DE HVMANI CORPORIS FABRICA LlBER II, igi 
muertere, & Caput, quod ordincprius cfTc arbitrabitur, rcliquis Icdionc pr^poncrc Mu- 
kulutaqucquos abdonnnis, Anatomcs profeflbrcs nuncupant , ab omnibus ofto (utrinquc U 
n.m,n„n quatuor) conftituuntur , quatuor quidcm obliqu., duo rcdi, & totidcii tranfucr, "fZfiZk 
li.Ubl.qu. .11 utroquc latcre bini funt.qui inuiccm incumbunt,& contrarias fcq; mutui decuf 
h l,Tn T """'■'^''^^'«'^^ «'g"t- " Supcrioris enim fibra-, dcorfum ucrfus pr.ora o1,Iiqu^pro, 
.4"*... cedu.it,q..em hu.us Hbraru.u dudusgratia dcfcendcntem ut.Igi d.c.nus'." Infer.or.s ueri 
hl5ra-,iurlu.nobI.queada..tcrioratendu,it,quiob id oblique afccndc.isnuncupatur Rcflo- 
yjttl' •:"'"^I^«'-°q"^lat^'-c^ un.cuseft,quiquumfibras fecundum corpor.slon2,tud.,.cmextc.v 
las obtincat.reclt.s nuncupatur. Tranfuerfus fimil.ter utrinque unus habcu,r,cui .d nome.i 
quod eius Hbra lectindum corporis latitudinem, aut a dextris ad finiftra nullo obliquo duail 
llTt ^■'"^V'"''" ""'"'^'^- 0'^''q"^defcc.idesca:terisabdo.iii.iis.nufcuI.sfupcrftern.tur'&cx o// 'J- 
wa.6,7.s. '';''"'fP™Pt7mulculum,quemexfcapuIa:bafipro.iatii,caocIat.oribusthoraciscoftis.-nfc, 
0. 0.;.;, t "''*^'' 'i"'ius-lll"ni,ii thoracis mufculus, coftis quafi digitos fingul.s porrigmdo inferitur cx 
p quoruin intcruall.s promincntiores oblique dcfccidcntis mufculi partcs, dia,toia.m ritu ena. 
lcuntur ,io,i fccus, qua,u fi h,iiftra: manus interuallis,dextra: ma.ius diaitos^lnfcrcrcs & mu- 
lculum tho.-ac.s .uot.bus fa,iiula,itc,ii, finiftrx manui conferrcs, dcxtra- ucro obliquedcfccrt 
dcntcni ail.,ii.larcs Dcindcpoft,iona,n coftam, a tribusctiam infcrioribus coftisiftcmufcu, 
lus c,ialcitui-,illam fcmpcr or,gincm imitatus, qnam ad mag.ii thoracis mufculi in tcrualla adi, 
pilcitur ,ionqii..dcra ampl.iiscum illothoracis mufculomgrefll.mutuocomm.irus ucrini 
f „ tA.^. cum al.o quodam, qui ab i.iferiorum thorac.s ucrteb.-arum, & u.iius altcrius& lumborum 
lp!,us ciatus dccima^ & undccima- thorac.s coftx pot.ftimum .,ifcr,,i,. thoracis mufculorum 
cnarrano,icdicctur.Is cn„iima,ius quocfritu coftis.priufquam in cartilagincccfl^arcincipmt 
implantatur,atqucobliquecIcfccndcntismufcuIiprincipium,maniisquo(j,modocxciusmu' 
iculiiiitcrualIis,abipfiscoftisaItcrnat,mproccdit,atqucIiocobl,quimufcuIipri,Kipiriundiqi 
carnolumqu,dcm cft,fed tcnuc. Verumniufculus foifim carnoliorcraflior^euadcns dcor 
lum in priora fertur, il.a (qua; quafiinania inter ilium os &infimam coftam, ^y^^ims, Si Lyim 
.H t *^''^'^' "°'^3iiO carnofa ipfius partc amplcflens,quoufqucad ilium os perrepfcrit, cuais = fum 
r^p! mitati Iccundum totum ipfius appcndicis duflum, carncus infcritor. Eft autcm appendixilla 
toti oliis ilium partiobdudta, quam ipfius fpmaraproprie uocari rclatum eft. Ouum ucro car' 
iioIaipfiuspars,cxiliuinrcgionibus,adantenoramcdia6|,,fccundum abdominislonoitudine 
propcrat, in ncruofam cxilitatcm raanbrana: quam fimillimam dcgc.icrat,qua; fcxtar& fcpti, 
raxcoftarum cartilagin.bus,&pcdoris offis mucroni,&reftis mufculis cxpanditur,firmifl;-, 
... _ Iupcrior.soniscoxcndicis,&pubisregioniimpI.i:tatur, totaillanirairumfede quarabili- 
1, „ta.™ umonisappciidicc,f:u fpinxanticaparte^adpiJ^isufqucofl-mm" cartilagincmprotcnditur 
• non quod illo duftu ab ilium ofl^c, ad pubis offiura ufquc commiflliram ofli iiifa-atur fed duri 
i s tj . e cr taxat,ubi os ex cariie repcrit.Qiia cnim ' duo fcmiir fle&ntes raufculi,fupcr coxendicis & pii, 
• bis os dcorfum prorcpunt, obliquus hic raufculus ofl. non implantatur,fu.it ucro.IIi raufculi 
' ^""'■'iio"/"""'" fcxtus & fcptimus. ' Sccundum autem corporis Iongitudiiicm,in abdomi 
nismcdiodextcrraufcuIus,cummerabraneatcnuitatcfiniftriitafaneco.t,utfimt.Iut.-iquc de, 
'^'2 u " t '"r q"=>'i^am,uniuerfo abdomini obduclam eff-ormeiit. ' Obliquus OtU„tUM 
"'."■pol ''"'^l^ubftr^W^. exfuperiori off.s il.um regione, quam.pfiusfpinamcircumfcnbcred.x.mus, 
/Jminifjt. cnalc.tur,acfimultciiuem.ne.nbraiicamqjoriginem,alumborum ucrtcbrarum & oflis facri 
- 1. fpinis aflfumit,qua: in mufculiprogrcflu, carnofis fibris tandcm adaugetur,cnutritur'uc. Mu- 
fculus ifte furfum tendcns, ilia car.iofafui partciiitegit, &quatuor inferiorum coftarum.quas 
fpurias uocant,finibus carnofus & hfc quoquciufcritur. Vbiautcm abdomiiiis priora & me- 
diumcoiifccndit,inncruofamdefinitcxilitatcin,qua:interrcflu.n.nufculu.n,quiipfifubric.V 
cojrr mtcr 
cu.naItcr.usIatcrisoblique afccndcntismufculi tcndincficunitur.utex utriufcp latcr.smulcu 
lo,fimuItotiquoquc abdomini tcgumcntura quodara.nodo efliciatur. Mcmbranci horura 
niufcuIoru.n tcndincs,eundcm cu.n reliqua mufcuIoru.n partc fibrarum dudum cxioun t.Dc 
fccndcntiumeiiiin fibra:oraiieS,deorfum obliqucad aiiteriora propagantur, afcciKlcntium 
ucro,furfuminpriorapcrreptant,atqucduoruraraufculorum mutuo incumbentium fibrs 
dccuflatira, fcu inftar X litcra: fcinuicem interfccant.Cartcrum ea fcdc,qua afccndcntis dcfccri 
deatis9tcndincs,fupcrabdominismediiiinuiccminffernuntur,utriq;firmifl;inefimultantS 
a 3 ampli/ 
