ANDREfiE VESALII BR\'XELLENSIS 
N I E c o R I s fubftantiaab onimbus' dcmiffioribus & qua- orbicula dnfiM.i 
cimconfiftuntcxn-emis ipfiuspartibus" cxiguxadmodum numcrofxqs '^^""^ 
ucnarumpropagincs incipiunt, cjux ucrfus iccoris mcdmm porreCta-,fcn j, ^,^^ 
fim in maiorcs fobolcs, & indc in grandiorcs adhuc tantifpcr cotunt^do 
nccomncs(qua?profca6funtquamfrcqucnnllimx)in'qui]iq5.intcrdum ^Y^j;"'-' 
ctiam in pauciorcsramoscolligantur,tpi in cauaiccoris rcgioneucrfus "'^' ' 
- i ^ -»1 eius meduim.adintcriora tamen &pofterior3, iuxta dorfum magis unici, 
'unam arandcm & impcnfc amplam conftituunt ucna.qua; nobis porta- ucna nuncupabitur. d B c- ,.. 
Hxc adeum mod5 cx iccoris cauo cnata,aut(fi no minus ucrc quam clarc Ioquiuolcs>mncs hM.,^ ha- 
nupcr dictos ramos/obolcs & propagincs in iccons fubftantia' difpargcs.obhque deorlum ^ . ^ ^^^, 
ucrfus finiftrum proccdit in niultos ucnarij furcuIos,ad bilis ucficuli.ucntriculu, intcltina,lie gmmvn, 
P„»c^, nem,omcn£um,mclentcrium,hacfcricdigcfta,Primum'duosualdccxiguosramuloscxlupe ^jA^^ 
c^,«^. i.. riori fcuantcriorifuicorporisparcc (nonaucelatcrc)biIisucficula:ccruicidiftribuir,quieam j_ 
cw dillrilu, ceruiccmampIcxStcs acinfurculoscapillorilmodoprartcnucsdiducii^inuniuerlumuelicula: v.«ji.i 
^ii./,.:;: corpuseopaaocxciJrrm,quoin^albaadhxrcntcucoculitunica,uem.lasporrigicernimus. .iH^.o. 
a,L Pofthosaliquantoinfcrius abclatioriquoq;& antcrioriucnxcorporis fcde, ucrlus dextrum 
Ai mcu- j^i^^,^ i^fy^ " alius ponitur ramus,nupcr " commcmoratis infignior, qui humilius tien /, d.,;^m,. 
l,bu,nilmor:. , ^^^,^^^^^.^^ ucntnculi porcioncm huic luxta dorfum proxiniam aliquoc ramitlis adit, s a. 
■PorSLTdl nulla prorfus fobolc anteriorem ucntriculi fcdcm perrepcas. At porix ucnx caudcx deorlum 
cinduo! manisprotcnfus poftquamhos difFudit ramos,' induosmaximosbiparcicur cruncos,quo, ir..f,riii„ 
^""'^7 runtelacior (qucm & finifti-um dofinnx ftudio opportune nominabimus) propcmodum u. .» f, g. 
niucrfusinucntnculum,&omcntum.&quandamcoIiintcftiniScgioncm,qux^ 
humiliorem ucntriculi fedem fcrtur,dcindc&in licnem abfumitun Alter, qu. t».hum,lior & ^ 
orandior eft.ac dcxter mcrito appcllabitur, totuspcne in melenterium & intcftina cxhauntur. 
Abhuiusnanque dextrolatcreiuxtaipfam caudicisportx in duostruncos diltributionem 
„t"SX utcu,ique'.nfignisucnauenCriculoexporrigiturquxomcntimembranafupcr.onfuftulta,&J^^H.H 
^:i^P fub dcxtrauc,in-icul.fundi fcdc tranfucrfim produfla," cxiguas frequcntesc^ ucnulas certo ot P^^^^ ^ 
prox.«un, o. ^;,^^, acquodammodo acniculatimuentriculodiuar.cat.qui&antcnorcm&poftenorctun- ^^,f,,,^„_ 
ncnup^uM. jj^,;,^„.i|.^,,i,.^„i„„,„n,ult,fobolcaI.quouf^mtcrtexunt.Hxct.cnaubi admcdiamlundi 
ucntriculi fcden^ proceftit.in quofdam cxiguos ramulos fi.i.tur° .ll.ucnx cot,guos,quam non W 
multoniftrcliquamfund.uentr.culircgioncmoccuparcaudies.Porroquemadmodumhxc 
uc,-,a plur.mas ucnulas cx clatiori ipfius fcdefcr.at.m ucntriculo offert, ita quoquc .n.umicras „ z. 
ucnularum foboles pcr totam dextram fuperioris mcmbranx oment. rcg.o.rcm diftund,t,,ll,s ^-^^ - 
fe.-c! numero corrcfpo.tdentes, quas in ucncricul.fundum fpargi paulo ance d.ccbam. Vcrum 
prxfcns uena" inccrdum,,iequcid fan,S infrequccer,a portae ucna fupra quam ,lla „i duos gra,r ^uio &l 
dcs truncos biparcicur, origincm obtinct, imb quando^ a fin.ftro portx trunco non lcmel ■"4^^l.i,r. 
Ai iuoi^mi hanc ipfam pro.iafc.obfcruauimus . Qticmadmodum ucro hxc lub.nde in ortu uariat, ica 
,«.yr,»;.», ^^,.^,^ f i fan, fubfcquitur,non idcm femper princ.pium cxig.t. nunc en.m a dextro , , _cr.fe 
dcxtri trunci latcrc, nuncucri alatcre dextro uenx portx caudicis pr.ufqua .s in duos eiufmo 4^ r. 
di ttuncos dirimimr.ucna quxdam originem ducit,qux primum inteftinort.m quod duode , ^^ ,,., ,, 
numuulaouocamus,numerolaferic..npl.cat.Hxceniminteftinumadmed.ufcre.pfiuslon K. 
oitudinis^^primum contingcns, deorfum ad reliquam inccftinilongicud.ncm paulo ulcra .cium 
■'princ.piumcxporrig.tur,&fuper.ori,nembranaome,iti&'glandofocorporehu,cintcftino «y^l.f.. 
adnato fuftulta,acniculati.n intcftinorum fcdi, quam perreptat, ramulos dilperg.t, non ncgli, ^ 
acnsmta-.m alandofumquofuft..ictur corpus.nam &illi,&omcnti rcg.oniqua prorcp.t, 
i^,rcuIosquofdam.mpartitur.Cuiusucr6naturx,lludcorpusfit,inCap.teprxccdentcexccu 
X,.4if^ rusrum:quanquam.dcmrurfusinqu.ntol.broGaleninomine,qt.i falfoid' .nfcnusuentn. >.4..>i;. 
culios coprimci-cacoccludercopinatur,agcndumerit. Hicenimfcrmorel.qi.x,quampc,rta= 
S,n:!lritr,m ^j^,^^ „,„,|j^„. ^,(1^ jbutioni dcdicandus cft. = S.n.ftcr itaque portx truncus tranlucrfim ad.n, ^fi. 
fcr.oranomcntimcmbra.iS,quahxcpoftenoriucntriculifub.}c.turrcgioni,properat,hac9 
o,Ticnii fcdc dcin & " alandofo corpor. huic mcmbranx innaco fuft.nccur, aptecj luHulciCus ^ ^ j; 
in plur„nas nocacu d,|nas foboles digericur.Non proculcnim ab ea fcdc,qua a portx caudice .... 
truncusiftcd,ncinditur,inferioric!J omenti mcmbrana impl,camr,ab cl.3t,or, ipfiusregione 
" ucnam acrminat, qux nonadmodum frequcnti ramorum fcncin gibbu.Ti uc.nr,culi,qua 
dcxtram dorfi lidcm id fpcflat.d.ffund.tur. Ab humilioriautem trunci fede. al.a diducitur ue » ^^;4M. 
na nuper diftx quodammodo in ormrcfpondcns^qux dcorfum .n dcxtram .nfcnor.s omaiti ^ 4 ^3. 
m-mbranxrcgionanfurculos aliquotdcriuat,& cpibufJamramulis mcolum intcftmum, w.sx. 
qua 
