DB HVMANI CORPORIS FABRICA MBHR II. jjj 
tertiiiiobiscomcmoraumurculifungidixcrat,quamuis non a:queualido . Sccundoautc de 
huiusmufculifunflionediirerens,inquit:SihiTcmufculumadcaputfuumtcndas,cumfcmo 
rcetiamtibiarctrorfumintrorfum^fcrri uidetur.Dcinderurfusnonitamultopbftfubiun- 
xit;Poplitis,auttibia: flcxumintcrinfirmastibia;aflioncsrcfcrcndum,acproindcNaturam 
nequemagnis,neque muliis mufculis ipfius flcxuni commiriifc, ucrum(inquit)propcmodil 
' dixcrim,excommemoratisunumfolumcapiti intcrioris fura:"mufculiinl)nuatum,utdixi 
tibia:flexusautorcracxiftcre;quanquamnonmagisipfamfle(ftcrc,quamadinternamrcgio- 
nemabduccreuidcaiur.HicquidemmufculusIcuitcr&obfcurcquodammodoocnuarticu- 
lum mouct. Poftmodum alios incufat Anatomicos,qui magno cuipiam mufculo ad fcmoris 
motumprorfus fpe&ntc, flcxioncm tibif iribucrunt,quum isinquit: Vcl omnino non aitra 
hittibiam,uclccrteparum,quiaS<:finisipnusinostibic,ncminimaquidcmparteiiigrediiur. 
Verumcoadifunthuncpoplitis flexurarautorcmdicere,quodnimirumignorarenfaltcrura 
'+"■'■• ' mulculumarticulolatcnicrquideminfinuaium.quiuclfolusipfumflcciercpoteft.uclma- 
xima potcntia prarditus cft.porro hunc prius ccrn cre no n cft , qu am a tibia m ufculos adcme- 
ris,quifuramefficiunt.Dcinccps Galcnuscoxarariiculimufculosaggrcdicns,qucndampri- 
mumenarrat,quoaliosAnatomicosgcnuaniculumflcdiperpcramarbiiratosaflcrit.Huiuf 
modifancGalcnilentcntrjscolligcrepromptumcft,quaniumilliin Anatome,quapotifllm5 
exccIluil,quaq;panimgloriaiur,fidcndumfii,&quambclleabipfohumanicorporisfabric.i 
nobisdifceredatumfit,quam^dilucidanoftrareddercturoratio,nifitoticsGalcnoconiradi 
itm 
cenduforet.Sedagecccpiumnegociuabfoluamus, fummaGalcniauioritatcoboculosper, 
itii"i> PJ^'-"° uerfante. Mufculus itaqucifte qucm quintum enarrat,'' quartum caputa coxcndicis of 
(jnlir,. fisappendice fumit,noautem (utipfeinnuit) tcrtiti.Aliusenim eft 'mufculus,qucmhicGay 
lcnuspra;teri)t,qui'"tcrtiumcaputabilloappendicenancifcitur,et,utpaulopoftdicam,inait 
hb.-f.z tcrioraiibia; fub teriiomufculorcpofitus dcducitur . Subhocigiturqui Galcnittn laiuit,ille 
n-f.tl " mufculusquemisquintumrccenfci,cxoriturualido 8<:admodumcraflo''principio,quod 
s.v,v. poltcriorifuafcdeplanencrucumuifiiur^antcrioriauiemmagiscarncumetlatum.Principiii 
hoccarneauctu,maximummolcconftituitmufculi5,quipriu(quammcdiamfemorisfupcra£ 
tah.A !o"gittidinc,graciliorfieriincipit,adcoutpaul6fuprainfcriorafcmoriscapiiain tcretc finiat 
Bcraa tendincm,pro mufculi portionenimis quam gracilcm . Hic tcndo radici intcrioris fcmoris 
capitisadcapitisiIliusintcriusIaiusinferiiur,contiguus'cxortui primipedem moucntismu 
fcali,ab intcriori fcmoris capitc duceniis origincm. Q_uinius hic Galcni mufculus in poftcrio 
11 ti... riipfiusfede,etutrin(5inlatcribusnulliconnatuseftmufculo,pra;ierquamcommuni conne 
^c.i.jo xu,quoinuiccmincumbcntcsmufculos fibris aliquothi;rerefcimus.'V'crumi anterioriipfius 
tib. J, fcdi,quafcmoris os fpeftai^illicontinua connata^ eft ' tota ea mufculofa fubftantia,qua: ante 
ifcBi ». riusquamhuiusmufculi initium,'acoxendicis oftis appendiceadpubisufqueofliumcom> 
^ »'^^- mifluram enafcitur. Qiiam ucro harcmufculofa fubftantiain fcmur infertioncm moliaturj 
ti~sj. q^ibus^ fibris donetur, dumfemoris motorcs pertra(ftabuntur,excquar; ubi hunc quin^ 
i-f.cx!9 iumGalenimufculumcumillauniuslocoreccnfcbo,illumquintumfcmorismotuumopifi.i 
"'Li'-' '^'^'^'^""'^^'■'""'^"^•I'''P''3^^™tiautemidduntaxataddendumcft,infimum'' eius mufculof* 
"^' ■ fubftantia: infcriionis terminum , non procul ab infcrioribus fcmoris capilibus diftare . Ac 
proindeGalenumdehacloculum arbitror,quumaIiosincufaretAnatomicos,at(f illosperJ 
pcrameiufinodimufcuIutibia;flexionisautorepofuiflc aftirmarct. Habetoiia^^inpra-fenti 
eamquanobismodb mufculofamfubftantianuncuparclibuit,ciusmufculiloco,qucmintct' 
coxendicis articuli motores Galenus primu enumcrat:quinti autc tibia: motoru Galcni mU' 
Iculiuicc,' illii quem tendinein intcrioris femoris capitis radiccinlcrercreiuli.Nififorte no ni> 
misinGaIcniucrbaiuratus,fcmeI&logere(ftiusdiccremauis,iIIij,eundemmufculuetprimij Ii^^J^Jui 
fcmorismotorc,&:quintutibia:perperaconftitucrc.Vtcun(5 ucrofiatucris,intcrdifl(rcandCi 
Galcni Ioca&ha:cnoftrarcuolucns,fcdul6infpicies,nijquintushicGalcnimufculusinicrti 
bfimouenies rcccferi dcbcat. Mihi quide pro quinto fcmoris motuij ducehabebitur, modo 
uix annucti illiiuelobfcurinimepropriomotu tibiammoucrc,&null.imcntionedionamin 
(.K. r. fertioneabhuiusmufculitcndine inarticuIigcnuIigamctamoliri.De'mufcu!oautein popli 
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o/f.ifl. 
tclatitaic,adrcliquoru tibiammoucntii5cnarrationiscalcc,nonnullapriuatoCapitefubiicia, 
in prg{cntiaadGaleniferic&:nuraeri3fcrmone,utccrpi,accomodans.Qi.iuitaq;quintu Gal« 
nimufculCinoninter tibif motuijduces,fedomninointerfcmoris enumerarcuifumfit,"quin 
tijfermonicgo illuadda,quc pauloantea Galenopraitcrmiffumdixi.'' A' coxcdicis oflisap- 
pedicefubtertiietquartimufcu!icapitibus,ctantccaputquintiaGalcnoenumcratimufculi," 
a!iudncruofumprincipii5cnafcitur,quodmcrit6intcrcapitaabilloappcdiceorigineduccriaj 
tcrtiuirt 
