i76 ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
uare,acpofteainduos truncosdimdijperindefaneacmagnaartcriajquarfirnilitcraciicna illa 
artcrialis e cordisbafis mcdio^nafci,fuo loco doccbif. Pra:tcrca irrcfutabilis illa (ut Galcnus 
inquit)dcmonftratio,quam in Ariftotclcm dcanimalibus dextro cordis flnu deftitutis conte- 
xit,minimecfficaxcft:quandoquideiIlisaninialibus cauaucnaunico cordis iinuicum in mo- 
dum tunccommittitur,utin aliisdcxtro finui,quum &;hisanimalibusfan£;uisaiccoreadcor 
artcriarumfaltemnomine(ctiamlinonpuImonumoccafione)difFandaiur. Htquisobfccro 
coucnitftupiditatiSjUt Ariftotclemcauam ucnameiufinodianinialibus ex dcxtro uentricu' 
lo,qucmnonhabent,exoririuoluilTccumGalenodicat,&non coonofcat Ariftotclem aiiud 
orationisgcnusdeanimalibuspulmoncdcftitutis , quam dcillis qua^hocnonpriuantur, in- 
ftituturum fuiftcfAd hcc,quis pcrfuncloriein dif[cc"tionibus uerlatus ambigit, argumcntum 
quoda'mcmbranulisuena;cauxorificioprxfcflisducitur,pcrucnalisartcria-"'nicmbtanas ijf,.i,\,, 
clilui pofTccNcquefaifcio quid de auiam ueno: caux diftributionc Galcnus comminilca - k.l.m. 
tur,quumnihilpcculiare in ucnxcaua: fcriciniliis obfcrucm ,nifiquod iccur duabus fibris 
fculobis ipfis priuatim conftituatur, a quibus fi caua priiicipium ducit, proIcC"to artcrix ma- 
gnx ritu ab originc in duos truncos non diuiditur . Infupcr Galcno , quando cauam a corde 
non oririalIerit,eoquodartcria; modo non pulfct,animaducrtcnda ucncrat artcriahs ucnx ac 
uenalisitidemarteriainatura.PariterquumobiicitjCorfanguificaticnisuim iccoripcrcauam 
nonoffcrre,quodiIla coriaccafit,ipfiexpendendumcrat,quam brcucinicruallumintcr corct 
iccur confiftati&quopaifloipfcinquarto librodc Pariium ufu, toii ucna-porta- fanguifi- 
cationis faculialcmiccorisuirtuti fimilimam nibucrii. Cuius ucnxdiftribuiionis fcricni A- 
natomici aiccorcincocpcrunircccnfcrc,ncn autcm ab inccftinis & ucntriculo,i quibus confc 
rtum cxcibo&potufuccum in iccurdcducii . Scd nc hkGalcni diilccTtionis, atqucadco to- 
tius mcdicinaiprincipis placiia,nimisuilipcndcrc,acfcriatim ipfius qucadhucrcliquafuniar 
gumcntarefcllcreuidear, &non potius tanquam proaris & focis una^um aliismedicis, qut 
manus fcfiioni nunquam adhibcnt, pugn.-trcac probabilia faltcm afiingendo defcndcrc,a ie- 
corefcricmucnEccaua!iamau(picabor,quodabhocfanou!ncmincauamdcriuari,autfaItcm 
Vmcdua^Ji exportarpropaginibusincauac fobolcsallumi nonncgcm . Orium ucrocauarhinccflcnon 
flrilatiomsde^ ita auuuo . Ncquc quicquaiii a mc dc ipfius origine affcrium uolo, quicquidctiam cafu mihi 
fcripaoncm a jnicr fcribcudum cxcidcrit,ne hitcofis quibufdam mcdiciscalumniadi anfam iplcfuoacram, 
dum. quinonnuihuiusgcncns nugas morantur,cxintcrimollium acmulculorum cogniuoncm 
&uaforum rcliquam fcricm tanquam ad fc nihil pertincntem rci) ciunt: & fi fortc hic quic- 
quam texere inmeponcnt,mircfuispcftilcntibusodi'jsnostraduccrcni,probc&taciicadin' 
numcralocaconniucnteSjin quibus Galenilapfus Anatomicos haiftenusoftcndi : & forte in 
pofterumillos filcniio uelobhoc noiifumpra;tcriturus,uteiufmodi fycophantis & uitiliii' 
gatoribusinuidiac,&inilli3qua?proptcrinfcitiamaucrfantur cxcrccndi argumcntum prac- 
beam. Verumideo decaua; principio cxiecorcnihil abfol^iiusfubrjciam^quod iccur mihi po 
tius eucnis qua;ipfiintcxuntur, quam uenas abipfo, ucletiam in prima fccras conformatiO' 
nc, origincm duccrccolligatur . Aliud cnim nihil in quinlo libro iccur cftc audies , quam ue- 
nulanim infinitam fobolcm,cui concretus languis(quipropria iccoris eft fubftantia)obnafci 
tur,quuminterimucna:cauac"osadcorperiincns,fimiicprorfusfitmagna;aricriar,&ucna- n 7/;.M 
lis arteria; arterialiscp ucna; orifici-js : quxa cordccnafcincmo fanx mcniis inficiaripotcft, fi ^^" 
mododiuerfacquafifubftantixcorpus (uiligamcntumabofle)cx2liopronafciafflnnarcau- 
CtniemiKo- demus.Ca:terumqucmadmodum(ncforterurfusalioexcurratoratio,cui,neproIixiorfiam, ^..oi.jui 
rtjcncs. rationcsnuIlasexfcntcniiaaddo)abcxircmis iccorispartibusorbiculatimcxipfiusconcaua ^'^-^ 
fcde° cxiguas ucnularum propagincs paulaiimad iecoris mcdium ucrfus pofteriora contcn- gg^jf 
dentesinuiccmcoirc,maiorcsq;ucnasconftitucrediximus,etdcindccxmaioribusilIisrurfus a, Auoj 
grandiorestantifpcreffici,quoufqucomncsilla:fobolcsinuencportxcaudiccmfiniani:''pa- ch.i.,,i.) 
rieliamrationcadconcaux ucnxgcncrationcm(utitamod6loquar)exfummisorbiculari- 1""^/^ 
1 ' ■ ■ f . •! , • r T ■ . • «citiidB 
busquciccorishnibus,ingibDaiplms lcdc,innumerxucnularum propagines exoruintur, pa.a.ji 
qux lenfim ucrfus medium pofterioris fcdis iccoris prorcpcnics,in infigniorcs ucnas coi:- b. 
unt ; atquchxrurfus in ampliorcs coufquccolliguntur, doncc tandcm in claiioriiccoris par- 
Cdufuin^ te, quadexiram uertebrarum fcdem rcfpicit,in unam congicdiantur ''ucnam, quxab infigni ^ 
ttomnd. ai-nplitudincGrxcis mf.H,iivyci)\H intcrdum,&s-tAt,^K<I(r(qucmadmodum &portxuena)dcin- 
dc& «TTKTtxw: in Arabumautcmintcrpreiibus uocaturhanabub, ucna ucnirem habens: La- 
tinis ucro caua, magna & iecoraria,rariijs auiem caudicis ucna nuncupatur . 'Vndc ucro 
nonnulli hanc Galcno communcm iiocari fcripfcrint, non faiis affcquor, quamuis exifti- 
mcmhos'illadclufosucna,quamconomincincubitopcritiorcsmedici uocant. Vtieiiam r«. 
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