BE HVMANt CORPORIS FARRICA LIBER V. yo? 
ttenibus, noii fi:c1ionibuSjaiit brutorum potius quam hominum adminiftrationibus difccre 
conantur.nugx figmcntacg funt. Ac proindccxuto afFccluomncsqui mihiunquamfccanti 
aftitcrc teftor,meiecur in fibras ahquo paflo diuifum nunquam infpcxific. Ncquc cft cur quiC 
fsfriiiffl- piamiccurduphci fibraconftarc aftruat, proptcr ' fciffioncm fcu foramcn potius.quoucna 
ex umbilico proficifcens cxcipitur.aut obeius iccoris'portiuncuIam,fub ortu ucnx portx 
extubcrantcm, fibris ahquot conftarc afFirmct ; fi modo unquam ucl pcrfomnium animaha 
quibusiecur in fibrasuticanidiuifumcit^contcmplatusfucrit. nonautcmhxcfoIumLvuinc- 
gocio obfcruabit, fed&animaducrtct,quotquothaiftcnus ucnaccaua^exortum, &ad iccoris 
gibbuminduos truncosdiftributione hteris prodidcrut.ridicule nugacitcrqiadmodumde' 
lirafl"c. Dc magnitudincuero iccoris, quod fcilicct timidis gulofisq; maius obtigcrii,&: quod 
iuxta proportioncm homini, ut & ccrcbrum.intcr reliqua animantia, grandius iecur datum 
fit,nonpra;terrationcmaquibufdam Anatomicisdidumcft:quanquam nonullinoftratiuin 
medicorumrjfdcm crapulaabftimiiccur, feri6adeocj;cotentiofcaftlrmcnt,utrcrumomnium 
impcriti, & uulgo & fibi ipfis perfuadeant, infignibus illis uini gurgitibus iccur ad nucis dun 
taxat molem rcduci confucuiftc. Porro de iccoris fubftantia, ucnis, artcri-js, tunica,& ligamcn Trm,j 0, 
1 tis plcrique redle fcntiunt. Pcr uniucrfum eniin iccoris corpus ad humiliorcm cius ledcm uc fiM:,!. 
! TiiA' portac propa^ines innumera; diffunduntur, in fupcriorcm ucro ipfius fcdcm uaia; caucc 
fig'u'p.6 ' fobolcs numcroie Ipargiaiur:cjuas &ab carum oi-tu,initi)sq?,autab eapartc qua caudiccs uc 
■ iA,A,i\. narura conftituunt,dcfcribereintcgrumcft. OrbicuIatiiTinanque(utiintcrtiolibrocoinpIe- firie:.'" 
xus fum diligcntius) exomnibus cxtrcmis iccoris partibus infiniti ucnaruin furculi, capillo» 
rummodotcnucs prodeunt,exquibusalij inelatiori uifccris partc,alii in dcmilTiori habcu' 
tur. hiferiorcs furculipaulatim intcrfc in alios paulo craftiorcs colligutur, & hi rurfjs in alios. 
Atq; ita dcincepsfenfim ac tantilpcr cocunt, doncc tandcm omncs in iccoris cauo in' unam ue 
''^'g»: congrcdiantur : noii equidcm ut quifpiam diftciftionu fidcns proleftoribus putauerit,in 
cau^ (edis centro, ied in humiliori cius parte, qua dextro dorfi latcri iccurproximij cft. Hinc 
prodicns uena eos quosfrpcrccenfuiramos inbilis ucficulam, ucntriculij,omcntum,licncm, 
&intcftina digcrit. Sic ramoru qui fupcriorcm iecoris fcdcm occupant,tcnuilTima: fobolcs in 
grandiorcs paulatim, & ha:rurfus in maiorcs,ampliorcs'uc tantifpercolliountur,donccom' 
AlirrAiti "^^ duos maximos ramos cocant, qui in antcriorcm ucnxcaua: fcdcm,qua ha^ciecoriin 
gniwr fi. nafcitur, pertincnt. prxtcr aliquot ctiam gracilcs furculos cidcm ucna; caua; lcdi inlertos, 
fi c ' dli '^'^l'^'^''"''''^^ 'u gibbx iccoris fcdis medio fit.fcd ° in pofteriori ipfius lcdc,qua fcpto in^ 
'j^' cumbit potius quam adhxret, dum relupinatum homincm intclligimus. In dictoruni ra» 
iSfi.inKr morum medio aliquibus in locis tcnucs gracilcs^ admodum dcducuntur furcuh,qui caui „.f^^^^ 
^•^^- funt,&ucnarumcorporedonati,inunumquoquecaudiccmmutubcolleirridcrinunt,inbilis iccorr. 
! \^i3t ucficulam(utipoftdicemus)dcduccndum. Quin&inhumilioriiecorisfcdcutinorta-rami x . ■ 
iriK.rr z in luum caudiccm coaccruantur, exilcs artcria: in corpus iccoris excurrunt, ab ca diHufx, 
<^r. qua; dcxtrxfcdi infcrioris mcmbranx omcnti a magna artcria ofFcrtur. His omnibusuafis 
^cip it" ''ubramolliscp adnafcitur fubftantia,nupcrconcrcto fanguini quam fimilima.nifiquoddu- SulflXtMui; 
jt. rior,& potilTimum iniecoris gibbocernaiur. Hanc Erafiftratus, quoduafis his&propagi> fnmcuntfifi 
nibus circunfundatur, Sjiyxvfx nuncupauit. Pracfens fubftantiaiccoris uafa continct,& am, 
plcc"tcndo fufTulcit , totam propcmodum iccoris molcm conftituens. qux pcrquam tcnui 
obuoluiturtunica,aIigamcntispronata, quibusiecur pcritonxo,qua id fcpto fubditumcft, 
isyi^.K.z affirmatur. Sunt autem hxc duo prxcipua : unum quidem denfum & infignitcr ualidum, Itcoriiligd- 
g.i.s/i.c fcdmerabranxmodotenuc, qiiod pcritona;i parsinferiorcmfepti fcdcm fuccingcns,paulu "•rntiactiiL 
? luma latcredextromucronatxcartilaginiscducitjreflaexantcrioribus in poftcrioraprotcn 1" t-rontfiait 
is/i.G.Yi lum. Alterumucro, quaiccoris liniltra pars in acutum delinitangulum.aperitonxonakv 
o. :o c. tur . htc cnim fortilTimo & quodammodo tcreti ligamento iecur pcritoncco alligatur. Dein 
I ia«7A " '^'"'^ caua; uena; caudex fcptum pcrmcat, & dcin fecundum caua:; pcr iecoris poftcriora 
.B.B..8 ji. deduc"tum, peritonacum iecori adnafcitur, ipfumqj pcritonajum iecur colligat. Quiiictia caua; 
ifi.tnt- iecoris fedi ubiportxcft principiij, omenti quocfportio adnalcitur. Prajtereaiccurantcriori 
■cbititr A pjritonxi fcdi(quodaIfjsanimaduertendumfuerat Anatomicis)cone(!Titur,bcncficio"ucncE 
^Had a'* umbilico in iplum iccur pcrtinentis. Hxceniin fcttu e matre exclufo arefcit, ac inftar ualidi 
E. cfiicif uinculi,ipfum,utiiam dixi,peritonxo colligaiis. l-^orroexhisomnibusuinculisquibus 
ifi.cjp.z iccur pcriionxo adncftiiur, tcnucm fua & fibi pcculiare fortiiur tunicam.in quam duo quocp 
'^fig j inferuntur ncrui :° unusquidcm a fextiparis cerebrineruor5ramis,elaiiori orificioueniriculi 
i^.cjp.i implacatis; '' alter ueroab alijs Anatomicis ignoratus, a fexti eius coiugfj propaginibus difcin 
*.4*-'o U 2. ditur, 
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