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iiifism cxpartesequalitercraffi/ Antcriusnanque&' poftcrius comprimunturrcncs,&:in"' latcre 
1 =, feiw «^'^Krioriadamunimorbicularcs&gibbi:" inintcriori aute,quodc.Ktcrioribrcuiuscft,partim 
chi.,. g'bbi,panim caui.In media cnim intcrioris lateris fcdc finu profundius fibi impreffum exioiit, 
msijigura fupcrius infcriusquc iielut in acutij angulum dc(Tncntcm,in medio autcm extuberante. Supe 
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e'7.'lqti ^■''ffior^s.Magnitudinccadonantur.quaprobcquantumfanguini cxufueft,fcrofo humore J\%»/W»; 
chmams 'Uuinemundant.Supcrficiemiccorisgibbofimilitcrimpcnfelcucm&Iubricamfortiuntur.uc 
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(imraSi modum^ folida & dura.parumcp a cordisfubftantia uariante, pnctcrquam quod'nullis om. 
nino fibris intertexitur.Rcnum enim fubftantia fibrarum , ut & iccoris pulmonumqpfubftan- 
tia.expcrs eft;uaforum pcr ipfam difluforum fibris ad attradioncm, rctcntioncm & cxpujfio- 
- nem famuIantibus.Quumenimfanguinisfcrumrcnescxcolarcoportcrct.nc^commodeuC' 
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ra,n. rum finguli,ad fingulos renes cnafcuntur,quinon e diredo inuiccm prodamt,fcd pro renum 
fitu.origineuarianijdexterqjramuselatius finiftroprincipium poflidci^fiquidcm ren dcxter 
altius collocetur.fi uero finifter fupcriorcmdextro fcdem nbi ucndicet.finifter quo9 ramus cla 
ciusdexcroacauapronafciiur.Acparfaneartcriarum eft ratio , qua; fub ucnis protenfcc una 
(-u^ iiKs tranfuerfim ad rcnum finus, quos in intcrno ipforum latcrc gcrunt, perfcrun- 
cur, Quum primum in hon.inibus ad illum alterius renis finum ucna ac artcriapcrucnc- 
rincinduosramos priufquam rcnemfubcant,amb.r: diuiduntur,unum ramum fupcr/o- 
ricius finus angulo.alterum infcriori offcrcntes.In ipfo autcm uaforum ad rcnes progreiTujad 
modumrar6alcramulosartcria;diffundunt,fcdtota:in rcncsabliimuntur.quum imcrima 
t !o>g" Y ''"''^'■i f '^"is ueiia,' feminalis uena finiftrum pctcn s tcftem dcpromatur : ab ca autcm qua? dcx- 
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dumoperainrenisfedionccommonftrarepoflem:maxime quumtot fabute dercnumofti- 
cfjs , finibus , mcmbranis , & qux in rcnibus diftribuuntur uafis , antchac ca;tcris diftcdionis 
profcfloribuscflic^Kcfint.GalenusinquitfimplicitcrjUcnasacarteriasper renis corpusdiftri. 
bui,&per fpiftam duramqj renum fubftantiam,rctcnto faiiguine.urinam cum bilis qua; ftiv 
guiniadeftportionetranlmitti^in^urinarium meatumcfHuerc. Noftrorummedicorum,&: 
quiGalenumfequutiluntomnium,h:cccxprimereftudentium,alfj perperam ofcitanter^re- 
nis febricam aggrcdieiitcs,& qua:ha!c uaforum fit diftributio & fitus non obfcruantcs.ncfcio 
.quascoIatoriasmcmbranascmcntiuntur.Alrj(c(flioncmaucrlati,&in altis cathcdris fcdcn- 
tes,fibiqi ipfis mirifice placcntes Promcthci , abunde fuo muncre fc perfun(ftos efle arbitran- 
tur,fi difcipulis imaginatione hominnncofinganc. Aicfhinc illud cft, quod prarcipuos nofirg 
a;tatis medicos & docuiflTe & fcripfifle fcio,nobis criplicem,quo urina a fanguine in renibus di 
fcernitur modum cxcogitari 
T> V c_-^ BVS pTcepfKiliii/zgtiris medicorwn de urtTtie 
ezcoUtime commenttm expriwere conat\ii ftim , dc ftipenori 
figtlrarenem ahtpfittsgtUotirrfti^finum Cctut^rtiuedtffetfium 
finxt, htfhioriautemrenisduvtdxdt ntedidfftetfldiur pcrrtio. 
Cererttm ^ttidftngulii tndcetur , ipfechdrd^erytn Indextn 
httncTnodumtdoceliit. 
Vendej drteridferofumfdngmnemreniofferentes. 
B, B Sintts, itt ^uent medrci uettdm cr drteridm nuperditflds fho 
fum fdngtttnent profundert dacent. 
G fiirtus,inottemurindexidmditf/ofi'nucoUrttltr. 
Z) P^ettii fulfldnttd orlicuUtim finus hos dmpledlnts. 
£ Bedturttcrnttgdctfsimttmrenis coUtorium.feumemhrartdCri 
himodoperttia,(yurindmexrtmt B tndicdtoinftnuttt Cin 
fignituvt ttna cum ble promdnare fittens. 
^ Vrindm crenedd ttefieam dcferens meattts. 
pofle:non addcntcs interim, 
quid in ipfa hominis lctftione 
apparcat,lcdfibifinus& du 
(ftusfuoarbitratu effingunc. 
Ade6faiie ucnunc omnibus 
reccpca probaca^ fit opinio, 
duos in rcnibus cftcfinus,fc- 
cundCi uifccris log^tudiiicm 
fitoSjclatiorc fcilicec unum, 
dcmifUore alteru,quitrant 
ucrfa quadam mcmbrana in- 
, . - , tcrdiuidanmr, fuperiordico 
ab intenon.ln luperiorem rcnis ucnam arteriam^ finire.eascf ferofum fanguiiicm in illum in- 
fundcre. 
