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Jf6 >. NDREAE VESALIt BRVXELLENSIS 
dcmexiguntjdeducercntur.Thoraccm uero aercmperos&narium foramina attracSunims 
acrurfiis cLindem cmifl"urum, uc uocis rcfpirationisqp autor cfficeretur, elatius CoI!ocari dc^ 
cuit Porro ne nimiii ucntriculus ab orc rcmoucretur, quumcf longus ab ipfo ad rccrcmcnto- 
rur ) c.-ipulfionislocum duclusfit.Naturaillumquampotuitproximeorifubiunxit.Sub tho 
racccnini& 'lcpto tranfucrfo inccriccur& licncm mcdiusftatim ponitur^uiamep ab orc ci, 
bosadfedcfcrcnteobtineC,quxabufu oiVorjit}.©- nuncupatur,&:ctiam illis coiiimuninoniinc 
quo omnciTi anguftum duftum, Icu collum ifthini modo alicui ampliori ucntri pra-pofi tii uo, 
citant, siiicex®- dicitur:quauoccnosCcIfum&Ciccroncmimitatipotiusutcmur,quamouIa ^"'^ 
aIiis(uti&:mcri&uefcct)noninfrcqucntidi(flionc,Ha;cnanqueuia linguamadradiccmcius 
haircns excipit,ac utraqucparte" tonfillas attingcns, a palati cxtrcmo prmcipium fortitur , ac 
agitatione motibusq) lingua: dcpulfum , & quafi dctrufum cibum fufcipicns , illum dcorfum, 
pcllitpartibusipfius quarfuntinfra idquoddcuoratur dilatatis,quxuer6fupra contrac"tis. 
<S ulfidmid « Ncruola enim membi-anca'uc,ut facile dilatetur,prompteq) rurfus cocidat, eflccla cft ; & fibris 
fuomuncrifamuIantibusintertexitur,acrcIiquorumdcniquccorporis dudtuummodotcrcs 
&intusaccuratela'uislubricaqf cernitur.''Duabusctenim propn-js coftattunicis,fubftantia, 
duritie,craflritic,&fibrarumfpccieuariantibus.Harumintcriorquidcirincruofior,durior,& imtionc 
paulo tenuior,ac totius oris palaticp tunica; continua eft,&rc(ais fibris manuii inftar ciborum « ti- 
attraclioni fub(cruicntibusdonatur,Extcriorucr6craffior,molIior,propemodum^mufcU' 
lorum natura participans carnolior uifitur, unde etiam cibi conficicn di uim plcrique ipfi afcri gmra^ 
bunt:dcintranfucrfisduntaxatcircuIaribus'ueabundatfibris,qua:ciboruminteriorestuniccc 
fibra: bciieficio attradoru fccliciorem, magis^ fiibitam in uentriculum propulfioni: cfficiant: 
& fi quando uomcntibus uentriculus quippia protrudit,ad eius cduclionc fummopcre etiam 
auxiliantur. Duabus his folum fibrarum diffcrentiis ftomachus indiguit^utrcfta; quidcm at. 
trahcrcnt,tranfucrfEcautcm arflantes pcllcrct. Nam fi obliqua: acccnifTcnt.cibus in ftomacho 
Iongiorimoraha:rerct:quodnofolumhomini inutili,fcd &importunumacmolcftumeflct, 
quando ftomachus cibo plcnus,ita prolixius diftederetur, afpcrxq) arterixacpiilmonibus & 
magnx icidcm artene,dum ea dilatantur,diutius obftaculo cffct.Natura cnim ftomachu tuto, 
&iIIaquxmod6comprchcndiorgana minus moIcftaturi3,pcr ceruicem thoracem^aducn- 
tricukim porrigens, ' exade fupra mediam ceruicis uertebrarum & quanior primarum thora.- ' ' '""!'■"'• 
cis (cdcm, in netitramparteminclinantem afpcrxqj artcrixftibtcnfiim ^ dcducit, Ad principiu ^['S'''^ 
ucroquintxthoracisuertebrx^^ftoinachus utampliorimagna:arceria:cruncofecundiimdor [•s.-^fig. 
fi uerccbras inferiora corporis pccenti cedat, nonihil in dcxtrum latus a mcdia ucrtcbrarum rc, «'"''"dB. 
gioncabfccdrc,arccria:!lliproximusadnonaiifquechoracisucrcebramrepens:''qu6fimuIatq! ^'^j.'!-!':^ 
pcrtingit,abeiusuertcbrxcleuatuscorporearteriamclacius(neillaforteadcuoratocibocom kXo.'^! 
Lil.s.JcAJ. primatur)afcendit,ncruofimlcpci tianfuerfipartem uerfusfiniftrumlatus' pcnctrans.Non a.fJib.,. 
--■.fMo. cquidem ut cum Hippocratc Galcnus ccnfuic, arcerire hic ad infcriora corporis prolabencis 
"foraminc utens,ucriini pcculiari,quod ipfi neruisq) cum illo dcfccndentibus(dum fcptum dc- CKi-/iaD, 
fcriberctui) prxparatum cffe diximus.Ncqueuero adminiftratio tantum.Icd & ratio quoquc ' t:»"'/'»'- 
id commonltrabit,dummodo ' fupcrius uentriculi orificium adamuffim pcrpcndcre non gra 
ucris.Hocnanqjuentricufi mcdixlidi quodad-priora^poftcrioraqjfpcclat^nequcinferlus 'lJh7 
quam ipfius clatior ° pars habctur,infcri dcbuic:quod ccrte accidcret,fi communi arterixfora- ' "^«.R.- 
Lii.f^.clcV. niiniftomachusinfcptouccrcmr,acque(utGaIenusreIiquuscf Anatomicorii chorus affcrit) 
["im. ad duodeciniam ufquc thoracis ucrtcbram flomachus arta-ixiuncTtus ucrtcbris ncflcretur,ac 'l]''^^^ 
iuxta primam dcmum lumboru ucrtebram, aut paulo infra,arteriam confccnderc, & a dcxcris » 'sfe K 
infiniftrumprorcpcrcincipcrec.Quandoquidem arccrixpcrfcptum tranfitus,quifupraun' 
dccimani thoracis ucrtcbram, ucl Galc^ii fuflragio, confiftit,fub poftcriori ucntriculi fcdein 
' medio ipfius elatioris parlis & diniiffioris occurrit, non autem ubi claciflSma ipfius eft rcgio, '',^,fo ^''^ 
Deindc fi ad duodccinia ufque thoracis ucrtebram,fccu ndum artcrix latus ftomachus delccn "™ "jg 
dcret ex thorace,& fub fepto primum arteriam a dorfoclcuacus confccndcrcc,furfum^ dcnu6 "«": 
aduencricuIifupcriusorifidunincccffari6conuoIucrccur,pIurcs9quam nunchabeat,anfra- 
dusjcosq) acutis prxditos angulis adipifccrenir, Ad nonx itaqj thoracis ucrtcbrxinitiuni fto, 
machus uertcbrarum corporibus in tcrucntu mcmbranularu cx ligamencis ucrccbrarum orioi 
nem duccntium comittitur, atque ab illis membranulis tcrtiam tunicam nullis omnino fibrTs 
inicrftindam,& iiclut fecundx ipfius inuolucrum poffidet, Qiiod ucro iuxta quintam thora- 
cisuerlcbrama(ldcxcrapotiusarterixquamadfiniftraftomachusexpIicetur,incaufa ipfacft 
arteria,nonadc6tyranniritu(quamuismult6fitdignior)dorfiniediamfedcm occupans,fcd 'ZiMt, 
quum a " finiftro cordis finu ortum ducat.&pei' rcliquum ipfius duclum ucrfus finiftruni ca- ^.'^h- ' 
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