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DE HVHANI CORPORIS FABRICA LIBER III, 2S5 
qtu liac omcnti mcmbrana id continctur,pra!fcns uenapcrtinct.Porro ultcrius in (iniftri trun 
cinerfuslicncmprogrcflu.prajtcr'' cxiguas fobolcs quaspriuatim glandulofo ipfum fuffulci- 
ri '"' corpori claroitur,ab elatiori fua fedc ' ucnam promit omnium ucntriculum adeuntium fa 
N.4./!-i'- cilecapaci(Iimani.Ha;cinferioriquoqucomcntimembranacontinctur,&obliqucl'urfumucr 
'' 'Yd '"'-'^''/^''^™'"'"t>""'''"'^"'°1"^ dorfoidinnititurprorcpens,moxin afccnfuhuic uentriculi 
f 0,0! ''"'^' ' '^"'^^ communicatramoSjUtrinque fingulos^in hanc ucntriculi fedcm multis etiam fureu 
;i4.,i>-./i. lisdilpcrfos.Reliquiiuenxfurfumad'^ clatiusueiuriculiorilicium, per uentriculipofterio- 
' '~ raexporrcclumjad dextrum orifici] latus ad anteriora ipfius orifiei) " emcr"it,& totam antcrio 
rcm lcdcm ambiens, lccundum fihiftrum eius latus dcnuo in poftcriora rctorquctur, ac ut fe- • 
I (T. mcl dieacoronxprorfus niodouentriculi fuperius orificium concinne ' perrcptat,in profref 
fu reda deorfum in ucntriculi corpus ramos gcniculatim oftcrcns, qui magnain uentriculi (e- 
dcmoccupant. Alupenoriautcmfcdc,ucna haEcramulosctiamdiftundit,icd cxiguos pror- 
fus,&: in ftomachitcrminum,qua is uenn-iculo continuatur, cxcurrcntcs.Porro intcr ca:tcras 
Rip.14. propagines,abhacuenacorona;rituuentriculiclatiusorificiumfuccingentecxortas^ utcuiv 
A/it sc queinlignisucnaabipfapronafcitur, quaapoftcrioriuenn-iculi rcgioncfecundum dcxtrum 
orificii latus antrorfum contcndit. Atque harcpropago a dextro cius ucna: latcre nata , iccun, 
dum fuperiorem uentriculi fedcm,infcrius ucntriculi adit orificium,id frcqucntibus utcunque 
ucnis amplexans,S<: in progreflugeniculatim ramos inpriorempoftcriorcmcp uentnculife- 
Is.^fig. demfpargcns.lamcommcmoratxucna:totpropaginibusinuentriculumpcrtincnti,'aliarc.. . 
Iih.s-r. fpondct,ab humiliori fcdc finiftri ucnarportj trunci prodicns,ac mferiori omcntimcmbranx 
implicita, qua: non ita longeab initio in duos ramos plurimum ab inuicc difccdentcs biparti, 
tur,ex quibus dcnuo quamplurcs furculi deorliim prorcpunt,& incoli intcftini partcin (qua; 
inferioris mcmbranx omcnti bcncficio tanquam a mcfentcrio ad dorfum committitur) cxcur 
rcntcs,& nonnullis propaginibus infcrti in parte infcrioris membranx omcnti,qux intcftinis 
incumbit,acucIutiacolointel-linopronafcitur. Atquchxc qiudemdchominibusmchaifte' 
nus dixiftc arbitrator . nam a finiftro portx trunco nc minima quidcmfobolcs canibus ad co, 
lum intcftinum digeritur, uti ctiam in ipfis colum intcftinum nulla cx partc omcnto allioatur, 
- adeo utncque mirandum Citfi hacorationis fcricintcrdum a Galcni placiiis rcccdam,qui fimi InU.JeVe. 
Ir' arum ucnas, uti ipfc ctiam ad Antifthcnem fcribit, cx profelTo docens, hominum ucnas non """'«s crar- 
^ pcrfcquitur.Cxterumpoftquamfinifterportx truncus commcmoratas cduxitpropagincs, ^J'''™'''/" 
"'■r.T. adlicncmtranfucrfimacccdcnsjin"' duosramosfccatur, quirurfus inalios partiuntur,'atquc 
" hi denuo in alios tantifper diriinuntur,quoufque numcro& ramoru feric in " cauam fimamue 
m.i. licnis fcdcm rcifta linea fccundum totam lienis longitudincm inferiori membrana omcnti pcr- 
0 <i,j,j. pctuo fuffulti implatcntur,atque ° infinita fobole ucnulas oppidoquam gracilcs inuiccmcji im 
plcxas.pcr uniucrfum lienis corpus digerant. Ab infimo raino, licnis infrriora pctcntc, priuf 
p V.4/! quamfinifterportxtruncusinfrcqucntiflimasfobolesillasdi(pargatur,interdum'' tcnuisuc- 
naprodit,quxinfiniftrain inferioris membranx omcntiledcmuno atquealtero furculodi, 
fpcnfaturfid^tunc potiftimuin,quandoprimus' maioris in humiliorcm oincntiincmbra- 
nam pertincntis ucnx didudus anguftiorcft, quam ut commode uniucrfx mcmbranx inibi 
ramoscommunicet.Prxtercaaramo quopiamcxillisqui ad fupcriorcinlicnis rcaionemrc^ 
?:,x.i4, punt,quum is iuxta lienem confiftit, '^uena exoritur,qux dcxtrorfiim lata, atquc onicnti mcm- 
.ji-ii.i.g. branafupcrioriintertexta, in cainucntriculi fcdcmpcrtingit, qux elatiori licnis fcdipropin^ 
quior uifitur.Hxcquandoq;,(cd rarius,inuentriculitunicasadc6cxcurrit,utnonadinodum 
procul a finiftra fcde fuperioris orificij uentriculi diftct.quod autcm hxc ucna illud contigcrit, 
tiidi nunquam. Ncqucctiam prxfcns ucna ab elatiflimo licncm adcuntm ramo promitur, fcd 
abilloqui ferehuicproximusefii.Qticmadinodumucrohxciuxtacininentiorclicnispartcm 
'^'^'s^' prfii^^ipiumducit^fieamaiufculoramoimamlicnisfcdcmacccdcntc, ' aliacxurgituenautcun 
' qucinfigniamplitudinedonata.Hxcpcrindcatqucnupcr ' diftadextrorfuinrctorquctur,&: 
tx. finiftrainucntriculi fundiregioncm pcrreptans," illi accurateconucnituenx,quamadfundi 
ii^H. nicdium ufqi dcxtram eius lcdcm ainplefli rctulimus. Ambx enim ad hocmcdium in exiguos 
'^^ definuntramuloSjmutuoqjimpIic.uur. Dcinfiniftrapcrindcacdcxtrainfiniftramfundiuen, 
triculi fcdcm furculos gcniculatim antrorfum rctrorfumcp difpergit, ac fupcriori mcmbranx 
omentiinfiniftramipfiuspartemoblongas frequcntcs^ fobolcs communicat. Cxtcrumca' 
ncs ca quam fundiucntriculi dcxtram fcdemadirccommcmoraui,deftituuntur:& illius uiccm 
ca(upplct,qux finiftram fundi (edein rainis confcrit, Atquc ad hunc modum fi-cqucntiffnnc fi 
niftrum portx ucnx truncum abliimi fpedabis.noraro auicm adhuc in hominiBus ex fingU' 
i". Hji. lis uenis concauxlicnis regioniiarainferendis, ' fingulasucnasinuctriculum ad eum modum 
"•■'■2 2- h 5 digcri. 
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