tlSS ANDREAE VESALTI BRVXELLENSIS 
digeri, aclicncm ucntriculo pertinacitcrcolligaricomperics, quo ' duas nupcr commcmora- z J:,z. 
tasaucnislicnemacccdcntibus propagarifcripfimus. Atqucliicfcdulo obfcruandumucnit, a 
huiulmodiucnasabcisqux licncm acccdunt in ucntriculum digcftas, ncquc difti'ibutionis ■ 
forma,ncquccoIorc,nc9implantationisrpccic,quicquamabalr)sinucntri<:ulumcxcurrcn, 1 
DrznicduJ, busucnisdiftcrrc. ' Dcxtcrucnxtruncus(qucminintcftinapotilTimumdifHindinarrabam) "^■^ff 
ai porcd: trii qya primum mcfcnterio a dorfo nafccnticommittitur, in trcsprxcipuos diflcinditurramos: j^t j^j' 
cijmcs. ^^jj ^ij^g dcnuo innumcras ucnarum fobolcs diuaricati, intcr duas mcfcntcrii mcmbranas mffcaj,^, 
producuntur,atqucinfcriorcm poftcriorcm'uc intcftinorum partcm quxmcfentcrioailiga- 
• turj&quamdillcclionumprofcironbuscauamuocarclibuit.amplcclcntcsjiniciunum^ilciim, 
ca;cum & dcxtram coli fcdcm,qua id dcxtro rcni & iccori adlacct.Einiuntur.Quot ucro ab Iiis 
diflcindanturfoboIcs,quumprorfusfintinnumcrx,diducftarduum:dcinnoomnibiis can- 
dein diftributionis exhibcnt fcriem, quamuis (uti diximus)ad intcftina illx propagincs cxcur 
rant. Atertio dcxtriportx trunciramo, qui in finiftram partcm mcdii mclcntcrii potiflinium 
difcinditur, " infignis ucnain '' finiftrum mcfcntcrium, quod colon a licnc adrcclum ufque m r,c,r. ,i !(. 
teftinum dorfo alligat,porrigitur, at^ nunc diftis ucnrs in intcftina diftufis fimiliicr,in plurcs ^ . ^ 
deriuata furculos, cam coli rcgionem, qux a ucntriculi fin iftra fcdc ad rcclum ufqi in tcftinum p_ 
pertinct.adit. Intcromncs finiftri mcfcnterii ucnx ramos,' iinus infigni magnitudineintcr cd,d.jf..li. 
duas fui mcfcntcrii membranas (qucadinodu cxtcri omncs rami) intcr[cxtLis,lccundum coli ' ' 
• fine dcorfum fub rccro intcftino prorcpit, multas ucnulas cx liiperioriantaiori'uc ipfius fcdc 
adcam intcftini partcm, qua porrigitur, dcpromcns. Prxfcnsramus quumadrcfli iiitcltini 
exaxmum ufquccontcndit,non amplius recla fub intcftino dcducitur, lcd in pliircs utcunqi ^,,^ 
exilcs diftufus ramulos, fincm rccti intcftini orbiculatim ainpIciTtitur. Porro &.'fi frcqucntifii- 
mxfinttrium nuncdidorum dcxtri portxtrunci ramorum fobolcs,tamcn plurcs numcro- 
fiorcscp in gracilia, quam cralTiora intcftina diftribui, cuiuis ex dift'cftioncobuium cft. Quo 
cnimintcltinaucntriculifundofuntmagis continua,co pluribusucnaruinimplicanturfarcu 
Iis,quoniacxil!ispIusfucciquamex fcduiicinioribus fitexugcndum. Qucmadmodumuero 
nonullispriusenarratisucna; portxramis ^corporaquxdaglandulofaatcpadamuffim quo- g 4,;/;.ii, 
dainmodo carnca attcndi circunduciqj diccbam, fic ctiain ramorum pcr mcfcntcrium ad uuc- ^"■""j^^'^ 
« ftinadiffuforumfeiTtionihus,'' glandulxquxdamintcriaccnt.proportioncininmagnitudinc ^^'^^ '^^'^ 
cum diftributis propaginibus leruates.In grandioribuscnim propaginu diduclibus (qucm- ^,G,f. 
admodumubidcxtcrportxtruncusintrcsprimosipfiusramos finditur) magnxrcponutur 
glandulx.in fubfcqucntibus ucro horum ramorudiuaricationibus graciliorcs minorcscp. Hu 
iufinodi quocp glandulx,capiIIoru modo prxtcnucs ucnulas,a ucnis quas intcriaccnt mutuan 
tur.Inhasigiturpropagincsportx ucnadigcritur,quxoinncsauradnutritioncm,autcxcrc- 
,iM porM nicntialicuius cxpurgationcm,aut inucntriculo cxcodi cibiiniccorisporcasdcdudioncm, 
diJlr.bacMmi^ propagatx ccnfentur.quippc' quasbilis ucficuIxoblatasdixi,alimcntuiIlifiihminiftraturx i c,c. 
adcamcxcLirrunt. Pari modo propagincs numerofa fobale in omcntum diftufxduntaxat 
utilludcnutriant,multocpadipeimbuant, aportxucnadcriuaiur.' Propagincslicncmpctcn , ' 
tcs rcrum Conditor feciffcconiicitur, ut fimullicni alimcntuin defcrant,atq! cxiecorc fcxculcn 
tum fanguincm fcu mclancholicum fuccum in ipfum cxpurgct.Qiiuin cnim craftius fanguifi- 
cationisrecremcntumhispropaginibus inlicncmuchatur, &:quuinhxillud licniporrigant, 
fimul quoq! ncccflariolicninutrimcntu of[criat.fiquidem,utin quinto libro, no fincrcligione 
tamcn quadam,fcripturus fum,licn atrum illud fanguificationis rccrcmcntum in fui nutritio- 
ncmconficit,5<:licnper"'uenasabillisquxlicniinfcrunturinucntriculumprofiifas, quodipfi rax,r,7^ 
cx fccculcntiori languinercliquum eft, nccp fibi concoqucrc ac adaptare ualet, in ucntriculLim 
cruclat.ucrtim idno (ut diflidrionura profelTbrcs male arbitratur)in fupcrius uentriculi orifi- 
ciumdiffundcns,lcdadfundiiprxcipue, quo" maiorucnaaucnisliencm adcuntibuscxorta, „2. 
inuentriculu pertinet.° Surculi capilloru modo tenucs ad glandia in hoc a rcrii Opificc dedu o .m. 
cuntur,utilla aportxramisalimcntucolIig.Tt. Cxtcrum'' rcliquxoinncs portxpropagines '^^;'"'^ 
inucntriculii&intcftinadigcftx,duplicinominccxtruutur,partiniutillisnutrimentufubmi- 
niftrent,partimutfuisfinibus&ofculisinucntricuIum&:intcftinahiantibus cofciftum a ucn- 
triculocibuexipfoacinteftinisexugant, atqiadiccur taiiquamcocoifhonisofiicinatotihuma 
Porunami- no corpori comuncm transfcrant.lngrcnusautcm&afccnfusinhancrcgionc,cxmulris,qux 
Tu. nuncnarrauimus^ftridisitineribiisunuspra-paraturjipfcnimiriiportxucnx^^caudeXjqucm 
uctcrumquifpia Naturxopcriipcritusantc Hippocratcm ■mvhxt nuncupaLiit,aquoinhunc 
L, 6 ilePl' "'9 ''"^'Ti pcift^" ucnxnomcnad nos inanauit,ipfaqi (ui & Galcnus tcftatur) a nonullis porta 
cct, iccoris,abali}sianiirixappcIlatur,ueriiinnonnulIitotaucnamhocnomincdonarinoIunt,lcd 
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