60I ANbREAE VESALII BRVXELI.ENSIS 
cium,coronaIis ucnc origo etiam apparebic:cui fi ftylum ex moUi plumbo indideris,quo'nam ' ih- s. 
pafto cordis bafim cingat,ramos% in iplius corporis fuperficicm dcriuct.obfcruabis . Hicue- 
limquoque ex ueua: caurc amplitudine felum in'° ucnain coniuge dcftitutar^ indercs , ipfius a >"! /i-G.c- 
caua originem,ridiculamqp noftrorum fculapiorum rationem confidcraturus , qui in oilo {^^''^' "f'^ 
utriufquelaterisinfcriorumcoftaruminflammatione.Hippocratcmnonmittendum cftefan- 
guincm afteruiflc affirmant , quod cor cx ucna finc pari fanguinem adco rapiat , ul nihil lan- 
guinis miiTione ex uena haceduci poffit. Qiiafi uero nunc tibi fecanti non longe efTct cla - 
riffimum,cor in fanguinis mifnone,inflammatisofloinicrioribus coftarum interuallis ni^ 
hilobftare,acproinde(anguincmtuncquoquemittcndum :&: Hippocratcm non adeofuifle 
ftupidum , ut oflo humiliorcs coftas fub fepto tranfucrfo clTe arbitratus fuerit , & inflamma- 
tioncm huius (edis ad clauiculam ufcp etiam tenfionem producerc ignoraucrit. Vcrum hic fcr- 
moncprxterfnftitutumadmcumdcuenainlateralimorboiccandaplacitumlongius expatie 
tur, refrenandus ucnit:quanquam mehcrculc nunquam magis hac dcrc fententia quam prx- 
(cntibus ucnis indagandam arbitrcr,non autem citra ucnarum cognitionem folis autorum di^ 
Cau^ utn^ ftor^ fuftragi}s eruendam.Porro fimulatquc coniuge carcniiucnx ftylum immiferis , oblon- 
crtMrzdmc. gys craflciscj) baculus cauxucna; cft" imponcndus : qucm quum abfquc ucgocio rcflaper ca- 
uamadimumufqucucnn-cmprotruferis,quambeIIeGalenus &ca:teri dilicflionis prolcflo- 
res huc ufque hallucinali fint,difces,qui cauam cx iecoris gibbo uno caudicc enatam" fimiliter o vt o lii 
acmagnamarieriam induostriicos,quorumhicinfcriora,illeuerofupcriorapctit,diuidiccn- ^^^^^^' 
fuerunt. Veruin hj:c quum iccur aggrcdicris,uifurus cs explicatius.quanquam nihil prohibct, 
modo fcptum tranfucrfume corporc quantum poteris relecare,iecurcf in finiftrum latus adco 
rcflcclcrc.utpoftcrioripfius fcdes in conlpcflum ucniat:acubibaculum a uenarcaua: lcde qua 
corfpcdaiadcamufqucrcgionemquarenibusucna:offcruntur,dctrufum aliquandiuin uc- 
na fcruaucris.animaduertcrisqt iccoris fubftantiam loti caua: poftcriori fcdc non'' obduci,cul- 
tcllofccundumbaculilongitudincmduifio cauamd!uidcs,acucnarumacaua iccori cxporrc- ,sfg. 
clarum^^orainueftigabis.Dciniisquinimiumpcrtinacitcrin Galeni Anatomcs profcflorum qvtiaiim 
primarii ucrba iurauerunt appcllatis,fingula ipfius argumenta dc ucnarum ortu rclumcs , attp 'caf iiifb^} 
i^miJii ftndiofos nc cx commcntarrjs nauigarc difcant,hortabcris,unicam ucrilatcm , non ucro auio- i„jirti4d 
orificij ritatem,iIloscp in cathcdra gcftus commcndans.Porro leclionerurfus ad cor conucrfa , digito *,b. 
" autftyloinclatioridcxirifinusfedeartcrialisuena!orificium'inquires,& illiintrufo cultello, J^J^^^^^^" 
'■ cx dextro uentriculo aliquoufquein artcrialem uenam feflionem duccs.Qua fa<fta,fanguincqp „fl^„^„. 
fi quis erit eIuto,uifui fcfcarterialis uena: orificium fimul cum fuis' membranis ofFert : quas,ut s sfeuw 
cxaclius conicmp!cris,ftylo attollcs,eodem^ arterialis ucnf dudium in pulmones cxaminabis. ^'^/''^ 
'Tunicxetiamipfiusexquibusartcria:inftarconformatur,faciIe uideniur,mod6quisdu<f}a: 
Sinijlri cor, iam fcclionis latcnbus labrisuc animumadhibucrit.Siniftrum cordis finum fimilitcr longa (c- 
ii/?aii6ipf- ^,g,.,g^(],.|j(^|-ai;aurisradiceadcordisufqucmucronemfaflaaperics,&fanouincm perindcac 
o- mcmhdni in dcxcro cxtcrges.ln hoc ipfius primum iniucbcreampliiudincm,deinde cordis lubltantixin 
rwjirxdma. hac fedc " crafliiicm , poftmodum ftylo ' duas artcrix ucnalis orificio prxpofitas mcmbranas "^^h"''' 
facileadinucnies,ac qui inuicem in cordis conftridionc conniucant,obfcruabis. Vt uero cxa- jj^^;' 
(Siusfcoffcrant^culielloucnalisarlcrixoriimmiirojfcclioncinipfiusul^cauitatcm^molicris, y j fizarZ 
ac adapcrto diftentoqj ore mcmbranas denuo contcmplabcre,plumbco ftylo ucnalis artcrif in 
pulmonesprimas diftribuiionesinquircns." Magna:autcmarteria:orificium,&mcmbranf k '^fig-i. 
fpfi pra^fecca: inucnientur,fi poft' alicram artcrialis ucna: mcmbranain,qua: cordis finuumfe- i^'^'^"^^^ 
pto uicinior cft,digitum in clatifiimam finiftri finus rcgionem protrufcris.is namque magnam ,^t[ub e. 
fubibit artcriam,& dein cultcllo fccundum digitum in arieria:orificium intrufo,ex cordis finu 
feflioneminartcrixampliiudincmduces. Qiiando enimhanc tentaucris,&arterix magnx 
*" membranas in ipfarum fede, qua uafis corpori incumbunt,infpexeris; coronalium arlcriaru j ^j. b, 
' ortus tibi occurrct:adc6 ut nunc nihilin cordc Ipcflandum tibi fii reliqui , nifi forle illo uarie c,D. 
dincifio,ipfiusfubftantiam &arteris:magnxartcrialiscfiucnxdincc'hsradicibus,osinquirere 
'"'"^''rM' ft''^'^"^'''*'^""'^ cordipriuaiim ab Anatomcs profcfforibus aflcribitur. Si igitur nullum os prx 
il.,^ tcrcartiIaciiueasdiirtorummod6ualorumradicesadinueneris,illas arcliquacordis fubftaiitia 
rclccabis.utfimulcumcartilaCTinibus clauicularumarticulationibuspeculiaresadofliumcom 
K^Jicrsnr pofitioncin rcfcruarirecondiq! ualcant. Corde inhunc modum abicflojafpcram artcriam(fcr- 
uata in terim Iaryngc)examinabis,priinuni cjuidem ipfius cartilagincs & mcmbranas,quibus il 
Pulmonn. la^iiiuiccrncolligantur: & dcin ipfiuspriinam in pulmoncs fericm . qua inucnta,aliquam pul- 
monum fibrani integre a reliquis pulmonibus abfccabis , aciii ucnx artcrialis ramum ,& artc- 
riacuenalis &afperxramos ftylum intrudes.&diuulfapulmonis mcmbranahorumramo- 
runj 
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riM cxdmen. 
