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rius quoque uentriculi orificium ctiamfi fupcriori anguftius Cu, amplum tamcn cflc, Si in ter- 
dum grandiora quocjuc tranfiiiittcre. Cxterunr Galcnus & omncs cius alTccla; " glandofam CffA/o/i « 
camcm interioriorificio priuatim tribuunt,hanc ad cius orifici} conftriclioncm auxiliari,ac in ™«»« procul 
quibufdamanimalibusmanifeftiorcm efte afFirmantcs. Iftam fanein canibuspnmum,quiilla ■"'"l/""-"'"/" 
donanturmaxima,&quumcarniscolorem obtineat, manifcftiorc,dcindc in hominccxami- ° "^^"^' 
nesuclim.Eam fiquidcrahanccflearbitror,qua:duodcnointcftinoadnafcitur,quaportxuc, 
na:°ramusillifubtcnditur. Vcrum hxcnoin hocut inteftinum iliud,aut infenus ucntriculi 
orificiiiclaudatarflet'ue,procreataeft,fcdutuafa illiintcftinocxporrcdtafuftu!ciat,acparcm 
cumglandio''iuguli&:/mcfcntcrii,&; ' humiliorismembrana^omcntiufumprxfttt.Dcinde 
fi qua; conftringcndi uis huic glandofo corpori indiia cflct, ipfum ncceflano orificium aut 
intcftinum ambirei,8(: fibrarum natura participaret, aut tranfucrfarum mufculi ucficx ccrui, 
cismodo.autobliquarum ueficx&utcricorponsmodo.QtiinetiammuliumabcftjUtinicfti- 
numilloglandioorbiculatimcircunducatur,quumadintcftini longitudincm redaduniaxac 
linea id adnafcatur. Qiianquam no dcfint,qui (olis libris cdofli,fuoc|i arbitratu Naturxopcra 
fingcntes,glandofum id corpus mufculum cffc fcrib,it,co inferitis ucniriculi orificium orbicu- 
latim ampledi nugacitcr aftirmaics, aiquc hinc ctiam corpus id •aivAiojiif/ ianitoremcf appcllan 
tcs.Porro (quod nuUos animaducrtifle plunmii admiror)' non folum in inferiori ucntriculi Protulmrs 
orificio,fed 8^ in fuperiori fubftantia ucn triculi craflior fpifliorqj cft,ac orificia uclut in imcrio uer.triculim 
ra extubcraiitiorem inftar circuli partcm exigunt.ucn triculi fubftanticC pcnitus refpodcntcm: "'fi"!' !"!>■ 
qux quidem inter difll-candum intcgro adhucucntriculo taflu percipitur,apcrio autcm inucr 
fo^ in conlpc(ftumuenit,ac manifefte iicntriculi initiuin ftomachi ue fincm & duodeniiiv 
teftini originem coinmoftrai. Vidctur enim tunc ftomachus, idqj intcftinum ex ipfo ucnn-icu- 
lo quodammodo cnafci, alixcp omnino quam uentriculus ipfc,partes eflx-, quum tamcn cxte 
riijs nihil talcapparcat, ncquc ulla craflior ucntriculi portio cmincat. Atquc hxc craflior ucn, 
tricuh portio inhocpoiiftimumfadacft.utoraipfius robuftioradcnfioraq;,quam reliquum 
eius corpuscuadant, nc fortca tranlcuntiumimpctudiuellantur,rumpanturq!,&dcinfortaf- 
fis,utquiiioracoftringunturhuiusextuberantioris particulx inirorfum coniucntisoccafib' 
ne citiusarftcnturocdudantur^.Et lanequemadmodum' cxtcrior ucntriculi fupcrficicslx Vntricitl,[u 
uis&Tplanaundiquccft^fic&magisadhuc "intcrioripfius concauitas:fimod6 duo,quxiam t"ficits. 
diximus, tubcra circulatimpromincntia exccpcris. Venlriculuseniin inibi nihil pra-tcrrugas 
quafdafn fi' uehemcntcr conftridus rcpcriaiur,oftendit, inteftinorli & ' ueficx cauiiati rcfpoii 
dcn.s,quamuis intcrim obfufcuin & quafiriubcculisintenfc rubentibusintcrftindiicolorciTi 
expninat.quuin tamen exicrius omnino pcne albicct. Cxtcrtim utin obcforum intcftinis,ita 
quoqueinterdum adipcmfundo ucntriculiintus adnatum,atquchunccopiofumquandocp 
inuenies, Quodueroplcriquc dincdionisprofenbresintcrnainucntriculiicdemccllulisqui, 
bufdamafperitatibusqjabundarc fcripfcrint, uanifliinumpuiatOjaciplosruminantiijanima.. 
liumomafisdclufos,idcpquumboumpinguiadcuorarcntcxta cffinxiflc arbitrator. Qtian Vcmriculi 
titas iiidem uentriculi uaria admodum cft. nam fi ucficx modo inflctur,haudquaquam mira- fmttus. 
beris tantam ciborum uim uiniq; copiam uno tcmporepofleablumi.Ncque inhoininexque 
fempcreft turgidus,fcd quuin pro fua natura fc habct, coftrifloriacp ui utitur,quamlibct cxi- 
guum iTiuItum'ucfit quodcontinct,totumidundiquc compIcditur,nullam uacuamfcdcm 
relinquens.acproindc pro aflumptorum fc habctrationc, ut & multa (neperpctuo cderc CO' 
gaturhomo)airumei-eamplcc"iiqppoflit:&rurfusfimodicaofFerantur,eaundiq;amplcxeiur 
ac concoquat. Huicaflioni ipfius congruit fiibftantia nimirum mcinbranea.qux commode 'Vmiculifuh 
ufuexigcntcampliari dilatariq;qucai:&rurfusquumopuseft,colligiacconftringi.'Conftat ^'^^'^jj""*'" 
cnim uentriculus duabus latis tenuibusq; tunicis fcuplexibus fibi inuiccm iundis,perindcac 
ftomachus.frd noniiihildiflimilibus.Qiiandoquidcminternaucniriculifimilitcr,aicj;iniema 
ftoraachi,neruofamcmbraneatf cft,&totius ftoinachi,oris&labrorum,uiilanc&inicftino^ 
rum interiori tunicx continua, duritic tamcn ab oris ftoinachicp tunica modice diftcrt. quod 
duriores afperiorescp cibos, priufquam in ucntriculfi decidant,orc conficiainus:a quibus oris 
amplitudo conmndcrctur & radcretur.nifi dura denfaqiciulrnodi tunica cuafiflct. atquc idcir 
co tunica ori, & ftomacho, &ueniricuIocominunis,fenfiin ad ucntriculifunduinaccedens, 
molliorefFicitur. Fibris hxcduplicibus intcrtexta eft, quo etiamabintcrna ftomachiuariat, 
Intcrior cnim tunicx pars uentriculi cauitatcin refpicicns, rcclis ijfdcmq; plurimis donatur fi- 
bris. Attrahatnanquc uentriculus cibos& potusperftomachumoportet, huiufmodifibris 
ccumanibusalliciensiquxquum contrahnntur, ftomachumucntriculumq;breuiant,adeo ut 
interdeglutiendum " laiynx defcendentcftomachi initio, furfum confccndat, quodmutuus 
ftomachi 
