DE HVMANI CORPORIS FABRICA LIBER II. 505 
digitorumoffiummotusuiginti &oiflomufculiscclcbranclocebimuSjadigitosflciffcntibus D^gicos mo, 
ioii;r..i icrmoncniinchoatuiijin quo ' mufculicuiufdambrachialiinfcrti ncccflarioincidctmcnrio """" ''"J"" 
•tj a'' l*-'^™ quiacumdigitorunimiilculisnumcrabimus.hocCapitcnoucm&uigintidcfcribcn' 
4614.,. tur. Primimufculi' principiumtcrcs,&ftatimabcxortugrandc,accxcarncncrucaq;ftib Prnms. 
If t.i.t,. ftantiamixtum,cx intcriorihumcri' tubcrculo cnafcitur.noncjuidcmcxfupcriorimaoiiq) 
' i." ^'■'^'"'n^tc tubcrculi lcdc, fcdabintcriorilub ' muiculiadfumma-manusintcrnamcutcni 
fji^.r,. iatumtcndincm porrigcntiSj&^duorumquosbrachialeflcclcrcaudicSjCapitibuSjpra-tcrca 
u.A,r.i. &fub" ilIiusfcremufculioriginc,quiintcr radium inpronum agcntcs,fupcriorcnumcra- 
"ul ' ' • quanquani potius cx antcriori icdc & infcrius illa originc , prinius hic digitoruni mn^ 
ifculus initium ducat. Mufculus iftc a crafio aliociuin fuo cxortulatior cfficitur, atqucucr- 
fus ulna: radiiq; mcdium perrcptans, perquam obicure ab ipfis principii fui portioncm afiu- 
mit.Hinc exafte carnofus ct tcrcs,in amplitudincm tamc modicedcprclTus,ad brachialc pro' 
rcpit. Anteaquam ucro brachialis radiccm contingat, notabili fatis abrachiali intcrualloj 
«•er ipfiusucntcrin anguftum magis 'coaclus, inquatuorcarnofaspartcs diuiditur,qua: rjnoulc 
.2"o- '^^'■'''^'^°'''^5'''''§''ft'°''''^'i'''^^"''^%'''<^°'''''^^3'^'^^ ccftant. Hicxamullim tcrctcs fimul 
6/ii=-flj. commuiiimcmbrana utcunquc tcnui &mucofainuo!uti,brachialis cumcubitoardculum 
k^ta.). ipfumQjbrachiaIctranfcendunt,comniuniomncs'' ligamcntoin brachialis finuobducli.tft 
autem ligamcntum id ualidum,& tranfucrfum ,cx una brachialis partc in altcrarn prona' 
tum,anuIiq;formam(qu6dadeius cauitatcmfpcclat^prapcipuercfcrcnSj&totambrachia' 
lis finusamplitudincm,quaex ipfiorigincm ducit,fuccingcns. Simulatqucucrotendincs 
ligamentum id pra;tcricre,inuiccm diduc1i,trcsacutos & intcruallis parcsconftituuntan- 
gulos, & finguli unumqucmquc quatuor digitorum fibi prarpofitum adcuni, ac fccundi 
digitorum ollis radici latiorcs nicmbraneiq! facfti infcruntur, toti oftis longinidini implan - 
■fccmcx jjjj^ Dum ucro primum digitorum os pcrrcptant,' tranfuerfo quoquc & robuftoadmO' 
i, 53.1,11 dum ligamcnto obuoluuntur, quod cxuno olTis latcrc natum,altcri inlcritur: aut potius 
;)ti4t.<, idcx tota intcrnec oflisfcdis ampIitudinccnatum,canalcmob!ongum fcu anulumcflinfit, 
ipropa, primimulculi tcndo unacum'" .alio qucm huic fubijci diccmus,per digiti longitudi- 
6tjb.l' ncmlecuriftime dcducitur,acncfuafcdcadigito dcclinct,clcueturuc, pulchre amplcflitur, 
itatamcnuttcndiniliberumifjreitra omnemconnexumpcr ligamcntum patcat. Tcndincs 
cnimquaprimis digitorum oftibus porriguntur, neque traniucrfis ligamcntis^ncqucolTi'- 
bus ,ucl quouispaclo adncxiharrcnt, fcdligamcntauclutpcranulos fibilaxccxctilptos, mi- 
t nime impcditi pcrrcptant. Cxtcrum hisprimi mufculi tcndinibus"ubi primo digitoruin 
■i-f.6t.i. oiTiincumbunt,&priufquam fceundum confcenderunt(quanquamfccus Galcno uifum LilicleVfu 
ffuit^peculiarcrarumquecxabundantiidaccidit^quodlongafcclioncdiuifi, aliumipfisfub' /•<-', 
ftratum tranfinittant tendincm , dcquo flatimac prarfcntismufculifundtioncmfcrmoniad,- 
didcro, fumpcrtr.acTaturus.FuncTia autcm ipfiuscft,fccundum quatuordigitorum os flccTe 
re,ilIudbrachiaIismedioubi inuiccm adhuciplTus colliganturtcndincs, quam poteftpro- 
. xime admouens. Etqucmadmodum minimidigiti lccundum os, cn:tcris digitorum fccun- 
dis oflibus minus cft, ita cjuoquc&eius digiti tcndo rcliquis tribus gracilioruifitur, ut & il- 
fu.~.7 lamufculicarnofapars parui digiti tcndincm promcns, ca-tcras gracilitatcfupcrat. °Sc- SccmJut. 
,5 j ,j 3 cundusmufculus '' primo fubieclusab intcriorihumcri '' tubcrculoftibprimicapite, fuiini,- 
ffi.-ca.is ti) uixaliquam portionemaflumit . Exulna;enim anteriori 'proceffii,quoilIahunicrocoar' 
■ ticuIatur,fccundushicmufcu!uspotinimumcnafcitur,id^pra;cipueabciusproccn'usradi- 
' /i/Tc ec,quandoquidemipfiusfuperiorpars fcuapcx,illius 'niufculi cxcipitur inicrtionc, quiin- 
' ifnnL, tcrcubitum flcctcntcscftpolTcrior . Secundus itaquc mufculushinc ' prodicns, cxacTc car,- 
jst^.r. nofus&teres (nonnihi!latustamen,&utprimusmodiccdcprcnus)cuadit,&iTicdiamcu' 
' '■"'" bid fedcm comprchcndi;s uIna;adhucadnafcitur,aquacxortusfuiroburnonniodicum ca 
' " fcdcafcifcit,quaulnx" mcmbraneo connciftiturligamcntOiintcr radium &ulnam totacU' 
bitifere longitudine confiftcnti. Qiiando ucro niufculus parum ultra mcdiamcubiti lon- 
sijl.A gitudincmdefcendii,aliquantoanguftiorrcdditus,^in quatuor carnofas portioncs fimili- 
tcracprimus finditur.quxantcbrachialcintcrctcsccftanttcndines, tantoprimimufculitcn- 
dinibusfpiniorcs,quantumlccundi mufculi moles primimagnitudincmfupcrat . Hi tcndi- 
ncs comiiiunimcmbrana pcrquam mucofa, acca'tcris omnibus mcmbranis rubicundiori 
7 '»!>.■'• inuoIuuntur,fimuIcp coha;rcntcs,fubprimi mufculi tcndinibusper'tranfucrfumintcrna; 
brachialisfcdisligamcntum ,in manus uolam contendunt, inqua (quemadmodum prinii 
tendincs)a:quaIcsanguIos efiicientcs, moxinuicem dirimuntur, finguli ad unum quatuor 
digiiorumc.xcurrmtcs .Qucniadmodumautcmpcruniucrfinicubiiilongitudincm&bra- 
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