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dhuiiitnculi 
itfus. 
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nas.artcriaSj SC cius gcncris organ3,fui ipfius corporis fubftantic nutritioni prouidcrCj& cam 
aclioncm cuius potilTimum nominc codita lunt,obirc. Parum CIU09 animaducrtunt,publicis 
illisattrahcndi,rctinciidi,propcUcndiqjfacultatibus fibras fubfcruirc,priuataruautccorunde 
fun(ftionum(quas in onibus,mcmbranis,cutc,& ciusgciicris partibus fibris carirubtis cxpcn 
Cortmdjii dr ^^^.^ licct) iufitam duiitaxat uim citra hbrarum lubfidiil, autorcm clTc. Ouinctia huc acccdunt 
tcruriiujui. , r i A • • i- n i r i ^ c 
cordislubltantuumplicantcs, artcrix,quas pcrcordis lubltautiamucnarumpropaginibus «"^WiD. 
concomitatas dcfcrri rctulimus. Hx cnini,ctiani fi cor iiiftar communis ofticiiutcaioris iniiati '"^SE.r- 
ions lit,cuni(5 miprnnis contmcat, cordis lubl tantur oticrutur, cius infitum calorcm tcmpcra hb.i b, b, 
turac.Porro quumhKCadamuftrim inquircs,G'alcni placito in lcptimo dc Adniiiiiftradis con- 
fcLtionibus libro ncutiquamacquicfctnduuciiit, quocoronalcsucuascx cordis dcxtrofinu 
pronafci docuit.ilIa'ctcnim cxtrafinum a caua°cnafcuntur,fupratrium ucn,r caua: onficij "vh"-^- 
mcmbraiiularumprindpium,adcoutcorona!cs ucnasadicns languisa cauaaftlimatui^priuf 
Cariii ntrmi quam hxcin cordis finumfanguiiicm dcpromat. Ca-tcritm ' neruulus cordis bafi oblaius,tri f^fs''''- 
/•"fi'- ftantium duntaxaifcnfus gratia,nonautcmniotuscordijargitur.Cordiscartilagincam,auifi 
uolcs diccre oftTcam fubftantia,uciia; artcrialis &C magiia' artcrix origiiii additain,autcxqua 1 '^"■"S,s 
potiusillauala originemducunt,adcordisfulcimcntum faccrCjdiftcflionis profclTorcsarbi 
trantur:& quamuis ctiam ca ipfa fubftantia,nullum prorfus cui infiftat firmamentum habcat, 
' nifi forfiian quatuor cordis uafa cordis iiiuolucrum pcnctraiitia, uci iim illa non magis huic 
cartilaginca: fiibftantia;, quam rcliqux cordis bafi (fi quid modo ad ftabilitaic conduccrcnt) 
JDezmcirr. firniamciito cflcnt.Porro cordis ucniriculoru ofticiuni ciufinodifcrccft.' dcxtcr coquodfan- ^j'?'"^ 
guincm prxcipuccotinct, languinisqp claborationipotiflimum dcdicatur,faiiguincus Latiiiis 
iuxtaacGnTcis nuncupatur, isnancf pulmonisduntaxat gratia, afummorcrumOpificcin- 
figni iuftitia cordi infculptus cft,PuImo cnim quiinftarprompiuarii cordi circumponitur,ut 
id ab illo acrcni pcrpctuo alliccrc qucat,rarus, fungofus, lcuis,ac ad ihoracis motus fcquacifli- 
nnis Rcri dcbuit. ncquc ciufmodi profcdo fuis funflionibus idoneo nutrimcnto ali po tuii,nifi 
priuatim illi fanguis cx co qucm caua cotinct lcuis,ai:rius,l|3umofus,cxpurgatus,nihilcji niinus 
quimfvculcntus,ab alioorganoprxpararctur,atqueita ipfipulmoniadopportunamnuiri 
tioiicm dcduccrctur. At nuUum orgaiiu cordciplb calidifinmo, &f pulmoiii proximo uilccrc, 
adidmunuscrataptiusMicqjctiamaliudomninoiuftius pulmoni hacinrelamularipotcrat: 
quandoquidcmnimis quamiugratumcorhabcndumforct,fipuImoiiitamamiceacrcm,quo 
nifiilicoconcidcre eniori^ uclit, pcrpctuo indigct,ipfiusnomiiicattrahcnti,acobfcquentilTi- 
mi famuli ritu prxpar;iti,&; illius potiflSnium gratia fabricato, nuUas uiccs rcfcrendas putaret, 
aciionmodisommbuscor,ut gratiamrcponerct, pulmoniopportunumalimcntum(quum 
id citra incommoduni poflit) conficcre, prxpararequc ftudcrct . Pulmonis igituroccafio- 
nc dcxter cordis ucntriculus crcatus cft,quod ctia liquidiflimo animalia confirniant pulmone 
„ carcntia,ac ob id dextro cordis ucntriculo dcftinita.Hic nanre uciitriculus in aninialibus qux 
Tificii in cor "lo doiianmr,a caua ucna quotics cor dilatatur, ac dittcndiiur magna fanguinis uim attrahit, ' 7 h'»* 
fmintntis qucm adiuuaniibusad hocucntriculi fouciscxcoquit,ac fuocalorcattcnuans,lcuiorcm^,8<: 
"Z"^' qui aptius impctu poftmodii pcr artcrias ferri pofIit,rcddcns, maxima portionc pcr uentricu- 
lorum cordis fcpii poros in finifh-um ucntriculum dcllidarc finitrrcliquam autcm cius langui 
nis partcm dum cor cotrahitur arclaturcp^pcr ucnam artcrialcm in pulmoncm dcriuat,ac pro- ( s jig.c.D. 
inde cor iii dcxtrum ucniriculu fanguincinex cauaucna quorics dilatatur, pulmoiii & fiiiiftro 
cordis ucntriculo atn-ahit:atqueis qucmin prxlentia iiouimus,ucnx cauxin cordis ucntricu- 
t^rtn-idlii orificij cft ufus, Vcnaautcm artcrialis fan.CTuinciii pulmoncm dcfcrendo potiflimum au- 
ipflusco.-llrii xiliatur.Cur ucro hxc mtcr rcliquas corporis ucnas artcrix tunicas adipifcatur,in pulnionis » '/i- « 
a,onurmo. fcrmoiic obiicr cxprcflimus, quum cam craflam ualidam^ fadiam cfle dicercmus, tum pro- '*''■'''''•• 
ptcrcoiiriiiuos pulmonis& cordismotus,tumciiamncpulniotcnuisilIiusqucm cotinetfan 
gtiiiiis plus quam ad nutritionc fufFiccrc poflit (ctiam fi quam plurimo indigeat) fibialliccrct: 
dcin ut pulmo,coiitiiiuo ipfius motu & calorc fanguiiic in arteriali uena dcduflum fibi magis 
cxcoqucrct, fpumofiorcmq; redderct. qualis is iam profedo cft, qu i pcr artcria uciialcm cx fiiii 
ftrocordis fiiiupulmonioftcrtur,quumis iam inutroquecordis finuclaboratus fucrit. Accc- 
ditIiuc,artcria!cniucnamorganumfolinutritioni opportuniflime fubferuicns,quodcpfccun 
dLimpulmoiiisconiprcflioncm&dilatationequicfccrCjatqucquamminimummoucriopor- 
tuit.magiia Naiurx prouidcntia .aliis corporis uenis impcfius rigidum,craflumcp,& coprciru 
dilatatuqjdifFiciliusfadtu clTc. Hacfiquidc raiioneucnxartcrialispropaoincs, aricrixucnalis 
&arpcrx diftcntionc&dilatationchaudinipedmt :quumintcrimfiillxpropagincsfequaccs 
eflcnt^atquclcui occafionc diftcndcrcntur,magnampulmonisamplitudincm illodilataio im- 
plcrciit. 
