ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
Qiutmrmu, ,^^5 d^-ftituuntai^ Qiiarc ctiam pofl decimumoflauuiTi in lioiTiinc" quatuortantum adhucfu^ » i4t'< >,: 
pcrluntmufculi,quatuordigitosinintcrnumlatusduccntcs. qui fmiilitcratque mmanUji 
Jctili , t^'^ ios 
«WWorH/.- pcnu:-iUmuicuu,clLWlL.ol u.gau» ... uhl. ,.l,....„ll.o ^l..., .l.o . .|l.. 
c;Vrf</ii«Hfr, " tciidinibuscxporriguntur.quiiertiumdigitorumncctuntintcrnodium.Quamuisinhocpc ^^*^ 
y;-., ij,=o dis mufculi a manus uaricnt,quod illi non a tcndinum inuolucris horu modo , fed a calcis offe 
cxoriantur. A' ligamcntis nanquc ona tarfi poftcrioribus pcdis offibus in planta colligantibus 
mufculorumcorpuscnafcitur, quodinquatuorpoftcagraciles didudum mufcuIos,intcrno 
qLioqjlatcriquatuordigitorum infcritur.Siitac^carneamhancmolcm quatuor mufculorum 
loco habucriSjOmncs pcdis digitorum in hominemulculi,duo crunt & uiginti . Si uero unius 
loco id corpus numcraueriSjtanium crunt decem & nouem . Rurfus proutid corpus,quod ^ ^ tii. n.i 
polliccm & tres ipll proximos digitos iii extcrnum latus duccre dixi, in plurcs diflecueris , nu- 
mcruni quocg augcbis, 
B E LIG^MENT IS ILIVM OSS^ S^CRO 
colli^dntibns^ZT coxendicis acgtnu articuU^dc^i retiquis omnil>/is (^utr in 
tibiac^ptdthabcntur ligdmtntis. Caput L IX I. 
r. lif^^^^^^^Sl iGAiMENTVH iliumos facri oflis latcricolligans,robuftueft,&mcm- fmmah 
J^l^dmCr.td W..-//,-7s^^ CTtt^^^K^- . r ■r,- 1 - !-> • ■ ■ . 
Jdcyiojfucm ' V/i" |iF'»fe brancum.uniueriamcommitiuramambicns.Fortiotamenipliusinme gmicnuic 
ipfis ndncxis. \'{ j Vj 1 dio.ubiinuicemoftacommittuiitur.fcfe inlcrit, ac itaualidacralTacf cfli- '""T"''^ 
citur,utcartilaginciligairienti.iaturamprorlusrcpra:lcntct, cuiusbenc (,.4„„ f,„i, 
hcio, & dcinum cartilaginis quoq; inicruentu,ilium os ficro ualidillime Aojvnfiu 
ncclitur.Oucmadmodum igitur cartilaginis intcrcelTu,&: Iigamcnto or ">''"";' 
biculatim coipmilluramambicntc,pubisoilainuicemconncctuntur,ita „„,(„,, p^, 
quoqniiuoslacrocoardatur.Prartcrhxc facrioflisligamcnta" aliudexlatcrcconnc.xusquin faUctcon, 
ti ollls lacri cum fcxto quodammodo teres cnafcitur, atcp in acutum proceftum coxcndicis of ^1"^'^"''"' 
fis inferitur.Quin ctiam ab codcm facri oflis latcrc , in olTis coxendici.s appcndicem,aliud li- ^ ,j ,^ „^ 
<Tamentumenafcitur,quodunacumprxdi(flo onaha^cfirmiusconnciftit^&prxtcrcareftiin Biom.a 
MrmlrMd a-ll:ini,S<: mufculorum iplius fulcrum cxiftit. Poftrcmo in pubis offis foraminc ' mcmbrana ui .c ,4 wt. h. 
puihnlf.s jti- f,fur^,|iiomninofimilis, quxfccundumcubitilongitudincmradiumulnxcolligat.fubftan- ''7" vi» 
rdmcnoccu, j.-^ ■j^., [^^;^ ^.^.fpQ,., Jj-j^ g<r (^l^j.jj |-o,-,(^at dcor£^ " ' 
Fcmortsdci bus. LiCTaincniafcmurcoxcndicisoftiadncftcntia^duomagisprxcipuacenfcnnjr/ unum r/i.M.,p, 
COXCTtdiciS OS. 
orbiculatimart!Culumamplcflcns,cuiufmodictiainaliisarticuliseft commune. Cxteriim ne 
a!iquandofemoriscaputluxarctur,quoticsuarrjf motibus fcmur magnam corporis molcm 
fuftcntans inouctur,ligamen hoc quod diximus,crafllffimum robuftifiimumq! cuafit , nulli li- 
oamcntocxhis quxarticulos circundantjCrafliticfccundum.Ettantiinoincntiufusqp idliga- 
mcntuniGrxciclT(:putarunt,utctiam totiusarticulinoininciUudijcVappcllare non dubita- 
ucrint.Qi-iin etiain huic ligaincnto articuluin ambicntc,non folum priuata craftitics durities^ 
acccffit.ucrLiin hoc pcculiaritcr fibi uendicat,quod nccp capitis fcinoris,ne9 acetabuli oflis co- 
xendicis fiipcrcilio inleritur,aut ab illis prodit:totain cnim fcmoris ccruiccm ambit, illi nufqua 
quam ad magni fcinoris proccffusradiccm orbiculatim circumnatu,reliqux autc parti tantum 
citraomncmconncxuminciibit.deindeacctabulifupcrciliononadnafcitur,fcdpaul6 fuprafu 
percilii radiccm cTi coxcndicis. Atcp hic prouidc Natura ab alioruin articulos ainbientiu liga- 
mentoru fabrica rcdinauit.nam fi alioru ligamcn torli ritu fuptTcilijs connatu fuiflct, neutiquii 
oblonoum fcinoris caput apte inoucripcrinifinct.Quod fancadamuflim fpcdabis, quum in- 
tcr fccandum fcmora inuiccin adduccre,& rurfus abduccrc conaberis.IVTirum cnim dictu cft, 
quam fcmoris capui antrorfum extra finum fcrtur,dum altcrius pedis calccm,ueluti pcrpendi 
culi lincain,mcdio intcrioris latcris alterius pcdis adhibcmus;quod in illo pcdum fitu fieri ccr- 
nimus,quum in chorcis notam,ci^uam bi?fimplicem uocant, hoccp figno.j7iindicant,cre(ili fin 
gnnus.Adhxc,prxterquamquodcoxcndicisoflisfinusadmodum cauatuseft,aliudadhuc 
lioamcntum orbiculatiin finus fupcrcilio adnafcitur,quod finuin adaugct^&corum ligamen 
toruiniiaturxparticipat,quxcartilagincalunt.Veriiinidcauitatcm non folumaugct,fedeti5 
incaufacft^curminusoffis fuperciiium in uchcmcntibus fcmoris motibus,quum fragile fit, 
abruinpatur: fuacniin duritie ligamentuin impetui rcfiftit,& fua mollitie ccdens,cundem cxol. 
uit.Porrq ' aliud coxendicisarticulopcculiarcligamcntum tcrcscft,&adc6durum,utcariila 
oincus ncruus mcrito ab aliis appellatus fuerit . floc ex mcdio capitis fcinoris cnatum,non in 
acctabuliccntruminfcritur,atinhuinilimamipfiusfcdcm,'^ ubiadcps,nonautcincartilago,fi- 
nui oblinitur.Haud fecus quam fi Natura ad fupcriora priinas femoris lu.xationcs futuras ine 
tuiflet. 
