ISi ANDREAB VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
ampIimdinecoiinatiocciirruiir_,qu3ntamcdia rcflimurculicxiftitlatimdo.atqjidadcoualide 
fccundumabdomim'slongitudin<;pcrlicitiir, utliicinabclomiiiismcdiojquatuorobliquorit 
mufculorumtcndincs,unumproducci-cquisarbitraictur,nifiduosutrinqihabcri,accuratiflL 
ma Ic(Sio,fibrarumq)du(ftuscomonltrarcnt,VbidcxtrifiniltrisconafcunturjUniunturq?,nul 
lam prorfus fcparationis nccp coitus lincacxprimut, fcd paulo cralTiorcs rcdditi,in abdominis 
mcdio,rc(f}alincalcfcintcrrc(ftosmufculos"' ubiilli inuicediftant,imprimcntcSjrobull:ifIime 
tranfucrforummufculoriincruofistcnuitatibus.ipfiqiadeopcritonxo" conalcuntur/Qiiod 
ctiam obliquorii afcendcntium ncruofis tcnuitatibus ufu ucnit, (ccundCi cxtcrnarccloru mu, 
fcuIdruinlatcra,priufquamilloscofccndunt. pcrabdommis cnimlongitudincm.inftarlinca: 
infcrtionem ualidam moliun tiir,in ncruofas tranfucrforu tcnuitatcs,&: ctiam ad quafda rcclo- 
rummufculoru'' impreffiones,quaspaulopoftcriusexcquar. Sub obliquoru ita(^ncruofis 
FLnli. tcnuitatibuSj^^reiSiabdominismufculircconduntur.fingulicxmcdiaoflispubis rcoionc,'du 
plici quodamodo principio ducentes originc,uno quide fupcriori intcriorecp,aItcro infcriori 
accxtcriori,nonqu6dh;ccprincipia, finguIismufculisdi(iunc"taincotinuauefint,fcdipfamu 
fcaliorigo,diucrfaiTifubftantiaad huncmodumexprimit.Superiorprincipij parsintrorfum 
nonniliil ucrges.cxacle carnca cft, acex lato in anguftii definciis,priulquani ad nicdia funiiiiis 
rcgionempcrtiiigat,quafiinacutuinangulumtt:rminatur. [nferius uero, quod&extrorluni 
paulo inagis proiiiiiiet,iicruolum cft, cariiis oiiiiiino cxpers,uerum furfum porrc(ftum fcnfim 
dilatcfcit,totumq! rc^ftum mufculu produccre confpicitur.Re^fti itaq; mufculi,duobus ciufnio 
di principijs fiiigulicx pubis oflcrnati,' inuiccmcontigui funt,reiffa furfum porrcc"ti,doiicc ad 
umbilicum pcrueneniit,' ibidcm eiiim nonihil mutuo diftatcs,modicccf ampliorcs facli^ad pc 
<fius ufqj fcruntur.cuifupra mucronatani cartilaginciii,ad oflis pccforis latcra,illic{i coiicxas car 
tilagincs,lari caniofiqj ° implantatur.Mufculi liiiion uno fibraru ducTu,lccundum totam lon 
gitudincm fcrri uidecur,fcd fiiiguli in abdominis rcgionc diucrfa" dclincamcta, fcu mfcriptio- 
iies(quas Gra:cis ■/pSfiyixrpds appcllari diximus)tranfuerfim, & incurua albaqi linea,ipfis indu 
flascxprimunt,noaIiicrfanc,quamfirc(Sorum fingulipIuriumniufculorununicioclTcntha 
beiidi, Noii ciiiin rc(Sa aboflc pubis,ad pcHus Rbrx nufquani inclinatcs ferutur,fcd ad nunc 
di(?tas circumfcriptioiics imprcflioiics uc nonihilimplicata: obliquatur, at^ cxalijs ali;i: pro. 
duci quodammodo apparct.Dcindc mulculis rc(ftis,no proptcr pubis os ncrui duntaxat infe 
ruiitur, fedintcrioriquoqicxpartc,ubihisiinprcnionibusniufculidoniuur.]ftaruiinprcnio. 
nuni dux plurimLim lupra umbilicu coiififtut,& in terdu una fub umbilico in fuminc.aliquan 
doctiani trcs (upra umbilicti.Ncq! has Naturam mufculis fruftralargitam aibitror,uerum ut 
commodiiis rccla furfum iii priora nonihil dccliiiantcs porrigcri:tur!.^8<: no iiiftp-- duorum pa- 
lorum crcdi,fcd (c-cuiidum orbicularcm abdomiiiis rcgioneobliquati, pcritonaruin appofite 
prenicrci,coqi,quodnaiTaturifumus,muiiercopportimiusfungeretur.Porr6quuthoraccm 
moucntcs cxequcmur mufculos,' ununi in fimijs & caiiibus cnumerabiinus,qui intcr ipfos or 
diiicquintusfuturuseft. Huncucrarucoftarum cartilagiiubus^adpccforisoflislatusexporrc 
cluni.doccbinius totum mcmbrsneij,pra:tcr;jad primc fecundxqj cofta-intcrualliiin,tibi car 
noliorrcdditus,inprimanicoftamdcfinit. Profe(fT6 mufciilus hiciiiomnibusaiiimalibus,in 
quibus fcdionc deprehenditur, mihi quantiiuis acciiratc fccanti.pars rccf i abdominis mufculi 
cfleuidctur,&rc(rtummufculiiad primam uli:}! thoracis coftam inillisanimalibusafccnderc 
prorfusaflcro. Quodincaiiibus caudatiscf fimi-)sinaxuii(:cuadit confpicuum,nccquifquam 
iiificias irepotcft,illis unuin mufculuin a pubis ofle, ad prini.T ufqi coftam cxporrigi. In honif 
nibus (ut ucruin fatcar) cundcm m ufculij nunquani obfcruaui,atqi illo honiincs quu brcuifti' 
mo doncntur pecflore,facilc carcn t.quaproptcr ctiam in hacnica hominis fabricj: dcfcriptioiic, 
ncutiquanircctipartcnijautipficoiun^rtumcfteaftirmo.Oninibus niodocommcnioratismu 
Trafmfi. ^*^"''^ fubfimt ' traiifticrfi, utriiicp unus, qui ex traiifucrfis lumborum uertcbrarij proccflibus, 
tenui mcinbraiicoq) priiicipio cna(citur,deinde in progreflu ex dorfuni moticntibus cmcrgcs 
mufculis, & carnofis adaudTus Hbris,fupcriori iliuni oflis regioni,&: fpuriarum coftaruni finf 
buscxa(fte carneus coniiafcitur, carnofa ipfius p.aitc uniucrfainuefticnsilia.Vbiucroucrfus 
abdomiiiis mcdium, ' ad cxtcriora rc(ftorum mulculoruni latcra iifquc prorcpfit,iii ncruofam 
exilitateinfinit,qiia: pubisofri,&mucronatxcartilaginiimplaiitatur.Perrcliquaniintcrha:c 
cxtrcmalongitudincm, iftcmcmbraiiofus tcndo,ncruofxcxilitati alterius tranfuerfimufciili 
continuaiur,acfiinuIanibo tunicxinftaruniucrlnmabdomcn circticingunt,inhocobIiqiios 
mufculos iiiiitati, Vcrum horum mufculoru iicruofa tcnuitas non xque, atquc obliquorum 
Iataeft,tranfucrficnim noniiihil(ubrc(^tis mufculis, & potiflimum iuxtapcctorisrcoioncm, 
carnciconlpiciimtur.PrxiciKibusmufculis' peritonxumfiibnafcicur,mcmbrananutritionf 
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