DE HVMANI CORPORIS FABRICA LIBER 11. jlt 
tioniseorumjquibusinrcrimr,digitorumautorfit/itusipniisinrcriiocpliquidi{Tii^ 
{trant.Ca;teruinhuncnonfcmpcriiiindicem& mcdium,digitos,tcndincmporrigcrcobfcr^ 
h. e. uaturuseSjfcddirtaxatinindiccm.Sicctiam^dccimumoflauum mufculuminminimumSt 
anularciTifimul;,tcndincs,quiftatimin brachialidircmpti fucruntjdigcrcrenonfempcr cofpii 
cics,fcd frcquentitlime unicum tcndincm in paruum digitum fcrri obfcruabis, cius digiti e.xie 
t'<'Z. lionis ducc. Paritcr ' dccimusfcptimus in trcs tantum tendines diuidi uidcbitur, quiin brachi 
aliinuicemdcdu(fti,indicimedio,&anulariimplantabuntur,inminimumautcmdigitum ila 
tim a brachiali tendincm,utad cartcros digitos,fcrrirariflimercpcri, quu dccimusnonus par- ' 
uidigiticxicnfionisautorfii.Athisomnibustcndinibus,ubipoftbrachialiincmbranulisctft 
brofisncxibus committuntiir,priuatimidacddit,utfinguIi latcfccnics uclutin plurcs diui- 
dantur,utiam latiorcs muIto,& tenuiores rcdditi,ad digitorum radiccs, mirabiiinequefcm- 
per eademferieinuicem mifceantur,uniusdigiti tendinispor[ionectiamcofpicua,adaltcrius 
digiti tcndiiiem pertincnte.Qiiod & in tuis manibus confpicari poteris,animum, quando di 
gitosfleftis,acrefle(ftis,etinlatcraducis,digitorumradiciadh!bcns.Quamuisinmanucuteli 
berata,idintuerimagis conduxerit,utnonmircris, cur Galcni tcndinumfericiminusilico ac- 
cefrerim,arbitrer^dccimumfcptimum,dccimumoiflauuin,&dccimumnonumquatuordi' 
gitoruin,una ct cxtcnfionis & abduclionis a pollice opificcs ctTcjob uariam illam,qua;per ob 
liqua jjrorfus fit,commixtioncm,&reflum fitum,& iploruminfertioncin,quam in totam di 
gitilongitudincmmoliuntur.NuIlamtamcnprorfus tendinum commixtioncm unquaper' 
fici obfcruaui,cuiusbcncficiouclobfcurifl!meparuumdigitumapolliccabduciaufiinaflcrc- 
re,imorcc"tusillcinufculidccimio(rtaui ductus infcrtiocj) arguunt,nulla prorfusrationcpar- 
uumdigitumciusopcra,cxtrorfumapolliccabduci.Atqucciufmodictiamquid inpedcob- 
fcruari , fuo loco dicam . Habetoigitur mca quidcm fcntentia dccimumoftauum pro pra:ci' 
puo parui digiti extenfionis autore.Dccimumautcm nonum infigniicradindicis & aliquan 
do mcdi) a polliccabdu(ftionem,idoncum efl"enemincm ambigcre conucnit. Vcriim quia Vigijlvm. 
J-Vm paruumadcbatqueex abundantia ca:tcrisabducioportuit,quotiesrotundas figurasmanu 
'■4 complccftimur, & quum huiufmodi motus dcci!noo(flauo mufculo acccptus fcrri ncqucat, 
rcrum Opifcx ' mufciilum brcuem , fed ualidum in cxtrcma manu rcpofuit , illi motui pra?fe- 
'^ib t iftum . A "' quarto cnim brachialis oflfc, quod rc&am appellauimus , mulculi huius princi- 
r,ifffr pium prodit , quod pcr lunx monticulum ad paruum digitum pcrgcns,toto dutftu carncum 
uifitur,murisfeulaccrtxformameIcgantercxprimens,quippcmulculusiftc,incxortuutcun 
„ [ "i quctcnuisjin mcdio teres crafllisq! cff-,in infcrtionc autemjquam in cxtcrno primi oflis parui 
r.sif dioitiIatusinolitur,gracilistcnuisq),&ncrucuscuadit. fit itaqshicordincuigefimus. Cac- ^•s'!'""^^ 
i^' tcrum " uigefimusprimus,poIlici pcculiaris cefctur.eftcpillc altera ° tertrj cx ulna pcndclis prin f 
'.,}, -p cipij portio,quam a ' dccimonono , qui ad ii\diccm & medium potiflimum fcrtur, diftingui- 
la. fc in mus! Ab ulna; itaqueextei-iori fede,iuxta''ligaincntum membrancum inter cuLiti oflajqua in 
FS- uiccmdchifcunt, confiftens,&iuxtamediumlongiiudiniscubitiiftcmufculuscnafcitur,uer 
'iJll', fusradium obliquepropcrans . Priufquam ueroradii infcriorcm contingit appcndiccm,in 
i. paulo minus toto tcretem ceflat tedincm,qui communi cum ' tendinebicorni, quo brachiale 
ji. ci. (-xtcnditur,' finu,et'ligamento plcrum^^f dcdu(f):us,adbrachialccontendit,&ilico latcfccns lo 
tj' 'll'^ tius pollids longitudini infcritur,non quide in mcdio cxtcrioris rcgionis , fed cxteriori ipfius 
:i3.4. latere, quod indiccmfpe(fi:at.Cuius autcm motus hic mufculus opifcx fit,ilico fubiiciam, at- Viq,l7„mrc' 
\. .1 ti. q^jp Juos fcquctes nunc mufculos dcfcripfcro,in quorum enarrationc ambigo , num illos pri cuidM^pif,, 
''"'"■ mumunius,autduorun-i,auttriummufculorumlocorecenfcre dcbcam . Sed age,acfi unus '""''™»'«!«/ 
'" s'! eflitjillos pertracrtemus,eundempoftca,utiuifum crit, inplurcs diuifuri. Ex "tribusmu- 
A. A. fculorum radicibus feu principijs, qua: ab ulna fccundiim ipfius longitudincmcxoriri rc- 
" latafunt," medium principium ulcunquc uifitur amplum , longauefatis linca enaium,& 
u^fu. obliquefupcrradium confcendens^illiinflcrnitur^mufculOjCjucmbicornitendine inbra- 
rP'"'' chialeinferi.idqucextenderedocebo.Simulaiqueucroprincipiumhoccummufculumintc^ 
' oii, in ' duasimpares portioncs diuiditur, a fefenullo intcruallo diftantes.fcd mutuoincura- 
'JiJ. beiitium mufculorum ritu inuicem ha;rentes , fupcrior portio aliquandiu carnca pcrma- 
i. ca.i! nens, in tcndincm quodammodo tcrctcm ccflat, infcrtum cxtcriori brachialis^' oflis fcdi, 
'tm quodpolliccm fuftinet. Inferior autcm principi-j portio ftatim,ac aliquoufquc in anteriora 
'"d.^^r. prorcpfit,in ' duas rurfus carneas partes diftinguitur,qua= fingulein tcndinc finiunt,ac cunl 
Vp''- fuperioris portionis lcndine, proprio' finuin radi-j appendice leuitcr indfo infidcnt , pe- 
culiaricf '' lioamenio trcs fimultcndines obducuntur . Poftquam uero inferioris portionis 
cU^e'. tendinesbrachiale fuperarunt, unus in primi poUicis internodii radiccm implantatur,illic in 
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