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ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
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inuciiics.in homiiiibus auccm (utpotc quibus brctiifrimum pcflus coiigit) neutiquain,qiiam- 
uis intcrim accuratc.num & is quocj mufculus hominiobtingatjcxpcndcndum luadco.H<i:c 
intuitus,"' quarti hominis,canis ucro fcxti mufcuii caput,ab " undccimo dorfum moucntc di, 
uides, ac illum a coftis omnibus diflccanSj qui iplls infcratur, inucftigabis. huius itaquc fun, 
dioncobfcruata, & ipfo mufculo a thoraccabfedlo, intcrcoftalcs mulculicxtcriorcs uniucifi 
manifcftiflJime oculis fefc obrj ciunt. Quo autem & intcriorcs cotucaris, lcui admodum fciftio- 
ne,in uno coftarum intcruallo, fccunduminfcriorcm colix fcdem, conabcris cxtcriorcm mu- 
fculum diuidcrc,ac paulatimhamulo cleuatum,ab infcriori fcpararc, ilico cnim ipforura natu- 
ra,& fibrae occnrrentinuiceracontrario fitu incurabcntcs, quanquam & intcriorcs, apcrto 
thorace,rurfus licebit cxaminarc. Hortor !ntcrim,utcunquc cos iudagaucris,ut diligcntinimc 
inquiras,num & intcriores, & exteriorcs diuerfis fungantur mumis,ac illi inlpirationi,hi ucro 
cxfpirationi (aut contra) famulcntur, an fimul omnes mca fententia cidcra muncri prxfician^ 
tur,omnescf thoraccmarc1cnt.Qyoniamautcmiamaiitca,quxpcritona:ofuccinguntur,eX' 
eraptafunt,iccurinquam,licn,ucntriculus,intcftina&rcncs, nullafcclionc adhib.ta,infcrior 
"fcpti tranfucrfiparSjConfpicuacuadit^ubimoxduosinfpiciscirculos, membiancumunum, 
& carnofum altcrum.ad hxc tria, qux dixi, forainina, & tcndincs, ligamcnta uc iumbonim 
ucrtcbris adnata. Vt ucro fibras ad amutTim, & tcndincs illos, rdiquamq! lcdcm lcpti infcrio' 
reme.xadiusintucaris, pcritonxtim abinfcriori icpti fuperficicmanibus ucnitdirimcndum, 
tjuod in porcis citra omne fict ucgocium, in horaine autem Sc cane non itcm. Cxtcrum ut fu^ 
pcriorfcptiparsthoracis ainpIitudincmrcfpicicns,iiiconfpcflum quoqucLicniat,inhoraine 
cultro aliquo mcdiocri, aut nouacula, aut paruo etiamcultcllo (quuni cartilagines hominum, 
quaracanum2tfimiarijmolliorcsfini)''apriinxcoftxcartiIaginc,quaoni ipfiuscoftxcom 
inittitur,fc(fhoncraadinfimamurquccoftam,percartiIagincs utrinquemolicris. dcindcmU' 
cronatacartiIaginc,finin:ramanucieuata,ab intcriorioffispeflorisrcgione.&huiuslocicarti- 
laoinibus fcptura tranfucrf .m abradcs. Dcinccps crcdis cum pcctoris offc cartilagiiiibus, 
' incmbranas intcriorioffis fcdi connatas, ac thoracis araplitudincra interlcpicntcs, & uciias 
fimul & artcrias, c iugulo pcclori cxporrcdas abfccabis, doncc pcc^toris os ab omnibus libc- 
ratum, cum cariilaginibus a thoracccommode aufrras. Rcpofito itaquepaulifpcr pcfloris 
oflc,afcpto mcinbranxthoracisaraplitudincrainterfcp!entcs,&cordis ctiam inuoIucrum,rc- 
fcindcntur,' quodlongefecus, quamGalenus undique arbin-atur,magnafui partc icpto in 
hominibus adnafcitur,muIto lancaliter,quamincanibus,&GaIcnifimi-|s.Infuperafcptoner 
uos ipfi infcrtos,uenain cauara,& ftomachum abfecabis, idalumbis (cnfim cum fuis ligamcn 
tis abradcns,libcratum ucro,ac menCc exporrccSum, rurfus fi libuerit, exaininabis. [am pcc^to 
risosinmanusaffumcs,atquein partcipfius iiitcriori, fccundum illius longitudincm fiiigu- 
los utrinq) ' mufculos tcnues, carnofos, & amplos cxporrigiconfpicics.liccbithos apccroris 
oflcaccartilaginibus,nouacuIa acutiori liberarc, & cuiusraotusautorcsfint,inquirerc.Vbi 
&hosabfecucris,intcrioresintcrcoftaliumcontcinplabcris,ac cordc,puIinonc,licnis,artcriis, 
fi:omacho,&: fi quxalia in thoracis capacitatc habentur,ablatis, thoracis mufculorum admiiii 
ftratioiii fummam manura impones. 
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G N I o R A notatuthoracisligamenta^adduodecimthoracisCterte- 
bras fpcftant^undc & hxc cum reliquis dorfi ligamcntis examinanda ue 
niuni. Coftis autcm ad uertebras nullum pcculiarc ligamcntum obdu- 
citur, prxtermcmbrancum,ariiculisomnibuscommunc,quod hlcdu- 
rilTimum eft, & cartilaginis naturx particcps, atq.icid polifnmum " in- 
ccr tranfuerfi procclTus radiccm , fcu primx coftx ad ucrtcbram articu 
. Ium,& iranfucrfi proceflus apiccm, ucl fccundum articulura accidit, 
Caitilagincs ipfis coftisnonalfigantur,ucrumuti didum cft, ipfa coftarumoflainillasde- 
gcncrant . Pcfloris ofti, qua cariilagincs ipfi oblongis capitulis inarticulantur , nulla quoque 
propria adfunt ligaincnta, namduniaxaimembrancumobtinctaIi]s articuliscommunc.Ni- 
hil enim pcdoris os , in ligamcntis fibi peculiare ucndicat. Vcrum ut & cxtcris offibus, mem 
brana quxdam,quam quod os ambit, ■n^tisi^oiJ Grxci uocant,pe(floris ofliobducitur,at- 
<juc hxcualida acquafi diiplicatacft,5(lhanc ctiamipfx coftarumcartilagincs,unacuin co- 
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