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ANDREAE VESAMI BRVXELLENSIS 
SicititdtneT'' 
tehant capta. 
X,iga>}tert£iim 
rt<tnfuer/l'm 
demokliiclu. 
Primam tter/ 
te[>ram ficutt/ 
dct colligaits. 
Ligamettto > 
rttmidrttitti- 
Jlratio. 
G Corpiiiftcund.vui:rtc:brcedmtaiiprodncens, 
M JJais^aciUusuefecundceccruicismrtehrceproctJJus, 
I Tcresli^nmcntumjdcnteinoccipitijosinjertwn. 
K Tcrcinfuerfum lij^-amentihdcntem in finu cotinens,<lui dcntisgmtict inprima utrtehmcichitur. 
V L L A 11011 admirationcdignamcapitis cum prima ucrtcbra articula- 
tioncm,& fecuiidx cum prima/ecundxcf rurfus cum capicc coniunflio 
ncm effe/upcrioris Libri decimumquintS Caputcxplicauit.Prxfens au 
tcm fcrmojigamentaliis articulis prxfcda obitcr perftringetjixc nanq? 
Ipcftatori Naturx induftriam,quamtunuis ctiam pcrfuncloric enarren- 
tui-;abunde commonftrant. Q.uando itaque primam cciaiicis ucrtcbram 
capiti copulari neccfliim fuit, merito uniuerfum artitulum ambicns' liga « E 
mcnium (quod & cxteris articulis comune cenfctur) forte robufiumqj Naturaprocrcauit, ra 
rum tamcn nihil,autpecuIiarc,prxterroburcraffitiemq!,id ligamcntum adipifcitur.Cxtcrum 
■ quod fccundam ccru icis ucrtcbram capitis offi comittit, tcrcs & ualididimum eft,& cartilagi- m 
nis naturx participat, hoc ex ucrtice ' dcntis enatum, occipitis offii infcritui-, ' qua antcriorcm c f 
foraminisregioncm,quodorfalismedulladclabitur,conftituit.Idligamcntufirmif[imefecun, ; 
dam ucrtcbram occipitis offi colligans, una cum dcnte ueluti axem efFormat, fccundum quam 
caput primxuertcbrxintcrucntuingyrumagitur.Verunincdensille' intcrnamprimxuer- „ 
tebrxfcdem occupans, & dorfali medullx ibidem prxlocatus, quandoq; cxfuo finu iiiuche. 
mcntioribus capitis motibus dcuiet,luxetur'uc,atq; tunc dorfalc medull.i comprimat,aut fiaiv 
eat, ' aliud Iigamcntil rcrum Opifcxprocrcauit, quod exuno latcrcintcrioris rcgionisprimx /i 
uertebrx prodicns,altcri latcri infcritur.poftcriori dcntis fcdi tranfucrfim obduflum.l rxlcns 
liaamcntum, quiacgrcgie robuftum ncruofunicp exiftit, cartilaginiscp naturx compos, ac dc, 
mum intcr dcntem^lorfalcmq; mcduUam locatum eft^aptiftimc dcntemin fibi priuatim exfcul 
pta concauitatc,nc uaciIIct,luxcturue,continct, dorfalicp mcdullx firmiffimu &: tutum propu- 
onaculum cflicitur,8: iiitcrim quo minus prima ucrtcbra fimul cum capite fuper fecundam cir 
™niucrtatur,haud quaquam prohibet. Atqi id ligamcntum cft, quod lupcriori Libro manife. 
ftiftimc dcmonftrarc dicebam, caput fupcr fccunda ucrtcbra,ad antcriora poftcriora uc neuti. 
quam moucri poflc. Rcliqim cft aliud ligamcntum, primam ucrtebram fecundx colligans, g 
mcmbraneumquidem,& ciufdcmcum ambientibus cxtcros articulos Iigamentisn3turx8<: 
ufus.Conftatcnimnon folum primamuertcbra capitis offi debuiflearticulari, fed ctiam pri- 
mamfecundx. Sicnimuna hx ucrtcbrx capitis ofli adnafcercntur,prohiberentfanemotus 
mutuos. ca namq; qux quiefcit, udlcrct,& dctincrct agcntc,nunc autcm uiciflim utra^ potcft 
fuo motuagi, alia intcrim fua fcde firmata. Vt autem hxc ligamenta examtiflun adminiltres, 
conduxcri?mufcuIos ceruiccm moucntcs, fuo loco dcfcribcndos, prius cfle diflcftos, ac tunc 
dcmumacutocuItcIIomcmbraneiTliganicntum,primamucrtcbramcapiticoIIigan,s,opportu 
ne diuidctur,^ capitcad antcr iora inflcxo, dorfalem medullam quoqi pcr tranfucrfum abfcca 
bis,ut tcrcs liaamciuum dcntcm capiti colIigans,in confpcflum ucniat.Quod ubi intuitus fue 
ns.tranfucrfo quoq; iflu id diuides,atq! ligamcntu illud tranfucrfim dcnti obuolutu^dcntemcp 
in fua cauitatc cotincns,diligctcr obferuabis,&; mota omni cx partc prima uertebra,qui motus 
fuprafccund,i&:prim.acomplcntui%difccs.PoftremomcmbrancuIigam5tuni,primamiicrte 
bramfecundxcopuI,ts,incircuituquocjacuto cultello aggrcdicris,&auulfaprimauertcbra, 
denub dcntis fiiium, & ligamcmum dcntcni complcclcns, U quod ex ipfius uerticeproccdit, 
confiderabis. Cxtera autcm ligamcnta rcliquas uertcbras colligantia, in id Caput commods 
reiicicntur,quod dorfum moucntium mufculorum adminiftrationcm fubfcquctur. 
r>B MVSCVLIS ^BBO MINIS. C^. XXXI. 
E R E o R, ne & hkparitermorofiorquifpiamdifciplinxordinemforte 
culpaturusfit,quod ante abdominis mufcuIos,aut manus,autthoracis, 
aut dorfi motorcs non fuerim aggrelTus. Nihil eniin prohibet, cubitum ^ 
moucutes mufculos modo pertradare. Scd quum hos,uicinitatis rationc 
dorfum acicntcs mufculiprxccdat, &; antc dorfi mufculos,quod ad fecftio' 
nis fcriem Mtinct, thoraccm mouentcs, &: antchos thoracis mufculos,cos 
_.__ iquosabdominisuocamus,diflccarioperxpretiumfit,proximumcft,hos 
abdoraims pcrlequi.Qiianquam(ut &: antea admonui) intcgru ciiiuis fucrit,paginas aliquot 
inucrtcrc. 
