntur, intcrucmu, conti^ 
guusuifitur,ncutiquamautemofli connaius,utncqueetiani,cuiincumbit ibidcm niufculo- 
rum rcgioni,aliquapecuIiariinfertioneconimittitur,connafciiurcy.Non cnim alitcrinibifub 
ditis adneclitur mufculis,quam mufculis dorfum moucniibus,& ihoracis & abdominis,qui 
liuicmufculoiion minus,quaniillifcapuiam occupantcs fubfternumur . Qiuim itaqucmu^ 
fculus hic,nullani in fcapulam moliatur inlcrtioncm, proprioctiammotuuna cunibrachio 
cam ncquaquam,uiGalcnus opinabaiur,dcorfum ucllit. Htfiilluni totaca fcde,quaanguIo 
fcapula;lupcruchiiur,!capuIxinnafcidarc,idtantumeHcrculestranfucrfis pcrlicieturfibris, 
illisinquairi,quxin clatiffimafuxoriginisfcdehabcntur, atqucafextx^feptima^ocftauxjno' 
nx& decimx thoracis uertebrarum fpinis dependcnt,qux fane non dcorfum fcapulam mo- 
uerentjfed rec^ia ad dorfum.Huius cnim niufculi emincntior pars,altius a fpinis, quam Gale- 
nusarbitratur,principiumducit,nam aliquoufqucilli"mufculofubfteniitur,qucmfcapulam hsij-r, 
moucntiumfecundumnumcramus,quemqi Galcnusinterpoftcriorcsfcapulanimoucntcs, ""'iinthi 
Dcmiftiorcni uocat,amplumhCcbrachfj mufculum,ibidemprincipii fui ucrticcm affumcrc 
aftruenSjubiilledemifliorfcapulxmufculusccftat.Atquumfuorurfus loco dcfcapulxmo' ^mu ui 
M ttfciihis.ili toribus lcrnioncm inftitucnius,ad brachi) mufculos iam rcflccflenda eftoratio,intcr quos Ga 
usjmiiMuirt Ifiiusalium cnumcrat mufculum, ciufdcin funflionis cum nuper diclo, gratia cfforniatum, 
"Jjm "■^''^''''^'^t brachiumdcorfum trahat,atquehuncquidein fatuni amplum^ cncrccenfet,lcd IC' 
Li.t ry sde nucm in tcriiTi. Mcmbranani cnim , quaiTi nos carnofamuocamus,fibriscarncisaugcrinar' 
A.'m:iiijl.d:f rat,quum primum ilia contiiigit,ac fibras lias furfum icnfas,carnofiores tatilper cfRci , donec 
^deVjiifijc' ''"'^'"branaampli&tcnuis' mufculinaturc,quenibuccasmouerediximus,rcfpodcat,huine' 
,„„ rocpimplaniciur.DcindchuncniufculumGalenusomnes, quiillumprxcencruniconfcflio 
iiumProccres,inhominumpotiuscorporibus,quanicum Galcnoin fimfis feexcrcitantesla 
tuiffc,atqucabipfoinfimiis inuentum nufquamnoniaclitat. cgoprofccT:6in fimiis,&cani- 
bus^plurimiscpquadrupedibus ipfum obfcruaui,non tamcn in omnibusxquclatum carno- 
fuiiiue. Aiin fimia(utidpriuatim dicam)adhuncmodummihiapparuit,mcmbranacarno- 
fa, (ecundumfpinxtotius longitudincm firmius fubditisorganis, quam alibi connafcitur 
haud alitcr,qu;im ficx fpinarumapicibus principi) fui portioncm, aliorum ligamentoru mo-. 
doeduccrct. Vcruniincafcde,c|uamembranaercgioncquinq!luinborri ucrtcbrarumconli 
ftii,iliucp os coniingit,carncis,fcd tenuibus rarisqj fibris adaucrctur,qux furfum oblique uer 
fusaxillam prorepcntcs,accxIatabafifenfim in arc"tum coIIc(^tx,mufcuIuni ampluni attcnue 
e,xpriniunt, qui in mucroncm dcfiiiens obfcure,uixqjadmoduminhumcrumimplanratur, 
tcndini 
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