ANDREAE VESALIf BRVXELLENSI9 
ipfcautcmfurlumadumbilici ufquercgioncmpropcraiis, inramulos diffcinditurj'' c|uiarK- 
nxcodcmapcctorisrcgionibus ccndciitisramulosfpc(ftant, acmamillarum cumutcro C(^nu 
nioncm(fi modbarteriarumbcncficioaliqua fit)prxbcnt . Qinmi ucrograndis artcria in crus 
dcfccndcns pcritonxum fupcrauit,'ramulum ad pubis offiu commilTuram mittit.qui cxiouus ' "•, 
^ cR,nccp ut cb tcndes" uena in multas fobolcs dilpcrgitur, quarii ne una quidc cutc lubit,mTi for ^''^ 
wtjrfw" f'''''^ quarpiam in pcnis" inuolucru diflundatur.ln crure auc; artcria modb ucnx fubieda.ip mofi.lib. 
faqjucnauclutipropugnaculomunita/ramiiinanrerioresfcmorisosamplcxances mufculos , 
digcrit,quietiamfiinfrcquctesfcinditurfoboles,nullamtamcncutie.-<porrigit.Deindcaoran ^'a™ 
diartcria''aliuscduciturramus,inquinCumfemurraoucnccmufculum,&cosqui intcrnam te- rim jidah 
moris fcdcm occupanc mufculos^ad gcnu ufcp quodammodo in propagines fparfam , & qua- ""•'•■ff ™ 
damipliusfoboleillius''artcrixcxtremo'commixtamunitamciJ,quampcrpubisofi!sforamcn 
incruspertingcrcfcriptimus.Cxtcrumipfagrandisarteriafenl7mdeorfumprorcpcns,(ecun- i>\. 
dum fcmoris os ita conuoIuitur,ut ab antcriori inguinum fcde' inter duo infcriora fcmoris ca- 9 
pita in poplitc confiftac.nufqua non" uena grandiori quc crus accedit concomitata. In lioc pcr ; J' 
femoris poftcriora dcfccnfu,artcria" propagiiicm cducit , qua: inmufculos poftcriorein fcmo^ (./;.«. ,0 
risfedemoccupantesexcurric&aliquouf^cumillisucnarum^propaoinibusdeducicurjauas ''■';'■ 
ucnam cfFormarc docui,qua: per genu flexiJ fcu pofteriorc ipfius lcdcm in furc cu tcm fparia fo "^^" f 
bolcpcrtingit,artcric intcrim nuUa propagine ad cutc emcrgetc. At grandis artcria in iplo pO' x r. 
plicc,uti diximus,rccodita,° utrinqj propaginc cmiccic inalto quoq; occultatam, & in gcnuarti >fe 
culi latus pcnitius dioeftam. Vbi uerb artcria cibiam fubircincipir , ab cxcerno ipfius latcrc" ra^ "Jmd'' 
mura dinund(t,qui hibulc cxporrccflus inter (cptimum & oflauum pedis motus auiorcun" mu rla.c. 
fculosrccondicur,ac(5inreliquosquiantcrioreratibi3cfcdemfibiucndicant,(bbolcs ultramc sr^s.a. 
dium longitudinis tibia: ciigcrit.iplc autcm arteriaD'^ truncus intcr capita''duorum primoru pc' l^',,,,^,^ 
dcm moucntiu inulculorurcpens,inter quartcipcdis moiuuopificem mu{culum,ct'duos quo »,1. ' ' ' 
rura beneficio ultimi digitorij flefluntur ariiculi, ac"^ quinlu pedc mouentium occulia tur.ncq! c e 
multum a ligamcnto mcmbraneo fibulam tibix ofli fccundcim cocam fibula; longitudinc col - "f " 
liganti diltat,& fub mcdio longitudinis tibic in duos'ramos dirimitur, quorum intcrior intcr ct;tl.r. 
calcem & tibia: os pedis infcriora {ubit,una cum mufculorum tcndinibus humiliora pcdis hac i '4 'j.-i, 
pctcntibus.In dcfcenfu interior illeramus' furculum tali cum tibia articulo ofFcn.In pedis uerb *' 
plantainter'mufculum fecundosquatuordigitorumarticulos ficcflcntcm^&^^tendincs qui e.'" °' 
tcrtios articulos fle(ftunt"repofitus,in duasprimumpartilurfoboles, quartira unaduplicira- ntii.T. 
moinfcriorempollicisadicfcdemralceraucrbinprogrefluinduosfurculos digcfta^unumad | 
indiccra deriuat.in duos tamen priusderiuatumramulos:alterum ucrb furculumintcrno latc- / *^.„,„p 
riinfcriorismcdri d!gitifcdis,ind;uifumofFcrt.°ExteriorramusiIliusquxadmcdiumlonoitu, tjKo. 
dinistibia:fitdiuifionis,iiiierfibulam&calccrapedisinferioraaccedit,unacumtendinibusfe, "' '"^- 
pcimi & oclaui pcdcm moucnciura mufculorum.atque hic in duos mmimos digitos & cxtcr ^'."^ 
num latus racdij digiti dinemiiiatur ; in ipfo auccm adpedis infenora prooreflu,iali cum libia 0 n. 
articulo^^propagiiiemprajbet.&^^aliarahac longe grandiorcradiocrit,'fiibinteriorinialieolo ?*• 
ad principium illorum mcifculorum qui poUicem & crcs digitos ipfi proximos in cxternum la 2 li, r , 
tusabaucut.Mxcpropaooinlupcnonpcdislcdcraolumetiamcditlac^ufcnfibilcra.^Verijm nW./iiU 
uc ucnarum pedcm fubcuncium fericm uariari fuo loco rclacum eft , ica lane & artcrix diftribu- "• 
lio inibi difcrcpat:quippcinterdum,ne(5 id infi^cqucnicr' obferuabis omiiibus digiiis furculos tr[,]|"..''||) 
oScrri.ab illo ramo qucni pcdis inferiora intcr calcem & libiam petcre diximus,illo qui fibuUc UmmdcU 
exporrigitur plantam non accedente. at tuncab artcria in pofteriori tibia! Iedcrccondita,oran ""«ifigti, 
disramus pcr' mcnibrancuin ligamcntuni libiac oiU fibulam , qua hxcofla inuiccm dchilcunc 
<:olligans,ina!iCcrioremcibia:fcdcmpercinct:atqueintereiusfcdis mufculos occultatuSjUna '.^'""' '^ 
cuiiieorundcmtcndinibuspcr"tranfucrfumligamentuminanteriorctibia;fcde conlpicuum, «'ttb.j. 
infuperiorcm pedis regionem deriuatur,mufculis iliis qui digitos in cxternum latus abducut, 
quodammodorcconcLtus.Alq!hicramusi!itcrdumligamenruidmembraneuiniranfit,mox 
fubocnuarticulojubilibia: os afibulaprimumdehilcereincipit,interdumucrbiuxiainferiO' 
rem libia: fedeni,prout nimiruni" raiiius qucm arteria tibiam fubieiis,uerfus o^ftauum & icpti, x x. ■ 
mum pedem moucnies mufculos digcrit,aui demiflius fcriur,aut claiius in ramos difl^ccflus cef 
lat,autctiaraprorfusdecft.uirumq!eniraaccidcrcrepcri,quurafummoftudiononartcriarum 
folum^fcd &C uenarum neruorumcp (cricm priraijm difccre,acfubiiide tum priuatim , tum pu- 
blice oftendere,ac demumhlc ucricis quara elegantius dcfcrLberefum conatus. 
VENARVM 
