DE HVMANI CORPORIS FABRICA LIBER V. 4<jy 
quibusuiucntibusthoraxabdomcnq; apcricbatur,animaducrti:atquc,utfcmeIdicam,;nfano 
quodad omcntu attinct hominc, ad pubis ufqfos id defccndcrc raro copcri. Quin ctia quum 
idem obferuaflct in diflcdionibus obeundis uir diligcns i o A n N e s D R Y A N D E R, 
medicina: mathcmaticcsqi profc(Tor,quid dc Hippocratis aphorifino fcntirem, in quo ille mu 
liercs prartcr naturam obcfas conciperc negat.quia os utcri illis omento comprimitur^prolixe 
8<:eruditeliteris a mepercunaatus eft^ac prxtcr ca;tera quxderamicumdiflcrentiis l^ympto- 
matibusq! mccum cgit, fibi omcntum ad fcor niin dcuolui, & inibi ramicem (qucm ab omcnti 
dc(ccnfu,Gra;ci appcllat)haudpoireficriarbitrabatur.Vcrumrctraflusilleomcii 
ti finiftrorfuni furfumcp^fundi u tcri os omento comprimi, & ad fcortum dcuolui poflc omcn- 
tum non impedit.Nam fi diflccans humiliorcm omcnti partcm furfum rcuolutam lcuitcr de- 
orfum traxeris,citraaIiquamomnino diuulfionc in omnibus hominibus facileadpubis uf? 
ci!4fe iii osinteftinis ipfum obtcndi pofle dcprchcndcs,ciuscp finem" intcr pofteriorcm ucfica; fedem, 
"fiipcrRjl S^uteriantcriorcm Icuioccafionccolligi^ibidcm^uteri ccruiccm(fiomcnti; prEcpinoucfit) 
1 16 fii. d'. utcunquc comprimcre docebcris, dummodo in mulicrc id inter ueficam 8c uterum, uun fua 
27p$.G. fedeponeretur,cxtcndcris.QiianquamciufiTiodi comprcftlimuix tantum cflc autumcm.ut 
ingrcflumuirilis fcminis in utcri fundi ' orificiu inhiberet,nifi penis breuitas hic fimul obeli-t, 
acproculabutcrifundi orificiofcmcnrcddcret,cuiusdcinad fundum ingrcfllcim concidens 
comprcflaciiccruicisuteri ante fundiorificium (edcsrcmorarctur,qu:cfimuI obcfocompri- 
merctur omcnto, acparum fcclicitcr a pencdiftcnta, fcmcn fibiadhxrcns fcruaret. Similiter 
ctiam omcnftim ad fcortum dccumbcrc, in ramicum fedionibus intcrdfianimaducrti, quum 
in lis quibus intcftina in magnam pcritonxi amplitudincm dctrudcrcntur, & cum fcminarijs 
uafis ipfa amplc(flcns tunica prxfcindcrctur, portioncm omenti qux in fcortum dcciderat,au, 
ferri uidcrim. Ncqj iftud folum manu tales aftcclus curantibus intcrdum accidit, uerum etiam 
intcftiniportiucula ab imprudentibus artificibus amputata, pra-fcntcm xgro mortcm pai at, 
Pra:tcrea in latomi cuiufdam, quem cx cafu ab alto mortuum Pataurj dilTccuiinus^ramicis ui, 
tium,id quoqiluculentiflime oftcdit, Huic nanqp dcxtcr tcdis cum fcminarijs uafis,quum ara 
Mi- ""'^'^ '"'^"^'^' ciirarctur abfcflus 'fucrat,S<: rurfus in finiftro latcrc idcm afl^idus inuafcrat,qucm 
fQiikquid 
u copl 
figu, exintcftinoru&oincnti infcortijdcfcenfucotigiffe,diffccandocoinpcri.adc6utisccrtainmi 
hi conicfluram faccrct, ad pubis ulquc os,ipfumq; fcortum etiam omcntum dcuolui poflc, li, 
cct id furfum in latus finiftrum diflecantibus plcruncp rctraiftum obfcruetur. Magnum cniin 
(nollcm nanquccum Galcno maximum dicere) intcr animantia hoc homincs fortiuntur,ut Omntif!. 
&'ndc nonnuUi <iii7rt»WKtti, quafidicasomcntigcftorcsappcIlcntur.Porroomcnti''' figura 
ditYfig. Pi^o^^^^^rfupiljautfacculi.autpcrajimaginiconucnit^acinpriniisaucupumpcriSjquxoiv 
biculatumhabctorifiduin,poftcriori fuapartcclatiusquamanterioriafccndens.Huiufinodi 
nanqp pcra omcnti figura; ad amuflim cogrueret, fi uno conftarct corio, aut cx lana tcxercoir, 
acundequaqjinconfutiliSj&unumduntaxatcorpus cflct. cuiufmodiprofccloeftomentum, Omntlfil, 
quod fubftantia cft mcmbrana nullis fibris implicita, fimplexq!,fcd multis abundans uenis,ar fi"""'''"'''^ 
tcrijs,ncruis,& aliquafuiregioncglandofumfibi innatunihabcnscorpus,&multumquocp 
adipcm.Vndeucr6ha:coinniaortumducant,intclligespromptinime,fitalcmpcram qualcm 
auteapropofui,aniinococcx:peris.inquaunampartemanteriorcmfuperiorcinq!,altcram po^ 
i.l iiifcriorcm^appcllcs. Adcumnanquemodumunamoincntipartcm"fuperiorciTi 
: 4^.r,r' f. antcriorcmuc mcmbranam, & alteram rurfus ' iiifcriorcm feu poftcriorem dicimus. etiam fi 
,fig. c,c, c. omcntum rc ucra duntaxat unica(atcp id potifljmfi in canibus)lit mcmbrana , antcriorcp pars 
'^'^^'fig ^^'^'"'""'''•"''"'^''"'^^""^'^''^"'^^'"'^'^''"batj&cotinuafit^&omcntumquoquefacctiliinodo 
cauitatemqua:rcpIcripoflet,conftituat. Inferiorisitacpmcmbrana:omcntiorigoaperitonco Omlmius 
" Vh' pcndct ca fcdc qua' primum fub fcpto magnaartcria defccndit,ac primum uenam cauam ibidc "cicmjuxus, 
contingit.Peritona:um enim qua a ucrtcbraruin ligamcntis principium ducit.acutrmquc taii 
quam a uertcbrarum corporibus abfccdit,incmbranulas magna: artcrie & uencr caua- oficri 
> Huucda^ quibus illa: dorfo aftirmatur. Ab his mcmbranis iuxta eam fcpti "' partcm,qua: undccimx thi 
^ j ^„ — . -.-^ ...... II ivjiit laii 
m U ■! 7 quam a uertcbrarum corporibus abfccdit,incmbranulas magna: artcrie & uencr caua- oficrr 
mujc.isb. .■ii_ j....r> .a:-.. i •. i ■ . r° .„. " , . . ' 
.Huuc^.. , . ' 1 
nimpotif- racis uertebni: corpus rc{picit,alia: propagincs mcmbranea: exurgunt, omcnto orioincra 
Kri.r» P''^"'^'^""^^»'"'"^'? '^°'''° hicalligantcs.Infcrior hxc omcnrimcmbranadcxtrorfumadicco, 
",'Icmfx ''''*'^2'''''"'^'"^''-'P°''t'i''-'™aprocIit,pcrfcrtur;aciccorisportionialiasalijaliquadoadnafcitur, 
jiuru c,c, ut & alicui fcpti tranfuerfi fcdi Ipurijs coftis hic obduifta'.ac id rarius accidit,ncqueex eiufdcm 
>'"' '"J'chj '^"^^ ''^ fcmpcr fit rcgionc.Prxfcns omcntimcmbrana aiccoris cauo ad dcxtrum ucntriculi la 
Ji&raOT "'*^'<^""^"^""^'^''"''afatur,proccdit,&adduodeniintcftinicxortuni,cuipropeinoduinadieiu 
:ulum quo uum ufquc intcftinuni ctiam fubnafcitur^hinc " orbiculatim fcmpcr ad infiinam ucntriculi par 
isiiodocir tcmcofcendit:quamfimulatque attigit.accxdcxtroucntriculi latcrcucrfusanteriorarepit,ca 
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