uarum cor 
iitiricuUru 
tiun 
DE HVMANI CORPORIS FADRICA LIRF, R VI. ysj 
quam in iTiagiiitiidine& robore difFcrentes . Magnx enim arteria; membranute tan to gran- 
diores ualidiorescp ucna:aricriofe mcmbranulisuifunturjquantouenajarteriofccorpusab 
artcrice corpore duritia amplitudine^ uincitur. 
DE CORDIS RICjyLIS. Caput J^IIII. 
CORDIS auricuhsquarttijigurciproponit I K iitjlqtiitas , ut crfcxta M 
F notatas.T^triimdcxtramaiiriculaminutrfamoflenditJcptiiiucJi^urci- F^CT oBaiia- K.Si- 
niflram ucro non<£fgurce I,z^ deciiif^ L. 
V R I C V L AE cordis dincclionum profcfloribus uocantur.appcndi' £, 
ccsquidambafi ipfius adnati.aiimilitudinecnimjquainilliinfitUjnon 
autcm in ufn , cum proprie diflis auribus obtincnt , aurium nominc do- 
nantur.Emicatnamcpadutrumqjcordisbafislcu capitislatus appcndi.K 
tAyfc^^'"\^| Linus,cxamplioribali inmucronemdclincns,qucmcxlatercquo rcponi 
tv^C^^ftk^ tur,autdcxtrum,aut(inifi:rumnuncupamus.°Dcxteritacf appcndixfeu 2)„„^„., 
^jhf^i-J W-^^^n""^—^ auris,dcxtrocordisbafislateriattenditur,"totianterioriexortusucnxca cuUfm,fu 
us F fcpti- uxrcgiom lccundum illius longitudincm obducta,»; etiam luo mucronc a ucna; corporcab- 
"ueh": fcedcns, elatius nonnihil quam cordis bafis furfum confccndit. Voco autcm exortus ucna: ca- 
Hfroiima iong;(mJin,.rnjtotam cam fedcm quacaucnx caua^partequapropinquius cordismucroni 
ucnacordis fubftantiac adnafcitur, ufq; ad cam qua: bafis cordis cetro,aut ipli artcriali ucna: ui 
ciiiior eft.atq; huic cxortus longitudinidextra; cordis auricula; bafis longitudo refpondct. Hu 
lus enim auricula; cft]gics pyramidcmrcfert, cxqj oblonga bafi in mucronem , qui non admO' 
dumacutus protenfuscpeft,delmit.Auriculxetcnimbafislongitudo,quainuenxcaucexcor' 
deprincipii longitudine mctiridiximus,ipfius auricula: etiam admodum diftentc amplitudine 
fere triplo exccdit;deiiidc & longior niulto cft,quain progrclTus a bafi auricula- ad ipfius mu- 
cronem pertincns.Porrigitur autcm auricula a bafi furfum antrorfumcp, adco ut nulli auricula 
fbrma,quod ad bafim niucroiicmcj,',& dcindcad cauitatcm ac comprcnioncm diftciitionemqf 
attinct , cxquifitius contuleris , quam coriaccis tuberibus utrinque Turcarum fcllis aflu- 
tis,qux equis fluuium tranfiiataturi ueficarum ritu magno ufu inflant. Extcrior nancp auricu- 
Ix fupcrficics pro ipfius repletione uariat:quii eniin auriculain cordis conftridtione turgct,op- 
plct.icpcft,c>ibbaundique£\:a:quaIisc<.'aqucouclutiliuniorcoblitaccrnitur.Atinanitaconci- 
dcnteci! auricula, fupcrficics hxcrugofaac ucluti plicis obfita fpcdantibus occurrit:in tcrim ta- 
nien auricula cxtcrius aqueo huniorc,ut S>C cordis fupcrficics,obducitur. Veriim quaiidoc{;,li- 
cy^ F sii (.(.t idrarius.extcrior diftciitx ctiam auriculxfuperficics inp qualis,propter adipcm illi tunc ob. 
^"'""^' iiatum uifitur." Intcrior autem fuperficics auriculx cauitatcni circunfcribens,ueiitricuIoru cor 
disfupcrHcieioinninorcfpondet.Vtenim hxcubiuafaeducitIcuis,totaautcrcliqua(cdcafpc 
ra& foueis plena ccrnitur,ita quoc^ illaubi uenx caux exortui adnafcitur.Icuis quidcm eft, re.- • 
liqua autem amplinidinefoucis ac fibrofis implexibus adeo fcatct,ut cordis fupa-ficic inxqua- 
litateuincat.AtcjheccauitasinamplitudincproutaurieuIxcorpusautconciditaut diftcndi- 
turuariat,foucxautemnunquampcnitusexplicantur.PorroauricuIxfubftantiatriplici fibra Denra-juri 
rum crcncrc,&: modica,cacp admodu dura,8<: quafi cuticularicarnc cas fibras amplcdcntc con '"'"M/li"'- 
ftat,adco ut auricula fibris cii cordis fubftantiarcfpodcat,at cariie(quc,ut diximus , ncruea ma 
ois cuticularisq; & fubnigricaiis cft)a corde difFcrat. Ncq; ab hac fibrarum cum ca carnis com- 
mixtione uix cutis craftitiem fupcrantc,aliud pcculiarc auricula in fuiconftitutioni; afcifcit . n3 
enim ucuas arteriasq; & neruos peculiariter ipfi iiifcrtos comprehcndimus . Cxterum auricu- 
Ncxia 
cuU. 
icuri' 
Ix coiincxus propcmodum ita fe habet , finiftrum fui bafislatus cxtrcmo cordisfubftaniix, 
ubi antcrior ueiic cauc in dcxtro cordis finu orificij rcgio confiftit,adiiafcitur:aut ueriu s ab il- 
lo cxtrcmo auriculaprodit.Dcxtruinautenibafis latus uenc caufcorporifecundiim ipfius cx- 
ortus a cordc longitudiiiem,& iii antcriori illiu s fedc conafcitur,ac ucluti cum uciia commune 
d corpus efficitur.totareliqua partc auricula ab omiii prorfus concxu libcra cft,& pcrinde ac cor ^ 
'"fo feL. corpus in cordis quocp inuolucro continetur,nulIis fibrofis ncxibus illi commifla. 'Sini- ^ .„,yj,.^^„^_ 
t efig. a 9 ftra cordis auncula plerac? cuni dcxtra poflidet communia,hxc iiamc? in anteriori fcdc ' exor- ii 
• fe c,c.. j^jj uenalis artcrix fccundum ipfius longitudincni coiififtit . Dcindeex bafi in niucronc quocf 
cclTat.uerum is mucro qui acutior dcxtrx auriculx mucronehabetur,noii adco furfum , fcd iii 
fiiiiftrum magis atcy inlatus e.xporrigitur.Infuper finiftra in proueflioribus xtatchominibus 
dcxtrx auriculx dimidiaia; magnitudini cediljUt &ipfum quo^ ucnalis artcrix oftiolii longe 
D d j niinus 
