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JS6 ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
PmoMiim permuIta.Peritonarum ita^ ex fimplicium & piimorum corporumjqux fimilaria ctiam nun^ 
tn ftmiUrm (.up3rj,foicmus,numero cciifctur.Mciribranacnim tcnuis fubftantieeftjnullis omniiio fibris: 
firttwa „umc ucnarum artcriarumqj' tunicx,aut tcnucs ac mcmbrancc'' raufculorum cncruationcs " 
intcrtcKta.cftcpintcrcacterascorporislimplicesmcmbranasampliluma maxima. (^arnoia j^^^^ 
7>mtoMi vid nancp nobis uocatur mebraiia,& fi amplior ipfo peritonaio fi t^ac uniucrfo corpori cutis modo (, i» Ado- 
giiudoofi- obducatur.tamcn accurate fimplcxnon eft,quu quibufda carn^is donetur fibris,& mufculofa s .4. 
in ipfo^coUo 8<:''frontc cfficiatur.Porro peritona:uuniuerfam'cauiiatc,qua: lub fcpto traniucr Jjj'"'"'™' 
fo,ad os uftfcoccygis.totius corporis facile capaciffima habctur,fuccingit,ac omnibus quc illa c ,mulm\. 
contiiicnc organis obtenditur,ca^conccptaculirituamplcflitur:ucnmcuKfcilicci,intcftina, t^^-^^^^ ^ 
omcntu,mefcntcriu,iccur,licne,rcncs,utramcpucfica,utcrum,&uafadcmuquxcuncj)intcr(c, ^^"j,' 
Cmmmwot- ^^^^ tranfuerfum & crura fituhabcnt. Atq; ha:c quidc peritonxu intcrna ipfius fcdc cotinct, „„,i,„/ii, 
' cxtcrna uero undccuncp mufculis conafcitur.Ex ligamctis enim,qucluiuboru ucrtcbras cone J , pif- 
dunt,8<: qux facru os iliii offlbus comittunt,peritonxu utrincp principiu ducit,mcbrana; latx 
modo ab iilis enafcens.Moxab utrocp latcrc afccndcns,lumboru mufculis, & ijs qui interna (,,^^ 
olfis iliij fcdcm occupatcs,femoru prxfunt motibus,obducitur;& fibris quibus iiiuicc mufcu- /7 «■ 
los comitti uidcmus,illis adhxrcfcit. At ubi mufcuIos,qui tcrnario numcro utrinq; coplcdun 
turjpcritonxijfuperaiutjintcrnx^^tranfucrforLiabdominismufculorUj&uniucrrx" infcriori (,,j„,,.j,j. 
fepti tranfucrfi fcdi fubicndif,pcninacifIimeipfis,potiflimum ucro nci-uofis iUoru tcnuitatibus ffcRiw, 
connatu.&quod.imodoproprixmufcuIorumcmbranxuiccgcrcns.Rcfcrt itaq; pcritonxu ^^^"•'^' 
oblon.oum oui inftar utrc,fcu fphxriialiqua.cuius longitudo pertinct a fcpto tranfucrfo ad hu , , j;.„,,„„,, 
Jt:f,ii fuptr, rnillim?! amplitudinis lcdem,qua' facru os cum offlbus ipfius latcribus commiflis cfformat . &: nm . m 
"Zdi qucmadmodu utres cx tcrgoribus parati,extcriijs hirti afpericF,intus plani ac Ixucs admodum ^.""'^"^ u^ 
'' elTe foli;t:ita quocjs pcritonxii cxternapartc,ut aptius mufculis undiqua^ hxrcat,afperu fibro '^^^^.^^ 
fumcy ad cum prorfus modii uifii:,quo mcmbranas mutuo conatas,inxquales cffe dicimus.In- tc fcflioM 
tcrnaautcpcritonxifcdcs,uifceraquccoplccrtiturfpccSi;s,impcnfclcuis&:tcrfa,acuclutiaquco 
humore oblita,fccatibus occurrit,adipis intcrdij copia fibi (ut in fuibus quafi pcrpctuo) adna- |,,p,.^ p' 
tam obtincns. Va-um hunc no omni cxparte xquc copiofumrcpcrics . Antcrior nancf fupc- i ktcn 
rioriic intcrnx huius pcritonxi fcdis' rcgio cjua uentriculu contingit,ac dcin poftcrior quo9 ^^''^^f^ 
' rcgio ad lumbos & facrum os pertincs,copiofiori abund.Tt adipc,q; fcdis eius internc'" latcra, 
Proccfuii "parsq; umbilico contcrmina.Prxtcrcaintcrnahxcpcritonxi fcdcs portioncs quafd.a fcu pro- d. 
tcrnoMor- (-cfflis i)s quc cotiiictorganis porrigit,illis^ proccffibus ca organa inuicccolligat,ct fibi quocj; « -J'^^^-^; 
adnecliijacfingulisprxterpcculiarcsipforutunicas^fimodoquashabcant^aliudctiainuolu- 
crumobducit. Atcf hinc ctia fit,ut i}s organis qux duas peculiares fortiuntur tunicas,qumiad psptfla e, 
modum ucnn-iculus&:intcftina,°ternxattribuantur:quxautemunicaduntaxatpceuliarctu- E.n.Hjy 
nicam cxigun t,c quorum numcro funt utcrus & utracf uefica,'" binas obtineant. Vei um orga- ^^jj„„„„. 
na nulla pcculiari donata tunica,ut iccur & licn,'' ea qux ipfis obducitur a pcritonxo adipifcun „1. f, c. ,3 
tur.QLio'nampa(Soautem,quibus^exIocishofccprocenusinciufmodi tunicis dcgcnerates, tig.dnnB, 
pcritonxiicducat,&quomodoiUiinuiccmcraffiticdifFer.Tt,incuiufcporganicnarrationcop' ^^„',^1''^ 
portuniiisquamhicreccnfebitur,Qiiemadmoduuerointcrnapcritonxifedcsabc;;tcrnaua^ r.ji.c;,H. 
tffiim. riat, fic neqj omni expartepcritonxu fibi craffitic &: roborc corrcfpondct.Q.ua eiiim cx ucrfc- er 
brarijligamcntispronafcitur,craffiffimucft;deindequalumborijincumbitmufcuIis, craflum 'i,,',;''^'!'^ 
quocp cernif . Antcriori ucro parte,quc a mucronata pccHioris offis cartilagine ad pubc ul^ pcr cdmitj,. ct 
tinet,pcritoncii tenuius graciliuscp &: inuaUdius rcperitur,q;in latcribus & lumboru regicno 'ofig.u. 
Adhxcuirispcritonxij craffiusualidius^eftiuxtamucronatacartilaginc, quam iuxtapubis |' "'"'"■ 
fedemtin mulieribus uero ad pubem craffius ualidius^:nccjhis,uti uiris,pcritonxij hic ad iii- ,','^^„. h. 
Qjiilai pdrti guinautrobiqjfcminariisuafis^uiiiprxbcnt.Eftenimpcritonxupeculiaritcr inuiris inibifo- so/i.s. 
luipcritond:ic ^^^{^{\,^^ dicam,pcruium,& tunicam utricB tcfti priuatim oflert,quo is &: ipfius fcmina 
riauafatutoobuoluuntur,acdeininuirisparitcratcpinmulieribus,pcntonxuqua lcpto tub- „..,^j, (,[,„• 
ducitur,'triacumfcptoquoquccommunia cxigitforamina:primumquoucnam cauam,fc- ic. 
cundum quo ftomachum cum ipfi cohxrcntibus neruis.terrium quo magnam arteriam ucna ' % 
' . o . . r . . I • • - 1 1 • n tlti.at M. 
coniugecxpcrti,cx aliquot tcxti paris ncruorum ccrcbri ramis concomitatam dcducit. l-^rxte, ~i„„i,ifi^ 
rca' umbiliciquoque uaforumgratia.&inmulicribusfinisutcri" ceruicis^inuiroautcm^^ccr hh.,,ct,ilt. 
uicisuefica-jinutrifqucuero'' podicis nominc,peritonxum perforatur, ac dcmum' multis Pi-''!'-'^- 
'JicritoniEuno 
vndrf pdriccr 
rrdj 
uenis,artcrris&:neruiscruspetentibus,dcindc ' illisquxmaxima portionc in rccftos abdo- 
, g.n.alitS 
Vdfdoner- rninis mufculos furfum tendunt,&: ''alijs nonnuUis quxdorfi&: abdominis mufculis,&: cu- muf.ul.r. 
iiifuilitsperi' tjJiu3f;sIumborumuertebrisincumbentibus,pcritonxumitcrprxbet,abfifdcmuafis furcU' ''/•"■*''• 
'°""""clmr. los fibi affumcns, Qua enim fcpto fubducfium cftjfcpti uafisad nutritioncm uiitur, in la- IfJ^'^^'"' 
tcribus 
