6aa ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
tes membraiia; qua pc^floris offi proxima: (unt,ueniuntuna cum cordis fitu infpicicnda;, 
Dcinccps tranfucrfa feclionc Teptum tranfucrfum apccloris ofle ipficp adhuc commiffis car 5 
tilaginibus adimi dcbct, & pcftoris os (ua mucronata cartilagine furllim attolli, lcnfimq; ab iL ' 
io thoraccm intcrfepientcs membrana: diucUi. quod quum kccris, ucrfiis cadaucris caput pc- rijig. ],u 
<fiorisosrcflc(ScSjmox9iuxta'glandium,uenam & arteriam utrinquefubipfoprorcpcntcs fiAMj 
rciufiori cultcllo inta- mcmbranulas inquircs.quas quum fingulas uinculis interccpcris, os pc "'2^'^^^ -^^ 
(Soriscumipfius timul uafisathoraceauferes,tunicscofi:astuccingentisfpecicm$<:'intcrco, f. nquins 
ftalium mu(culorum,qui intcr cartiiagincs habetur, namraperpcndcs, Aut mufculis illis non e,c.d,e._ 
aliter cxaminatis,os pcdoris aliquantifper repones, dum thoracem moucntes mufculos fimul 'J^^ ' 
omnespoflcordisadminiflrationcoftendereuifumcrit.Quoautemcaquaiinthoraceaggrc- „:u[.ub, 
dicndafupcrfiintcommodius commoftrarcntur, confucui primumhamulohincindccoftas 
fuccingcntcm mcmbranam aucllcrc, & manibus fi alicubipulmoilli fibriscoha:rcrct,abip& 
dirimcre. Intuper pcrtufo coftarum quopiam interuallo cui pulmo adnexus cft,denlonftrare 
foleo,quo nam paftc hominis ihorax fubinde pcrtundatur,non abolita intcrim rcfpirationc. 
nccjuc pulmonismoiuquiefccntc.'' Moxdiuifis intcrcoftalibus n\pfcuIis,coftas ad mcdiam 
Vcitltfit, 
fcre ipfarum longitudinc frangcrcfolitus fum:quod paruo fit negocio,fi fingute fcorfum ma- ['^'['pj" 
nu fortiierapprchcnla- ui cucrtantur,infleflanmr'uc. Vcrum poifcaquam facilcm illum paran 
di fcclctirationem adinucni,ut ofla cadaucris illi compingcndo lublcruiant, coftasintcgras 
rcfcruari malim, & manibus fimul omncs coftas quantum Iicet extrorfum rctorqucrc,& dcin 
aliquoufcjjdiuifis imcrcoftalibus mufculis,inuicem coftas fenfim dirimcrcita cnimlatispa^ 
tens ihoracis amplitudo cfficitur, potiffimum fifccundumdorfiIongitudincm,ac adihoracis 
fcre mcdium, lapidcm,aut globum aliquem liibieceris,cuius ui dorfi gibbus extra thoracis am 
plitudincmpromincs,intro inthoracisampIitudincducamr,grandiusqiintcrdexlrifiniftriq! 
I\\ruorXf!- latcris coftas fiatinterftiiium.Hocitacfmodocoftisdiduclis^autillomodo difruptis,parifcm 
fci mfucrji. pcr ratione thoracis organa funt a<>grcdicnda.ac primum a glandio ad fcpti tranfuerfi ncruca 
j , fcdcm^^dcxtrum ipfius neruuma dcxn-athoraccm intcrlcpientemembrana cultcUo libera' "^mfla- 
bis : dcinde fi uoIes,finiftrum quoquc.qucmubifimul cum''uenaaiuguIopronatacxporri. Hjj^fj^^'^^ 
gi uidcris,illum iuxta lcptum rumpcs,ucrfus ceruiccm,ut poftcaipfius uidcas' origincm,illum ,„ , Mtfg. 
rciiciens. Moxmcmbranasinterlcpienicscultello Iccundumthoracis longitudincm inuiccm utnt^i. 
fciungcns,atq) a cordis ' inuolucro libcratas,ipfarumqj ad fcpium tranfucrfum connexu,8i uc 
CorJis inuo. ,-,arum artcriarum^ in ipfis ferie pcrpenfis,illas e ihoraccaufcres. Id duntaxat pra:caucns,nc ^ zfi.a. u 
liicnexaxcn. yjjaiiqyoJinfigniiis Ixdatur.rami enimmembranasinterreptantes^&cordisinuolucroin' tl>.4«ii'. 
tertexti,etiamfidiuidantur,uixnotatudignum aliquodfanguinisprofluuiumconcitant.Iam ^ ^ 
tempeftiuum eft folis manibus cor cum iuo inuolucro hinc indc moucrc, quiscf ipfius fitus D^E,f,G.' 
formacpinuolucri fintcxaminarc: quanquam&adid fummopereconducitinlpc(Sio,quam 
modiccclcuato pccloris o(Tc,cordccp adhuc immoto membranarum intcrfcpicntium caufa fie 
riuolui. Pulmonisquoquelobimanibusiam Ilintcontre<Sandi,ut&ipforumnumcrus,filus, 
formaqj indagcntur.ac tandem cognofcas,nullam pulmonis partem ucna; caux qua '' mtcr fc' ^^h-'^'" 
ptum tranfucrfum & cor cofiftit,in hoininibus fubftcrni ; imo ucnam fimul ciiraqj intcruallu, 
&feptum & cordis inuolucrum penetrare,S>i qua ucnahac ducitur inuolucruinmagna ampli csji. g,f. 
tudine hominum fepto priuatim conafci. Atqueha:c,qua; Galcni placitis pcnitus rcniluntur, 
8i ucrc paradoxa cx homtnis haud mcndaci libro dcprompta funt, ncutiquam pra:tcrmittcrc 
conucnit,quin rabulas illos fufurroncsq; appelles, qui quum a fc(f!ionc abfunt,apud alios tam 
acritcrfe Galcnidecreta tucriarbitrantur:intcr fccandumucro&pra:fenticorporcprorfus,ac 
fi quislinguam illis prsfcidiflctjfilcnt.Ca^terum dun-, pulmoncm obiter contcmplatusfiicris, 
inuolucrum cordis longa feiflione '' diuidetur,&: liquor ipfi innatans fpongia exicrgcbitur,ac A?" 
demum a cordis uafis inuolucrum relccabitur, adhibiio ftudio ne'finiftrirccurrcntisncrui cV^"£.gfl 
i^ntmZti P'''"'^'?'^ uitictur.Vt uero caua: ucna: pcr fcptum tranfucrfum tranfitum, ac ipfiuspcr thora- duaumkc. 
cem dudum examines, feiflionem fepto ad ucna: ufquc caudiccm in duccs, pra-caucns ne duo, 
rum caua: uena; ' propaginum inillud cxcurrcntium radiccs fimul uulncrcs:dcin furfum paU' ^ ^ "■^ ''• 
latimconfcendens,qui'^ caua dextra:cordisauricula:committatur,citrauIIamfccSioncm ob' gffigm-ic 
fcruabis.Sic quoque fupra cordis bafim,a caua:dcxlro latcrc'' uenam finc coniugccnafci inuc ide. 
nics: cuius ramos dutfiumqj melius difccs, fi primum dcxtram pulmonis partcm ucrfus fini. ^c^^f^'^ 
fl.rum latus eIeuaueris,&poftmodum finiftram in dextrum latus reuo!ucris.ha-c nanquc ciira ^ p ' 
iciSioncm fiuntobuia : quanquam cxcmpto corde & pulmonibus, illa adhucliccbitcxacTlius 
iniucri.Nccffanehaicobiter fiintfpeflanda, atgrauiternatura-artificiuminucna:coniugcca 
rcntis dudu,principio9indagandum eftj diligcnter^ obfcruandum,iium ut inagnis 5<:por- 
cis 
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