DE HVMANI CORPORIS FAERICA LIBER VI. JPjl 
h H,H. tii!;-,-,^nonucrbut'' dcxtrolateregibbumcxtubcransq; uifitur^&parcm cra(T!tiem naturam^ 
•'/SS cum cordis ' fubftantia finiftrum latus & antcriorcrapoftcriorcmqj l7niftri ucntiiculi ledcs con 
tjfi.Q^K. ftitucntcexigit:itaqjpror(us fehabct,quafi (inifeiucntriculi potiffimiltm gratia cor conftitue^ 
I Hoc { ml rctur^ac ut dcxtcr uentriculus ficrct tcnuis quxdam cordis fubftan tia dcxtro fcp ti latcri adna^ 
^auim'- ^'^'^^^"^^- ' Vniuerfa nancp cordis fubftantia,prxtcr ucntriculoru feptum, dextri ucntriculi ara^ 
fcn qttim plitudinem conftitucns,tenuis admodum cft;qux autcm finiftrum ucntriculum orbiculatim 
cxmdcci- ambitefiormatqjjdcxtri uentriculi fubftantiam multis numcris cranitie{upcrat,& imdiqj gque 
crafla uifitur,prxtcrquam in ipfabafi,ubi uaforum illincprodcuntium dehifcentiumq; gratia, 
cordiscarncafubftantiatantaamplitudinedeficit,quantaorificiorumeftamplitudo.Vtriuf(5' ' 
mn^cMs uentriculi fupcrficics pcrquam ina;qualis eft,& multis quafi foucisin carneam fubftantiam '^"'triatle:, 
fgun! oh- pcniiiusimprcnisobfita.Nc(5iftajad!ateratantum,&filecusca;teris omnibus diffeclionum ''J^^fi''"'^' 
hKiicmri^ proccribusuifumfit,confiftunt,ubidextcruentriculusfiniftrumrcfpicit:ucrijmpcruniuerfam 
tiili/jjtflj- prorfusucntriculorumfupcrficiem,nonfoluminnupcroccifisanimantibus,fcdpcrpeii!6,taii 
tifpcr dum cor ipfum feruarcuolueris,apparcntcs,necp unquam ucl in cxiccato corde conniucn 
tes.Dcindepra:terhancina"qualitatcm,quxinfiniftroucntriculoncinnihil infigniorcft, am, 
o^^l h' ^° carncasquafdamexplantationcsproccfl'us'uciiimscxigunt,quiteretesfunt,&graciles,& 
H.fo./i. n! in° fibras mijbrancas ccftant,humiliori fcdi *■ mcmbranarii in ipfis finibus pofitaru continuas, 
o 7 /i N. 9 Ccriiuntur autem cariici hi procefKis potiirimum ad ucntriculorij mucroncm,humiliorcm'ue 
^^'fi^a fcdcm,quos adfibrarum quas contincntroburfaccrcoftcndam:quum fccundoab hoc Capi- 
p 7(j K,L, tc mcmbranarum cordis naturam pcrlcquar. Vcntriculorum igitur lcptum crafTifflma^ut di^ 
M. 5 fig.E, xijCordis fubftantia efformatum,utrinq; foueis ipfi imprcflis fcatct,hac imprimis occafioncina; 
quali fuperficie qua uentriculos rclpicit donatu.Ex his foueis nu!lc(quod lcnfu falte coprehcii 
j K lo di licct) ex dcxtro ucntriculo in finifti upcnetrant, adcb (ane ut rcrum Opificis induftria mira' 
/i,R.i./i.i. ri cogamur,qiiapcr mcatus uifumfugicntcs cx dextro ucntriculo in finiftrumfanguisrcfudat, 
r 7/i. c,c, Pr jjter hadenus commemorata,in utrifqj ' duo habentur orificia,& totidcm ua(a in cmincntio 
'''mdcxtro " uentriculorum fcde, in cordis nimirumbafi confift,cntia:& iubl^antia,quum unu quidcm ue 
!iminm,'o. nofum,altcru autem arteriofum fit.difterentia.Dcindc ambobus ucntriculis ' mcmbranx qup 
in/irafira Janiinfuntjquasuaforumorificiispaulopoftprcficicomnicniorabimus^acindcxtroquidcm 
TT^w uentriculo tres habentur,ucna: cauj: os Ipcflantes^in finift i o autcm duc,ucnalis artcria: origini 
/ig.A. connata;,adcb ut & hincuentriculis quxdam cxurgat dil-icrcntia,qucmadmodum ctiam & ip, 
1 7 /i.K,L, ufu^& quam contincnt matcriaintcr fe difFcrunt. Porrb ufum illorum una cum cordis uafb 
(ro'w"w rum&orificiorum&mcmbranarum& ' auriumufu priuatoCapitc mcritbpertracftabimus, 
/iroE,F/j- qubdhacc fimulomniacordisfunflionibusfamulcntunquaSjnifienarratarumiam partiucoii 
8"-9- ftruffioncpriusdcfcripta,rcccnfcrcabfurdumforct. 
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DE CORDIS V^SIS, ET EORyN^ 
dcm orificijs^ Ca^iit 1 1. 
CORDIS iictjls eorundcm^ oriftcijs fpeStandispIerte^ificiiintfigiirieidCfUnta cjiii-^ 
dcmprcccipueiienamcauamproponitadcharailcrcs C,D,E. Scxtaautemuenamartcria-' i 
lemlinJlffiitam^C}' artcriamucnalcm Gnotatam^o^magnamartcriamOindicatam. Ca^tc^ 
rum feptima cauce iience proponit orificiiim ad C, C, C. Oilaua arterialis ucna: cid C^D.No 
tta iienalis arteria: adC,C, Dcciina ma_gna: arferice ad ^ ■ 
Cordii udfk 
t^uoc CJ cjUd:. 
V p E R I O R I Capite,quo duos cordis uentriculos compledlebamur, 
quatucjr cordis uala & totidem orificia eflc,obiter innucbamus. Acin ua 
forum quidem numcro (unt ucna caua , ucna artcrialis , arteria ucnalis,& 
magna artcria,qua; omnia fingulis ad cordis uentriculos Ipeclantibus do 
nantur foraininibus. " Vcna caua ad dextrum cordis latus dcxtrumq; ueii Vmiaui. 
triculum rcfertur:num ucrb ab illo in hominibus originem ducat, non ad 
modum contentiofe friuolis quibufdam autorura fuffragiis innitcns,ag- 
^.c,D,E. gi-(,dicndumduxi,quuiTifcdionc(utrationesfubticcam)innatishominibus nihil ahud quam 
caua; ortum a cordc pendcrc(non fecus ac reliquorum trium uaforum ) queam colligcrc . At- 
queidem dcfcctibus,quoadha(5lcnusillorumfedlioniinCubui,fatericogor:nonintcrim Gale- 
nifcntcntia;paflGmmihirecIamantisignarus.QuKenimisdcuen3[;caua:principio infcxto de 
Hippocratis&PlatonisdogmatibuscontraAriftotelisplacituadducit,omniainilIum(fimo. 
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