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Omentifitus. 
494 ANDREAE VESAHI BRVXELLENSlS 
autcmfibi peculiarcs.quibus uniucrfo corpori ucntriculus famulatur.Vcriim hacC niniilim 
obitcrpcrpcndunt,intcoros Ubros hacquxftionc,Aa ucntriculus fuoqucm icconconKcit 
fucco,autfanguinefeor£m,anfimulanibobuscnutriatur,commaculantcs.Quandoqiiidcm 
bciicficio illarum facultatum, quas ucntriculus cum rcliquis partibus communcs adipifcitur, 
proprium fibi nutrimcntum cx ucuis allicit.rctiiict, claborat,S.'fi quidfupcrfluum ipfi tucnt, 
ifcabifit.At munrjs,quibus toti corpori ucntriculus famulatur,quarumq?gratia plcnlque 
Rcx co^poris uocitatur, is efculenta quidcm poculcntaq; rcflis fibris pcr ftomacliumcx orc 
aftumit.mox obliquis fibris affumptum rctinct.totumqi tantifpcr ampleiflitur, doncc id ingC' 
nitafibi altriccfacultatcjn fuccum cremorcmcp colorcfubftantix fuxfimilcmrcddai.acdc, 
mum quod confecit intcftinis exhibiturus. infcrius orificium luum laxat, ti-anlucrfisq; Hbns 
quodampIexabaturdeorfumprorrudit.Cxtcrumuimipfiusalteratricem^undcquaquccum 
circundantia organa, acuelut lebctcm ingcntcs foci foIcnt,cxcalcfacicntia,non parum adiu- 
uant.totam cnim fupcriorcm eius fcdcm uerfus antcriora U dcxtrum ipfius btus,&: in poltc. 
riori fua fcdedextrumgibbum,iecur complcaitur.clatiorucropars ipfius ad fupcrioris lui 
onfidipoftcriorcmfcdcm confiftcns,&: finiftrumcius latusuniucrfum,fcptoambitur,cxcc, 
pta folum carcgionc quam. licn ad finiftrum ucntriculi latus huiniliori poftcrioriq; partc occu jj,- 
pat. In poftcriori autcm fcdcuenn-iculus infcriorcm omcnti mcmbranam, & qua; in iilam cx- mn^c, 
curruntuafaproximefubtcnfaobtinet.Dcinfubhacfcptitranfucrfipars,&ucnacaua,&:ma 
ona: artcrix trnncus prxtcr dorfum, ipfiusq? mufculos confiftunt. Porro uniucrlx inlcriori 
ucntriculi icdiomcntum ipfi partim attcnditur,partimqp connafcitur. prxtcrca &:huic fcdi 
fubomcnto colum intcftinumclatius.tcnuiaucro intcftina dcmilTius,adtenduntur. Atalii aiv 
tcriorcmucntriculi fcdcm omcnto intcgi fomniant, quuin tamcn clatior omcnti mcmbrana 
refta duntaxat linca infcriori ipfius parti fccundum antcriora adnafcatur,nulla intcriin omcn- 
tiparteucntriculiantcriorifcdiobdufla.VacatitaqucmagnaanteriorisucntncuIifcdisrcgio, 
ncquc iccorc, ncque fepto tranfuerfo,ncquc omcnto, ncque licnc obdu(fta,fcd omcnti uicc 
aliuducntriculus hic obtinct fubfidiu, in calefacicndo huic non abfimilc. Prxrcr pcritonxum 
cnim &:ofloabdominis mufculos'ucna.abumbilico iecori dcducitur,qua fcctusnutrimciv 
tum accipit,qiix9 poft partum cxanguis inutilis^ cfficitur. Huic ucnx qua pcritouxo ncxa 
uentriculo inftcrnitur.incircuituadcps multusnontamcnomnibusxque copiofusadnafci- 
tur, qui ut &: ucnn-iculus fuo ir. concoquendo munerealacrius laboret,aliquid auxilij prxbct. 
Impcnfius cnimconducitiecur,Iicn,S: quxpoftcrioriucntriculi fcdi fubtcndunturuenx ac 
artcrix,ut & ipfum quoqucfcptum indefcfl^b fuo inotu ucntricuIummlnimcncgligit.Quin- 
ctiam cordis fepto incumbcntis calor, ad pcrfcfliorcm uentj-iculi fundioncm non inutilis 
ccnlcndus eft. 
DE OMENTO. C^VVT IIIL 
O MENT I dehncationanimprimUproponitq^uartafigura^Mficwidit^^zytertirt, 
utiinilhrwnfipirarum indice commanoratum c/l.hoc^mium inttrprctibui^ no/lric 
istxtis chirurqis dicitur ^irhusftne appedicr.aut cwn appendicc.TLirbus adipinus.Tirbus, 
ClypQus,Ventris mappa.i^ut Griccis.Eflas^Epiplex. 
R O X I M VM nunccratintcftinoru,utqu»confcflumauentriculofuc 
cumcxcipiant,cnarrarioncfubiungi. fedquiaiIIisomcntumincuiTibit,&i 
uclut innatat (unde & a Grxcis X-mTAiun &. t^^TiAosi/ dicitur) &: diftccan, 
tibus prius quam inicftina occurrit, ac demum non minus quam intefti- 
naucntriculo continuummagnaexpartc cft,nonadmoduminopportu 
ne id hocloco aggrcdicmur." Omcntum itaquc in pcritonxi amplitudi' 
ncpofitum,moxantcriori illiusfcdifubiicitur,&: fupcr " inteftinaextcn- 
fum.ad licncm quoque &iecoris cauum,ac poftcrioreraucntriculi fedem propcmodum uni- e,c. 
uerfum,ciuscf fundum cxporrigitur : atque ab his ctiam fcdibus omentum origincm duccrc, n. 
non multo poft audics.quare etiam in difliaiombus pcrpetuo illis fedibus attcnfum proxi- 
roumcprcpcritur.Atnonitaomnibusobduifliiintcftinisad pubisufqi os(ut in Canibuspro, ,^^erfcJi< 
pcmodum fcmper) in hominercpcritur.Nain ipfius,quxintcftinis obuoluidcbcat,portio,ra 16 fl.cfl.! , 
roultraumbilicu dcfccnderc cofpicitur; fcd maxima fui partc finiftrorfumlienem ucrfus rctra f^^^"^^-^ 
hi & conuolui. Quod quii in hominibus laqueo fuffocatis primum obfcruarc.ex cocuflu mo „Jr,c,c.c 
tuq)CorporishoccucnilTearbitrabar:fcdpoftcaidipfuminaquafuftbcatis,&capitctrucaris, ,fig. 
itcm IatcraIimorbo,autphrcnitidc, riusuc gencris affcdu alio quopiamortuis, &: in iis ctianr 
quibus 
