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A N D R E AE V E S A L I 1 B R V X E L L E N S I S 
MVSCVLIS TIBI^M MOVENTL 
bus. Cdput L 1 1 1. 
R O X 1 M V M quidem nimceratfeinur moucntcsmufculos dcfcribcrc, 
fi dcmumcxplicatisantcamufculis fituuiciniorcs aggrcdiinftitutii fuif- 
fct: ucrum quando fcftionis potius,quam uicinicfcriemfequi propofiiu 
crtjantcmufculos fcmoris motuum opificcs , tibia? motorcs in prarlcnria 
ucniCitpcrtraLtandi.namquoufcphosaneruas intcgros, commodeillos 
adminilirarcnequis.Cactcrumquo tibiammoucntcsmufculi infignio' 
rcs, &proccriorcSjmagiscf confpicui fint,co etiam minus Galcni fcntcU' 
tia:,&potiflimum in illorufundtionibus cxplicandis aficntircquco, quauis intcrimctiani no 
omniexparteis fibicofentiat. Qtiandoquidcm nonproculacalccterti}dcPartiumufu libri 
tibixmotorcsreccnfcns,atcf fuapotiusirnaginationealiorumcndinciftionis profcllorum li- 
bris,quamucrafccT:ioneduiftus,noucmmulculosenumerat,quos femorisosamplcxantcs, 
tibiscmotorcsedehacbrcui fcntentiafcribit.Trcsquiantcriorcmfemoris fedcmoccupant, 
atqjomnium huius loci mufculorura maximifunt,rcc1aadgenufcruntur: horumquidcm 
unusimplantatur paicllxcamofaapprchcnfionc,duoautcmreliquiunum maximumpro- 
crcanttendincm,quilatcfccnsimplantaturtotipatclla-,ftringcnscam cxquifitc,&contincns 
cum fubieclis.Dcindcautem pra:teruciflus articulum,antcrioribus tibiac partibus infcriiur, 
cumfi iubcaturextcndens, unacumtotoipfiusgcnu articulo . Ali} ueroduo mufculiuiracj 
pra:diirtorumparte,hicquidccxternus,illeautcinternus,intibia'Iatcribusinfcruniur,ambo 
obliqui motus opifices.Qiii nancf intcrnus cft,crus intro adducit,altcr autem extrorfum ab - 
ducit.Enafciturautcmillcquidcm excomiffura oflaim pubis,hicucro ab extrcmispariibus 
oriiscoxendicis:optimecnim ticutricpcrusadmotusobliquosabdu^turicrant.Inmcdioau- 
tcmintcrhosfpacio,alia;trcsfunt mufculorumcxplantationcs.paruismotibusipfumgcnu 
mouentcs.Flc(Sitenimgenu,ctadinterioraadducittibiamisquicftcontinuusintcrioribus: 
abducitautcra cxirorfum fimul fle&ndo^uclutinuolucns cam , is quitangitcxtcrnos . Rcli- 
quus,qui&:mediusomniumcft,infcmon's caputin tcinuminfertus,fle(ftitquidcmroiuquo 
qucfcmur,cumcoautcmfimul&totamiibiara cuellit,immittcnsfceisqua'ariiculumambi- 
unt [ligamentis ] ufqi ad" altcrum maximorum mufculorum,qui in tibia rcponutur,u t fimul 
quo<5 tibiam ipfam toia trahat.Rcliquus ucro noui; mufculorum articulum genu moucntiij 
gracllis &: logus,ex ilium oneenatus, tibia furfum cxtcdit: in ea poiiflinn'! figura crus loiu fta 
tucns,in qua molicntcs,acfubigentcs,pcdcad inguina alicrius cruris furfum duciimis. Poft 
ha:cuerbaGalenusNaturainhorumufculorumconftru<ftionclaudaturus,proculdubioin 
primis cxcmplaribusfubiunxerat,mirifice8i:hicNaturaomniaprouidine,etqua?rcIiquoco 
tcxtufubfcquuntur.Atcum°mufcuIu,queminpop!itelatitareinnuitteporisfucccfru,ctinrc 
fc(rtioncfimiariipcn'iior,cognofccs,ha:cquoc[:luo quodadnosdcmanauit,exi:plariintcrie- 
cit.Pratcrautchosomncscftparuusmufculusin poplitc^gcnuquoqifleflcns. Vtfiinuloni 
ncs ab ipfo hacferie cnarrati,numcro dcccmccnfcantur.Ha:c fane ipfius oralio clariftima cft, 
ex qua quiuis etiam citra infpedione quos cnarrat mufculosimaginaiionc fibi pulchre cofin- 
git.at quam fit ucritati cofona,partim ab ipfo in fccundo dc Adminiftrandis fcdionibus.par 
tiinucro ex feftionedifcito. Vcriim quandoipfius orationis fcricsin fec5do dc adminiftran- 
dis fecTtionibus logior cft , quara ut tota hic dcfcribi dcbcat,ego fcmoris mufculos eo ordine, 
quoibidcrcccnfentur,cnarraturusfuin, Galenifentctiampoftmufculidclcriptionecoiinuo 
fubi)cicns,acparitcraddens,in quoordincinprcfcriptacxlibrisdcPartiij ufuorationehunc 
illunVueenumcraucrit.Nihilominuspriu.^quamufculos aggrcdiar,idfummoftudioabste 
cotendo,utquotmotib.tibi;iagis,accurateexamincs.GalcnusinlibrisdcVfupartiu,utprc- 
ccdcsatteftaiuroratio,tibiiicxtcndifimplicitcrdixit,noadiungesei;magisautintrorfumaut 
cxtrorfum,aut prorfus in mcdiij rcifta cxtcdi. At flexionc uidct triplicc cnumcrarc: una qua ti 
biarctrorfum.fcuinpoftcriorafurfumucrfus extcrioradudinnuit.altcra,quaintrorfumiIla 
furfum tra<ftaaoidicit.tcriia,quatibiain neutrulatusinclinantc^rcclafledimus.Quanqua tcr 
tiuhuncducTtuduniaxatflexionis nominCj&pra^cipucinfccudodcAdminiftradisfcdioni- 
busdonarcuideaf.Dcindeinprxfcriptoipfius fcrmonc,(ccusatq!inlibrisdcAdminiftradis: 
fcc"tionibus tibia in latcra moueriaffirraat,quu unu mufculii hancextrorfuniabduccrc,a!tcru 
introrfumadduccrcfcribit.Poftca,ubi(jimotutibia;affignat,quoha:cfurfumobliquciic!ut 
adaltcriuscrurisfemurducii:.hocmotutibi,aagiab illiscofpicimus, quipcdibuscoriainlig- 
ncis ftratis cmolliCit,autquttpiftorcsmaffamapudpIcrafq;naiiocscakat. Atcphosmotusita' 
GalenuscnarratjUtpropriosprorfus tibicillos eflc arbitrct, ipfiscj peculiarcs mufculos afti- 
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