DE HVMRNI CORPORIS FABRICA LIBER 111. 275 
CiVO N^M V^CTO VEN.^4E C^V^E SOBO 
ks iti itcoris fubflantin:,portx ueiiie prop.i^inibui committantur ,qua^ rationeuata 
cauadiccoreprodcat,autiiiipfutnnimos di^indat. Caput V I. 
Qwties ahcubi in itltcrioribus tnarginibus fi^uratn ftxti Capitis libri tcrtij fcribitilus , tiudalli 
ucna: caua: delincatioticm indicattius,ne Jcmpcr addcnduin jk,figura Jexto Capitiprccpojlta. 
R O LIX admodumde'uena:cau9Eexortuagendumc(Iejfiquisauto 
rum cotroucrfiam in mcdium adferendam arljitrarcturjCum pleraqj Ga- 
lcni locajipfius opcribus paflim intericcla, tum maximefextus dc Hippo 
cratis ct Platonis dogmatibus libcr attcftantur,qucuniuerfum huic quf > 
ftioni,cxquo'namuilccrcucnis origoducaturjdcdicauit.Sicnim cxpro^ 
pofitocadcmdifcrptatio mihi aggrcdiendaforct,ncutiquam Galcniar^ 
gumcntaofcitanterpra:terireliccrct,quinfingula fcorfim cfR-ntaccura- 
tiliimo Itudio cxaminanda,& qua: uera,& qujcfalfa duccrem,enarranda . Haudquaquam c- 
nimadc6Galcniucrbisacquicfccndumcft,utomnia quacillicin Ariftotclcm congcrit,uerain 
dubitatacpcfreducamus.Vtiiaminfcrmonisprogrcftu,quiucramucna:caua;fcricmcnarra' 
turus cftjcuiuis rcddetur obuium.Qiiippcrelid-a deucnac cauacortu (dcquo non immcrito 
Hcrophilus illc Anatomicorum coripha:us ambigebat) contcntione, ipfius diftributioncm 
aggrcdiar,quam quidem" a cordcaufpicarer,fi modo a maximaamplifi^imac]! ucnc caua: fcde 
hancaufpicandamopinarcr. NamcontraGalcniplacitum,in Ariftotelica:fententia;robur, 
uclimus nolimus,nobis quantumuis ctiam ringcntibus,fatendum erit,ucng caua? " orificiunt 
quo J ad dcxtrum cordis finu pcrtinet' amplius eftc, quam uenc caua: corporis amplitudiiic, 
quacijqjctiam cxpErtehacmetiendamduxcris.DcindefubfcqucnsCaputcommcntumGa' 
lcnifalfumclTcdoccb5t,quocauam,quaiecorisgibbocommittitur,ampliflimam cfteaftruir, 
•- c quod9illamftatimabexortuinduostruncos'arteria:magna:modofindi,acunumfupcriO' 
rapctcrc,akcrum ucr6dcorfumcxplicari,&poftmodum exillistruncis cum quidcorfumfc' 
c, cundumlumborumucrtcbrasfcrtur,grandioreefretradit. VndcctiamilicoinGalcnumpro 
pna ipfius iacula, qua; cx fontium fluuiorum^ ducftibus &arborumradicibus tantaindu' 
ftriactcallidetcxuit,rcpcllcdaucnitmt .Eodemmodo Galenidogmaprorfuscftrcfpucndii, 
quouenamcauamexcordeprodircmficiatur, qu6dillicnonfimiIitcr,utmagnaartcria,cna' 
fcatur,hoccft,qu6d moxab ortu in duos truncbs no diuidatur,fed recTta fecundum cordis la- 
tusducatur.Primumenim,utfalfum&diflcdionisprofcfloriindignifIimumcft,Galcniaxio 
ma,quo uenani eiecoris gibbo pronatam in duos truncos,perindcac magnam artcriam,par- 
tiriafFirmat:itactiamnonfuademonftratiuamethodoconcIudit,hacoccafi'onecauamacor- 
de non oriri,qu6d recfta fecundum cordis latus porrigatur. Nam fiquis artcric ortum attcnte 
cxaminaucrit,aniinaducrtctprofec16(quod & Galenus no ignorabat)iIlamecordis bafis me 
dio tanquamcxipfiuscentro enafci,acproindefiartcria:pars aliquadcorfumduccndafiicrit, 
ab ortu ftatim arteria ncccflari6 diuidi oportuifle . Venam autc qua; cx cordis bafis latcrc( ut» 
poteuasniolliusquamartcria)fecundii Ariftotclisfententia enafceretur,nooportuitinduos 
trucosftatimabipfoortudifcindi,quumcitradiuifioncm pcropportunefurfum dcorfiim^ 
rcpcrepoflit^illaqidiuifibincaflum ficrct, pra:tcrquam qu6dprorfusencti'nartificiofa.Nain 
fi hinc prodicns ucna, arteria: modo bifurcaretur, primumipfius origo & caudcx aliquoufcp 
indcxtram thoracis fedcmomninoprorcpcrct,acindeprimumdiuidcrctur,cuiusdiuifionis 
truncidcnu6 finiftrorfuni dcbcrctdu> 
ci. fi mod6 uerfus corporis mcdifi (ut 
niJcfit)caua: caudcx porrigidcbuiflct. 
AccedithucGalcniargumcnti5,nuncp 
nograuiffimeabipfo refuiTiptij:Si cor 
ucnarumeflctprincipiij, omnes uenas 
nccefl!ari6 oportuiffcad cor ptingcre, 
utifaneadiccurpertingunt.quafiuer6 
' artcrialis uena ad iecur non minus,quam porta; ucna ad cor,acccderct . Aut fiforte Galcni 
''j"^f^ fentcntixfuffragaturi contcnderimus,arterialcuenamob idadiccurnopcrtincrc,qu6dartc- 
'^'figii ria;conftctcorporc,conccdainusrurfusoportct'ucnalemartcriamuena:corpore cftormari, 
<i ''atcpabillafiniftricordis finus fcdeprincipiumpctere,aquacauaedcxtrocordis finunafcitur. 
Adde&hacno fecusaborigine indcxtrapuImonisfcdemctinfiniftramduci,quamcauafur 
i„G.' fum acdeorfum acorde ducituriac dein ucnam artcnalem aliquadiu unumcaudiccab ortufcr 
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molireuir , fi induos truncosddcordis dextruw U/ 
tui dfciftderetur- Quo autent hoc G d.lenid.rgumen* 
tum toties db ipfo repetituyn, et optima: demon/lrdtio 
■nis loco /)dSitU7n, dccuratius olfcrues,c5fr preefen' 
teni ftgiiTd^n cum dli^uot fixtt/iiriet potifsi?iiiim cum 
^ninta, (y ^tidjn cmn totius caucefii^urd, ut dnimad' 
uertdi ^ui illdcicra. dinifioni olli^udri oportneiit, ut 
ex dextro dorfiUtere ddipfius?>iedium pertmgeret. 
