ANDREAE VESALfl BRVXELLENSlS 
Quimgdmt locumrcpo(ito,xIIumin firiiftrum latus cumintcftinistrahi'' curabis:iccurucro,iitipliusc<-i- tOMoiik 
inc^u^,ecoris uum adamuflim uidcas, in dcxtrum&: uclut furfum protrudcs. dcindcpoftquamobitcrbilis 
finScS^mU. "cfii^ulanicontcmplatusfucris/caioncmomnium totius corporis mokftiftimammaximccp mf.T^ 
opcrofamaggrcdicris.Bilisnamqucmeatus.&ncruorum&artcriarumucnarumcprami^qui «Jt>ic/j>r 
omncsfimulinferioriiTiembranaoracntiadcauumiccoriscolligantur)nuncucniuntrcturiori 9"* 
cultcUo examinandi, ncacutioris cultclli mucrone ucnam quampiam pcrtiindas, ficcp omnia '^!f"hm 
cfuorcoblitcres.Offcrturitacfprimumncruulusabhumilioriucntriculiorificioiccoriscauo flmim»» 
infertus, qui a fcxti neruorum cerebri paris propaginibus fupcrius uetriculi oriHciiiadcijtibus '■"«■«'«''« 
pcndet. Vbi hunc a uicinis organis dircmcris,a membranaru conexu diuidendus cft alterncr- j,""™^-,.'^ 
uus.qui uno ramo iccoris cauu, altcro autem bilis ueficulamaccedit. Huic ncruo artcria attcn- (jtmtmim 
diturparcmcum illoefficiensdiftributioncm,acmoxpoftncruumlibcranda. Huiusucr6,ut '■"J'™''"' 
8C nerui initiuin,pauIo poft inuenies. nunc cnim (at eft, ha:cinuiccm iuxta iecoris cauum fcpa- 
rarc,hicq; corum icriemdifccrc.Sub artcria bilis ucficutemcatus C(3fiftunt, aportacucnaiam 
libcrandirprimum duo illi,qui cx iccoris cauo ex multis furculis colliguntur, & ilico in unum 
coeuntmcatum,quiunaparic inbilis fcrair ucficula,altcra in duodcnumintcftinum.Vbihos 
a portx ucna ad intcftinum ufquc & bilis ucficulam Iccrcucris, iilam pollicc adco compnmes, 
utmeatusbilc lurgentcs comodius apparcant^&numquismcatusabhacucficulainucntricu 
lum pcrtingat,animaduertas.'qucm fi non inucncris, acu mcatumin inieftina properantem lc/ 
uitcr pertundcs, ut proflucns bilis argumcto fit, nullum proccflum ab illo mcatu tibi incuria 
Porte ymi prxfccflum.Poftrcmo uenaporta;eftcxaminanda,acilicoaiqucipfiuscircumfcriptioncqua' 'Et'ijnc 
cx iecorc prodit animaducrteris, propagincs illius obtufiori cultcllo funt inquircndx (cmncr P"" 
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imum inncxjji. 
(icum drtC' 
riis CT veruii 
iUisdtulii im ^rteria; & ncrui,ucn3c pcr uniucrfum ipfius fcriem attcnforij,diligenti habita rationc.Pr 
ixumiTunit. itaqjfurculosporta;aggrcdieris,quibilisucficulrccxpoiTiguntur:deindccumquiferecitraar 
cumA 
teridc confortium in dcxtr.a ueiitriculi Icdcm, iuxta ipfius infcrioris orifici] poftcriorem rcoio- ""' '""i'^ 
ncm modica ramorum fcric digeritur. Hunc fubfequitur,quidcxtr<T fundiucntriculipartcm ^^uct"i.t 
&mcdium fupcriorisomenti mcmbranxpcrrepiat. Poft hunc,qui duodcnonobisuocaio 
inteftinodcriuatur,qucmfccundumintcftinilongitudincin"' corpusquoddamolandulofum nuifig.i,i., 
carncumq; dcfccndcrcobferuabis, fi mod6(uti iam monuiiTius)retufiori culiello iicnain,illi^ 
accumbcntcm neruum, artcriamqf nudareftuducris. Mod6magnam portx" diftributioncm " 4 fef 
dctcges, truncum,qui incfenterium adit,obiicr tantum cxpcndcs. Aiquc hoc in pra-fcntia rcli 
<rto,adiruncumquilicnipotifIimum cxporrigiiur.tecofcrcs. Atqueut hunccomode uidcas, 
uentriculus&inteftinatibiueniuntadcum%nodumaptanda,quofituabaniurdum infcriore "^"''f"' 
omcnii mcmbranam intucbaris, ac uentriculum fodalis manu furfum attoUi, & inicftina deor "'^^^' 
fum prcmi curares. Patcnle itacp nunc tibi fupcriori fedc humilioris omenti mcmbrana-,accu- p ^fi.f.uc, 
ratacuraramosomnesminorisporta-irunciexaminabis, quosomncsautuctriculo,autlicni, '"'"''^ 
autipfi omento,colo9intcftinoinhominccxporrigiadinucnics.Intcrcauer6quuramoshos "'j"^!^ 
inquirc3,ipfos9 aglandorocorporeillosfuftulcienteliberabis,omnibusfcri;aricriam,muliis iic'scx,°cr 
auicmncruiimattcndiobfciaiabis.'' Aricriarumradixfefcoffcretinclatiftimainferiorisomcnli A.fi.f"'""- 
membranifedc,ubiciiamoccurrctmagnxartcrixinmelcnicriumdcducenda:origo:deindc ""'J 
utrinq! unus fcfe oftercl neruus,ad magnx hac dcrcendcntis artcria-laicra cxilicns, fc^ii ncruo, 'figumT- 
rum ccrcbri paris propaginum, qux coftarum radicibus cxporrigutur,fobo!es. cuius ramuli «''^'"tcn, 
una cum artcriis dum ucnam nudas, in confpccfium fcmpcr ueniunt.Iam & orandioris porix , 
Mtrmmij trunci&pauloante dic^tx arterix hC neruipcrmefentcriumfcricm,&qux inibidiuifionibus 'bm.""""' 
""'yl^' P''^'^'"'^ g'^''''"'^^ '''i"-'<^ft'g3''c tcmpeftiuum eft. Primumitaqifolis manibus intcftinahinc f^^rtimut 
S ■ inde inuiccm diduccs,& nunc in dcxtrum,nuncin finiflrum lanis rcuolucs,ut ciira fcdiionem '" '"■fe"''- 
mefenterij naturam pcrfunflorie cotcmpleris.Dcinde obiufiori cultcllulo maiorcm ucnx por m'nj''g.'' 
ixcruucum&dicflam nupcrarteriam &ncruuminuicc libcrabis,& dein utuniuerfumipfo' 
rum dudum, & glandulas diuaricaiionibus interiecfjas iiitucaris, unguibus unam mcfenicrrj 
membranamabaliadiuclles. Achocperuniucrfummcfcuterium haudueniitcntandum,fiit 
fecerit cnim in prxfcnii a ccntro ipfius aliquot uaforum furculos ad tcnuia ufcp intcftina dcdu '''ofe-t 
xifl^c^acmox^alieram mcfcnierii ai tcriam aggrcdi, a magna artcriaipfipoftfcminaliumarte- tb^^^hb. 
riarum ortum dcpromptam. Aique hanc prompte inucnics, fi cum inicftinis mefcntcrium in i^r lnmS. 
dextrumlatusreuolucris,unguibusq!,auiobtufioriculicllomcfcntcri)mcmbranas,'quaco- "ofi.arct 
lo fub finiftri rcnis fcde adnafciiur, inuicc dirimcrc conabcris. Hic cnim ilico eius arierix rami "'".'"'f'' 
ucniscominiirifefeoftcrct,rurfusartcrixradiccmcomonftrantcs.Qiiamubiinucncris,ipfius i^fig.n.aZ 
diuaricaiionem profcqucrc,ut difcas qui hxc cum ucna melcnicrio fuflulta rccflo inicftino ra- 'l>R 
mos exporrigat, Parum modo folicitus,etiamfi uenar huius extrema lii reftum m tcftinu in fcri 
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