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1Z4 ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
eflent, (cfe ofFerentj ucrum 3um tcndinibiis, quos ligamcntacontincnt.mcntemaccommo ' 
dabis,ac fcorfum unumquodcp,ut in intcrna digitoruiTi fcdc prxcepimus, adminiftraucris,ut 
minimum fcxnumcrooccurrcnt, qusantcquam mufculos fcparcs,diuidcrepofIis,nifiprius 
in cubito cuiufqj mufculi tcndinem lcparare ftatucris. At commodius erit aut fimul omnia an- 
tcmufculos,aut priuatimunumquodqp faltem ante fuum mulculum aggrcdi. Primus autc effe 
Tcnlj hrdch potcft^' quipoftbrachialiantcparuumdigitum infcrtusidcxtendit, cifiustcndocx fuo' finu csh.a. 
cmoumuu. f^f^^^kiixm ,ZcAanAz3Sinia aAxsAo^^zsxx nouacula totusmufculusabulnalibcrabitur accurate ^'jj" 
in terim ab illo,' qui fuperiori ipfius latcri comittitur, quicp parui digiti cxtcnfioni potiflimum , j, 
famulatur,diuifus. Vbi itacy huius caput ab extcrno humeri tubcrculo diffccucris,illu poflmo 
DtamtoSd- a poftbrachiali libcrabis , nifi appcnfum ipfi aflctuare lubcat , quo tande brachialc extcn- 
InT.llJF- dcntium & flcflcntium mufculorum munus conlpicari ualcas.Poft hunc is cx finu atrollctur, 
dSmniJlrMio. qui minimos digitos a caiteris dcbcrct abducere, cuius tcndincs, aut tendo potius ad digitos 
duccndusnoncft,nifi abcxierno humcri tuberculo is,cum ' iublcquetiiamincnarrationcmu [9U.Z 
fculo(qui digitosmouentiumdecimusfeptimusnumcrabatur)iibcratus fucrit.lllum autcm di 
ligcntcrex fuo,quemnos ipfi tribuimus, finuattollcs, atqLieabiIlis,quiiupcricri ipfiuslatcri 
cxporriguntur,diuulfiim,ab humcro quoque rcfccabis, nunc fcdulo animaducrtcns, num in 
tres,aui quatuor ducatur tcndincs,& quibufnam digitis illi inleraniur,qiiarcF ipforum ad digi 
torum radiccs fit comixtio.Idcm in ilIo,quiparuu digitii prarcipuccxtcdit, molicris, ncutrum ^ ^^^^j^ 
abipfisdigitisab(ccans,nifi&modo''' fublcqucntemadinfcrtioncmukmcdcduxcris.Occur h wtt.i 
rent enim nunc " tria illa,qux ulna producit principia, quorum inferius, & brachiali propin- s,". 
quius obfcruandir ucnit, a quo mufculus pronafcitur,qui indiccm & nicdium a poliicc abdu- 
cit.Huius itaq) principi} portioncm, qux illum mufculum coftituit,ab ulna diuidcs, atquc ex 
fuo pcculiari' finuclcuatum,& fcnfimabrachiali&poftbrachiaIi,quibus fibrolo ncxuharret, ' !,4/' « 
libcratum, ad digitos ufquc dcduccs, ad amuflim nunc trium illorum mufculorum tcndincs, ""^ 
&infertionempcrpendens, q^uam multoaccuratius intucberis, quamcgo illam (quum uaria 
Jigitos ^^'■^ dcfcribcrc polTim. Cxterum illis a digitorij internodils ad uiiguium ulcp radiccm refcftis, 
mo», n qui pollicem cucrtut,aggrcdicris,ab ulna itaq)," reliqua tcrti] principi] partercfccTta, mufculus fe :otSi 
deincmi-jiuin polliccm uerfus indiccm eucrtcs, adipfius infcrtioncducetur, fimilitcr fccundi principi] mu- 
tllorum dcfcn f,;^!; qyfljii-orncm tranfcendunttcndincm, ad polliccm & brachialeufque aucllentur,atquc "" 
ptloTic ij nu- ,1 , in/--» i 11111 ^ r 
mcrdmr. mia cum rcliquis a digitis rci^jcientur. Quibicornitendinebrachialcextcndit,modoprorlus m,,ti.: 
eftconfpicuus,nifiqu6dnonnihil fub " mufculolongioriradium moucntiumoccultatur.hic " 
Qo^TTi Irdi itj^ ftio exortu Iiberatus,ad poftbrachiale diicetur , & ipfius examinata funflionc, ctiam cum 
' "'"'"thm <^^tcrisabiicipotcrit.Supcrfuntadhucincxtcrnacubitifcdc,°duoradiuminfupinumagcrcs, 0 niat.i 
R^Jiummo, qui citra lcdioncm ctiam^ut&^intcriorcsradii duccs, funt confpicui, longiflimi tanttim 'V"a "^- 
uattiumtdmi. pjtc exccpto.quod penitus nonnihil intcr pofteriorcm cubitum fleftcntium mufculum,& cx, ^7'" '' 
tendentium 'exterioremlatitat, non tamen adco iiupcnfe, ut non liccatipfiuscapitcabhumc- g n f<i£'. 
rorefciflo, illumadinfertioncmufquccumrcliqiiis radium moucntibus mufculispcrducerc. ""-r 
SiitaCBnunc' lioamcntum in cubiti lonoitudineintcr oftapofitum animaducrtcris,extrcma: "" '. . 
Qudtuormii, r , js- j- n.- c ■ i " /r • 1 siitJD.i 
^lorimipd- maiiusmulCLilosordineaggredi tcmpcltiuumtucrit,exquibus c^uaiuor Itatim gracilcs cua- dut itlicn 
tuordigitos duniconlpicui,qLios Natura^tcndinibus tcriiumdigitoruosflcflciitibusc.xporrexit.Dcin- tcre cr 
polltci ddducc ccps ' illcliberatur,qui polliccm ab indicc inaxime rcmouet,mox" duo primum pollicis intcr- °'"^',"y ' 
'rs"c'arcmdm ttodium flcclcntcs.Dcindc' tres fccundum pollicis osflccftcntes, quosco diligcntitis obfcrua- icrs, t.i 
mdnSocciipd- rc oportet, quo magis antchac diffcdionis Prolcfloribus incogniti fuerint.Hos fubfequettir, 
tium. ^ qiii polliccm indici proxime accommodat,dcin' quiparuum ualidiflimeabducit, uttantu " ^Jj''' 
rumrcttjmrS ' adhuc fiiit rcliqiii, quoru opc prima quatuor digitorum intcrnodia flcflimus.Iam digi- x6t4b.; 
•idminijlrdtio. torum ariiculos diuidcs,Iigamcti & articuli fpecicm obfcru.is,& attcntiflime perpendcns," of y f- 
ficulorti ufum,qua:a fclami fcminis fimilitudine nomcn muttiatur. Rcpcries enim in interiori ' '^''^' ^ 
feciidi pollicis articuli regionc, duo rcliquis in manu infigniora, in hoc ibide fabricata,ut quu 4 ^ 
inarticulaiioneilIumarticulumNaturaficriuoluerit,istamcnfirmiusefrct,&adflcxionemin •.=.!■ 
acuiiftimumanoulum pcrtinax, &obliquoructiammotuumobfcurifIimeparticcps.Deindc ^ "'''f 
?irr/T-. . r j ji. ■ c , tnb.r. 
tanio minora cius claliis olia in primis rcliquorum internodijs uidcbis, quanto in aculum ma jjub /i.t 
gis hos articulos Natura flcfti uoluit, & ipfos obliquioribus motibus, quam fccundum polli- itb"!'. 
cis intcrnodium,doiiarcuifum fuit. Infupcr primiuri pollicis articulum diuidcs, ciufmodi offi- '■^'^"J 
bus dcftitutuiTi,&laxum admodum. Idem qtioqiiii poftbrachialis &brachia!is oftibus expe- y x'x.' 
rieris,aiIongediIigentifIime brachialisadcubitum ariiculoanimumaccomodabis, quod hic f i.i/ig.n 
cariilago cxaminanda ucniat,ulnam abrachiali dirimens. Quinctiam pcrpcnde,obfccro,' fty '^^ 
IumimitanteprocefIumn5proccriusextrafinum,quobrachialeexcipitur,promincre,quam 
radij 
