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A V D Q_v A civ A M Galcno&rcliqu3c Anatomicoruturba; illiuspla 
citafc(flantifatisfuit,falfumucnccaua;ortum a iccore comminilci,acut 
ab Ariftotclis placito ucrius decIinarcuidcrcnturjfingcrCjUcnam cauam 
moxa fuo eiccorisgibboprogrcffuinduos truncosartcria:magn;emo 
do bipartirijUnumcp adfupcriora corporis, altcrum uero ad infcriora du 
ci:quinimoutetiamprobarctfanguincm in cordcnon gcncrari,adi)ccre 
n5 ueritusefljtruncum qui fupcriora pctitmulto ftrifliorecflcjminusqj 
amplumillo qui dcorfumporrigitur.Sed iam affcruimuSjCauamin ciufmodi truncos non di- 
uidi : &ctiaueritatincutiquacofonum cl\cau3C ucna: partciri quxintcriccur" dcxtramcp cor 
dis aurcm conlpicitur, anguftiorc illa uideri, qux fub iccorelumborum uertebris cxplicatur. 
quodnoperfuniflorie intcrdiftccandumobfcruariuclimiquominusaliquis, quimihifecan^ 
ti noaftiteritjautiplefccflioncmftudiofcnonfucrit aggreflljs,ha:cmeconfingcrcarbitrctur. 
Nam fi quis obiterfeiftioni ftudium impcndat, &iecurautcor_,aut aliud mcbrum intcr fccan- 
dum mouens,plus fanguinis in uena; partcm ucrtcbris lumborum cxporrcclamjquam in iIIS 
qua: fupra iecur habeturpropulcrit,is fane Galeni fentcntia; fubfcribet.at fi uiciftim cx hacntv 
ns parte in illa fanguinecompreffum furfum duxcrit,lcui opera Galeno non amplius aftcntie 
tur.Pra;tcrca,ubihxcfc(ftioncindagauerit,nccefl'umcftGalcnirationcmprcfliuscxpcndcrc, 
quaconficitafcendentcucnxpartcmultooportcreminorc cffcdcfccndcntc,quodhcccplurcs 
quamillapartcs cnunriat.NamlihxcGaleniratio ueraeft,etiacitrafeclioncipfius commentii 
nuIIinoinnotefcct,quandoquideafcendensparsplus fanguiniscontraGalcnidogma, quam 
infcrior quclumborumucrtebriscxporrigitur,requirit.Primumcnimncq!bilisueficul3,nc9 
Hcntriculus,ne(5 inteftina,ncq; omentum, ncqsmefenterium , neq; licn ramulumaliqucm a ca' 
uaairumuni,hxcq; fub iccorc collocantur. Verum foli rcncs,altcra uefica,tcftcs ct crura,& iU' 
feriorabdominis pars abcaquxdcfccnditcauxpartefanguinemadipifcuntur. Abafcendcn, 
tcuero fcptum tranfuerfum et uniucrfus thoraxalitur. nam & thoracis pars iccori proxinia,ad 
fccundamufq)Iumborumucrtcbrampcrtinens,a' uenaconiugis cxpcrtinutrimentumobti' 
ncreaudies.deindemanus,colIum&caputuniucrfum,uttaceamnijcfanouinis copiamincc^ 
rcbrum tot ucnis fcaturicntem,et eam qux in cor defertur,non folum cordis & pulmonis ora- 
niummaximiui(ccrisnominc,ucrum& omniumartcriarum quasfanguineadcordelatoim 
plcricredimus,&arterixdcmum,licumdcfccndentccauf portionccomparentur,quantomi 
nusquamillalanguinis contincntfScdquorfumlpcftat eiufmodirationcs,utGaleniplacitu 
fubueriatar,colligcre, quum fcflio iam admonitis ftudiolis abunde non hoc folum infirmct, 
fcd & alia qux in Galcnilibris deHippocratis & Platonis decrctis paffim leguntur,quatTiplu- 
rima.amedicis proptcrfccandiimperiiiam,&nimiam quamautoribus damus fidcm,tanqua 
ApoIlinisoracula,Iibcnter concella.Ca;tcrumegoinprEfcntiarcliflisGalcnipIacitis,''parte 
cauaeafccndentemlubensperlcqucrer,quooratloucraduntaxatenarrans minus excrefccrct, 
& Galcni nomine non intcrrupta, longeredderetur facilior . Verum ea ipfius cft autoritas, & 
noftrain iliumobferuantia,utnifi ipfcintcrdumquandoilliusfcntenticnonacquiefco,admo 
ncrem.nullusnon mefalfilIimaproponcrefibiperfuadcret:quumintcrimcolIatisinuiccmad 
hominisfcd:ionemlocis,inpromptufit,anpcrpcramab illodcclincm.quodfialibiaccidir,pro 
fcflo nunc in uena: caua; feriemihiquantumuis inuito continger.quam prius aliquoufqjuere 
perfcquar,acpoftmodiJubiaGalcnidogmatibusfcrmodifrcnfcnt adrjciam. Venaitaqjcaua 
neruofam fcpti trafucrfi partem in dcxtro ipfius latcrc peculiari foramine' pcrmcat,una ctiairi 
cordis inuolucrumperforans,quodinfigniamplitudinctumalibifcptocontinuatur,&con 
nafcitur,tum potiflimum ubicaua feptum tranfit,ac fepto ^ duas non uulgares offcrt propagi 
ncs,pcruniuerfamfeptifcdcmmultiplicifobolccxcurrcntcs,&ramulosquoq!cordisinuolu' 
cro,quaidfcptocommittitur,diflFundcntcs.Qimmprimum uero cauafeptum"fuperauit,mo 
diceucrfusfiniftrum cordiscp^bafisdextrumlatus proccdens,finiftro ipfiuslatcre^^adapcri, 
tur,atq;in dcxtrum cordis finum pcrtinet.NonquidemutAnatomicorum fajx fcribit, aliqua 
propagincautramoquopiam,uerumduntaxatforamincquodamfcufciflioncadc6 ampla,ut 
caua;ucna:amplitudo ipfi neutiquamconfcrcndafit. Antcriori caua:ucna-partih?c 'dcxtra 
cordis auricuia connalcitur. A' poftcriori uer6caua:ad corconnexus fcde,'" infignis ucna 
promitur (non autem,ut Galcnus libro de Vcnarumfedione docet,cxigua) qua; fccundum 
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