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lumefFidantur, Duodccima:autcm cofta:cartilagininonfolumiiifcritur,(cdtotiipliusionoi 
tudini carnofusadiiafcitur, & adinfcriorumcoftaru cxtrema, obliqueafccndentcabdominis 
' mufculo, & longe magis" tranficrlo admodum unitur. Cartcrum fcptifibrxad ucrtcbras 
droliprorcpcntcs,noiiinundccima£horacisucrtebram,quamfpc(flant,inlcrtionemoliuntur, 
t^b.q. quodmagna" artcriafub fcpto traiifucrfo rcpens,&' ftxtus fcmur moucns mufculu.s, adeo 
Uiifi.hk. iindccimac ucrtcbra; obducatur , ut lcpium ipli connafci nequcat. Ac proindc fibrx, quas hic 
y ySt undccimx thoracis ucrtcbrx conncai oportcbat, in ' duo mcmbranea, lcd pcrquam ualida 
7 t<i6. o, dcfinunt ligamcnta, feu tendincs. Qtii deorfum ad magna: arteria: latcra protenfi, lumborum 
P- mufculis inibicohajrent, & fcnfim arcliorcs redditi,ac arteria; nonnihil fcfc fubijcicntcs, tanti- 
fper porriguntur,doncc lumborumuertcbras cxcarncs rcperiat, ipfisqi robuftifrime & longo 
duflu infcratur. Vniucrfum itaqj fcptiapaulo minus toto orbicularc eft,fitum uero obliquuni 
cxigit, nam a pcdloris oftc pcr fpuriaru coftarum cxtrcma, ad cam quam dixiinus, in lumboru 
uertcbris rcgioncm protcnditur, fitumqi ob id a prioribus dcorfum ad poftcriora uergcntem 
jti.uims obtinct . Qiiinctiam ' duos fortitur circulos,imum membrancu, qui caput ipfius putatur,al' 
itcrs,l,m, tcrumhunc luccingentcm,qui carncus cft,ucrum qucmadmodum hic fcmpcr, quo coftis pro 
,a(iiT «- pinquiusaccedit,carnofi'orcfEcitur,ita&ille,quofepticcntrouiciniorcft,mcmbranofiorcua 
dit,non tamc ambo exarti circuli imagincm rcfcrunt, fed talem, quale quis latu cffc diccrct, & 
una partcin acutu angulii celTarc . Mcmh:'ancus cnim furfum,atcp in anteriora acutii porrigit 
angulu,carncus aute deorfuiTi,atqi adinferiora illis rcticulis quam fimillimus,quibus in parue 
p lx ludo utimur,& prxcipue ficius rcticuli capulus diftolutus, modicccf paiefccns fucrit, 
&C ipfum lignum(quo bretiius & latius rcddanir ) non (cgnitcr parictibus attullim. Cxtcrum 
Ucrx i et uiiiucrfum lcpti tranfucrfi corpus,duabus obducitur mi^branis, totam cnini infcriorcm ipfius 
l'.pg«ns amplitudincm, quanutritionisorganalpcflat,pcritonxumfucdnCTii. fupcriorucrouniuerfa 
mt pctra- , , ' ' , r ■ ' ■ a r ■ 1 j • 
,U latiiuao,cor pulnioncmqjrelpicicns, tunicacoltasIuccin"enteobducitur.Uuinetiam contra c. ■ /- 
8 t^Ii .c. aliorummulculorumnaturam, paucis acmpus,lcptum tranlucrlum quibuldam roramini- 
'rf "tjli bus peruium cft,qux Galcnus cx Hippocratisfententia duo elTc rcccnfuii,' unum,quod ucrtC' 
e 7 ri . <j. bris,artcrix magna-,& defccndcnti ad ucntriculi orificium ftomacho uiain prxbet, '' altcium, 
■jU.o,f. quoucnacaua inthoraccm tranftccndii. Nobisuerotria cftc obfcruantur, ' primum,ubiab 
/t.D a. Ii. inuiccm dcducuntur ' ligamcntorum aut tcndinum illorum principia, qux folam trafiiiittunt 
ifi tjp 1 arteriam,& fincm^ucnxpari carentis,quxcoftascnutrit,&" ramosdeindclcxtiparis ncruo- 
11.4/1. rum ccrcbri,qui ad coftarum radiccs,fub membr.^nacoftas fuccingcnicpropagantur, acpoft 
modum iccori,lieni, rcnibus, inteftinis& omcnto numcrofaferic infcruntiir. Siquis modo 
uertebrashiscumGalcnoadnumcrareuclit, pcrmittoquidcm,quanquam improprieadmo- 
dum ucrtebris feptum uiam prxbcrc uidcatur, imouix appofite,uiam, qiia artcria fertur, fora 
minis nominc donamus,quum hxc potiiis fcmicirculumin fepti tranfuerfi circumfcrcntia cx- 
culptum,quam foramcn referat,fcptumq; uertcbrarum,corporum fuperiorit-u anierioripar^ 
ijti.f. ti,nonautemlateribuscommittatur. ' Sccundumforamen,adfcptitranfiicrfimedium,ucrfus 
fi.ca.6li. dcxtrumtamcn confiftii,&'' uenxcaua-in thoraccm rcptanti cxtnKftum cft,cuius corpori 
' feptum firmiflime, mcmbranaruin ipfi obnatarum bcncficio connafciiur, quemadmodum & 
( 7t.t.r ha-mcinbranxrcliquisquoq!,quibusfcptumitcrprxbct,pertinaciierconimimintur. ' Tcr- 
tium foramen paulo infcrius,quam media fcpti fcdcs eft, ad finiftrum latus modicc ucrgcns ha 
,» 14 itfi beiur,quo "' ftomachus,& fcxti ncruorum paris rami,ad ucntriculi orificium dimitiun tur loii 
■ib.sDcum oe profcfto fccus, ac Hippocratcs, Galcnus, cxtcricp Anatomicorum proccrcs arbitrati funt. 
r.vnds. Klec huic fententixnon feclio duniaxat,fed & ipfaratio quoq; aftipulaiur,arduus cnim ftiiflct 
ftomachi anfi'acrtus , fi dorfo propter duodccimam thoracis ucrlcbram in primo foraminc in- 
nixus,(i.irfum ad priora in ucntriculi fupcrius orificium dctorqucrcnir. Eft cnim primum fora 
• is/i ki ! mcnpaul6inferiiis,quam" mcdiaucntriculiregio,&ipfcucntriculuscaparte,quaftomachus 
1! M,N. illum ingrcditur, tcrcs cxiftit, nequc magis ucrfus priora, quam poftcriora ftomachus cum 
'I ipfo continuum corpus cfticitur . Cxicrum quum hxc dc fcpii forma natura'quc dixifTc fuffi- 5,^,; „,,„,^ 
ciat,mcrit6nunc ipfius funftioncm exequar.PIato cxiftimauit hunc mufculum duntaxat con- 
cupifcibilis,fcunaturalis animx & animofx fcptumcfretranfucrfum, AriftotcIesucr6,quum 
has animas,unius tantum in cor repofitx partcs cffearbitrarctur, in lioc fcptum a Natiira pro.- 
crcatum affirmauit, ut cordislcdem auentrc dirimat, &animx originein inoffcnfam acibo- 
: ruexhalationibus, &calorisaduentiirj copia(cruct,ueruinidnonmodoprxftat,fedintcrmu 
fculos thoraccm mouentcs,ad re(piraiioncm, ae ad propcllcnda ucniris rccrcmcnta in primis 
conducit.huius olficium quo thoraccm mouct, ob(curum eft, neque fai fcio,an quilpiam ucre 
idfcriptupoftcrisrdiquerit, autEtiamilludexpropofiiotradcreaggrcflusfit.ldcnim Galeno 
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