550 ANDREAE VESALII B RVXELLBNSIS 
lamfiniSjatltuterofurrumffacftoproiciidiSjUtcri fitumplurimum uariabis.Si tamcnadapcrfo 
intcr di(rccandupcritonaro,uicri(ituminquiliucns, priufquain illum manu autdcmilTius,aut 
clatiusmoucaSjConfpicabcrc illum humiliusmulto c]U£imclatior uciica^confiftatpars, colio' 
catum,8inCutiquamadfacrio(Iisinitiupcrtin£;crc,itaqipofiium,&utmoxdicaconncxu,!ibc 
rumqs, utfurfum acdcorfumlcui opcraagi |)oliii: quod in uiucntibus adhucnuilieribus indi- 
catueftlongefacillimu, fimodofundiutcri osinfpiccreconaiusfucris.Namlcuiquaqiocca' '*"7/s-D, 
fioiieadutcriccruicisoSjfundios in quibufdiimulicribus,precipucautextatcprouc(riioribus '"fe'' 
decidin'ccernitur. fiibindccnimadcodcorfumprocidit,utuifumnofugiat,acmoxincciuicis 
orc rcponatur. Aliis autcm mulicribus aliius rccondiui prorfus Iatitai,qu6d fuis "mcmbi anis 
utcrus fupcrius coniineatur,ilIa-^ non laxatx hunc minus dccifibcrc finani: fccus quam in illis e, 
qux fxpius pcpcrcrijt, quibuscp uteri ligamcta laxiora cuafcrc. Cuiufinodi ucro ha-c utcri fint 
ligamenta,dicam poftca,nuncrcliquu dc uteri fitu fcrmoncm abfoluturus. Antcrior iiaq; uteri 
pars,utidiccbam,ucficaobtcgitur:hictamcn"humilkiiaonicntipartcinillisrnteriicnii;tc,qui- 
busidfurfumucrfusliencm non couoluiumomnibusinteftinisobducitur. Omcnticnim mo 
les longitudocp taniaeft, ui intcr uterum ueficamcj! fa cilc nnplicari,atq:(ciuod Hippocratcs dc 
obcfis dicebat mulicribus) utcri os neapte cocipiant,lcuitcr comprinicrc pollii." Antcriori au ^"l"^''^ 
tcm utcri ccruicis parti',ucficx quoij fundum illic ubi utcri ccruix fundo ipfius cft contcrmina, „^0„x,x, 
incumbit.perrcliquacnim fcdemquafiadpudcndLi ufcp,collumuefica:(quodbrcuinimucft) 
ipfiduntaxalcxporrigitur.Vcrumctuiauicriccruixueficxcollum logitudincaclaiitudincplu 
rimuni fuperat, loiaccruicisutcripars, uefica, ipfiusqicollo non opcria,eampcritonxi lcdcm 
contingit,qux intcrnii pubis oftium rcgionc fuccingii. Porro ccruicis fundicp utcri latcra^uafa p q . 
quxutcrumadcuni,8i ' membranasillum proximispartibus nc^ficntcs Ipccfiant. Atqiitautc- d.cf-j 
rusfcreinnopra-gnantibushabct.lnuicroautcgcrcntibus fupcr''graciliainicftiiiafuboniciv fe i i 
to &C peritonxianierioriparic ducitur, ilia quoqi quum partui uicinior cft, iinpirfiuscp turgct, 'j^^'^^^" 
infignitcropplcns.Vndcetiam' humiliorfundipars qua is inceruiccdcfinii,hisctiamaliius r^jp^.s, 
quam in no prxgnantibus afcendii, & utcri ceruix illis inulicribus furfum trafla,ac in longitu k,k. 
- diiiemdLiifta,prcfTlus quamcxterisarflatur. Quinctiam uterus hisnon adamuflim (utalias) 
media,quod ad dexiru & finiftrir attinct, fcdcin occupat,fcd quafi spicc elatiori m ' dcxti ti ma- IJI'"'* 
gis,aut finiftru.quauis inicrim inodice,ucrgil.Qiiod ctfipleruiiq) foctuu lcxus rationc fiat.no ' '°' 
tamcn pcrpetuii cft. Nam mulicrcs dextram abdominis partcm magis prominulam graucmq; 
habetcs^tcrm inas pcperifrc cognoui:& ciia in finiftro laterc facta tenlionc, mafculos aliquado 
progcnitos.Cxtcrum'caniniutcri,ut&caprini&"uaccini,fitus,quemadinodumcliamcon- .iVjf^^. 
formaiio a muliebris uicri fitu plurimumuariat.illisnanqjanimalibus ceruixutcri adclaiio- 
rcm ufqiucric<Tfcdcmprotcditur,&;uniucrfumuterifundumetiamnonprxgnandbuselatius 
V ttrifirmd- quam facruin os locaiur. Mulicbris utcriformain ueficxplcruncp ' aflimilamus, & potifiiniu x-sfi.an- 
prxgnaniium, quibusadamunimpropcmoduinucficxrcfpondet:quippcillisutcn fuiidus, j^Y/,"™^ 
ut&ucficx^amplusadmodum magnus(jcft:&ceruix,fihancadfundicontuIcrisamplitudi- p.rmL. 
ncm,angufTa.ln no prxgnantibus autem ccruicis ktitudincm fundi latiludo uix fuperat : &. fi 
ccruicem ucIlcuiftimoconatudilatareconaberis,iamciuslatitudincmplurimumfundilaiitu- 
dincm uinccrcfpcflabis^quufiindifublT.^itiautcunc^i protcndcnti haudquaquam fcquax lil, 
acproindc ctiam iniquautcriaducficaincftcomparaiio . dcindeucficaquod ad latitudincm 
altinet,cxacte orbicularis eft:utcri aulcm fundus non prxgnantibus antcriori polTcrioricp par 
tibus(utlatior cralTior'uceuadat)compriinitur. Vcficxctiam fupcrior parscxacftiglobi inftar 
pauloiniiiusroiundaeft. namqua' urinariusnicaiusurinamefoctu pcr umbilicum dcduccns '^'fe-™''- 
abipfapronaiciiur,uclutinacutumalfurg]'t.Vicrusauicin" hicobtufuscft,&.' quartam circuh [,i 
partcincliamnonnihilcrecf}am,autnouilumi imaginemrefcrt, non aliier quam fi lupcriorfun ? •sfi.Ai 
dipars'utrinqucobtufumcofTitucrclangulum:ui& Arabcs infinuarunt, quumformamutc '""^ 
• riquadratamdixerc.'' Ab huius cnim partisfupcriorislatcribus,utcri fundusfcnfim, fcdmo- 
diceintcrim, ar(rtiorrcdditus,deorfumadipfiusceruicisorigincfcrtur:itatamcn,uttoiusutc b iffi.aH 
rusno multo fiatprolixior quamlatior, ccruiceintcnm inftaroblongi mcatus longa& tereti, '• 
Vtrnfupfr, ' PunJus uicri omnicx partc prxicrquam in lateribus,ubi uaforum mcmbranariiinq; fiuniap j]^f'',!t"'. 
plantationcs,exlcrna lupcrhciclxuicca-quali cx ueluiimadcniclinieo ablterla lubrubicaicq; ,yi 
conftal.Ccruicis quoqucextcriorfupcrficiesinpofterioripartcabutcrifundononnihil ultra ?i" 
mcdiam iplius longitudincm,& antcrioriquocppartc fundo propiiiquior,lxuis& humccffa. 
prtixtrr.um 
A. 
magis lamcnquamfundi fupcrficics candicans confpiciiur : pcrrcliquam ucrocxtcrnaledcm 
P„„j; proptcraliarum partium adnexusafpera,eoruinqux inuiccin adnalcunturinodo cxifTit.Ai 
jmus. intcrnatundi luperhcicsnonprxgnatibusa;qualisquocf aclxuis,utmaaitarumuclicarum -^^1^ ^„„| 
cauitas 
