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litrrec ftz[us 
Scpthni lil 
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fill ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
CEREBRVM GR^TI^ VRINCIPIS ^KIIM^E, 
quanadmotium faifus tjiiotjiie ttcmotiis exnoflro ctrbitrdtuptniicmis, 
extruHium cjje. C.tput I. 
N s T R V M E N T A nutritioni famulantia duobus 
proximeprecedcntibus libris utcuncjaggreiTus fum. 
Priornamcp cibi potionisq) organa(in quorum prcci 
puouircereconcupilcibilem animareGdercdiximus) 
SC dcin proptcr loci uicinSitem j partiumcjiconcxum 
mcmbra gcnerationi dcdicata enarrauit . Poftcrior 
autcmeas partes reccnfuit,quibusacrca; fubftantiac 
reficicndx,acinnati caloris augcndi recreandiqi mU' 
nus concreditur:in quorum primario uiiccrcuim ira- 
fcibilis anima- infitam c(Tcinnuimus,inibi Stoicorum 
&Peripatcticorumiuftragrjs haudadco acquicfccn- 
teSjUt&anima: principatum incorde collocaritcfta^ 
rcmur.ncruosqj ab illo origiiicm duccre donarcmus, 
Qiiaproptcr quum fcnfus motuscp arbiirarii,& prin- 
cipisanimx^cuius beneticio imaginamur,ratiocinamur,memoranius) fomcs adhuccommc- 
moranda fupcrfit,pra;fens libcr illi opportune confccrabitur,cercbrum ipfiusqj partes uniuer- 
fas una cum fcnluum organis pcrtraclaturus , QLicmadmodum itaqi cordis fubftantix,uitalis 
aiiiiTia;uis,acproprixiccoris carni,naturalisanima:facuItasinduntur,infupcrutiecurcraflio, 
rcmfanguincm,acqui pcrquam caliginofuscft, naturalcm Ipiritum , 8c cor itcm rurfus fan- 
ouincinimpetupcrcorpiisruentcm una cumuitali Ipiritu conficiunt, &perinde atqjhxcui- 
iccrapcrdcdicatos fibi canalcsomnibus corporispartibusfuasmatcrias dcriuaiit,itaquoq! cc 
rcbrumaptamipfiusmuncriobtinensmatcria,inpropri)sfedibus, acillius func^tioniappofite 
fubmiiiiftrantibusinftrumctis,aniinaIcmfpiritumIongecIarinimiitcnuiffiinum9parat,c|uo 
ad diuinas principis animc opcrationes partim uiitur,partim autcm ad fenfuum motusq; in- 
fl:rumentapcr'ncruostanquampcr funiculos continuo diftnbuit,eanunquam fpirini,qui 
pra;cipuuseoruminftrumcntor5fundionisautorccnlctur,dcftitueiis,nonminuslane quam 
iccur&cornullascorporispartcs fuis quasillis impertiuntmatmis (tantifperdum ualctho' 
mo)indigas relinquunt,et)am finonfempcr cumqiialitatc tum copia cafdcm difiundant. NcT 
uiigitur(quorumorigincaccrcbropendcrcinquarto Iibroindicauimus)id cercbropra-ftant, 
quod''magnaartcriacordi,&' cauaiccori,utquiparatumacercbro fpiritumillisquibushunc 
mandarioportuitinftrumcntis dcducant,diligcntes^ ccrebrifatcllitcs &nunci) ccniciitur.Ca; 
tcrum animali fpirituimatcria iiippctit uitalis ipiritus , in arterijs numcrofaferic ambas cerebri 
membranasacccdcntibus abundans,&dcinacrqucm uerfus ccrcbrumtum perforaminula 
priuatim olfadus organi occafione in oflauo caluarix ofle cxfculpta , tum comprimis pcr ca 
caIuarix'foraminaquxpalatumfpedant,intcrfpirandumattrahimuItoantediximus.Acaer 
quidcm,qui dum inlpiramus pcr anguftiftimos flcxuofosq) & tortuofos duflus 'inrcr duram 
ccrebri mcmbranam ac tenucm attrahitur,atq) ob difficilcm tranfitum cxtenuatur , ccrcbroq; 
aptiflimus redditur,undccunqj ubi aditum reperit.in cercbri'' dextrum & " finiftrum , & horu 
'mcdiumuctrictdosfcfcinfinuat.Vitalisautcmfjjiritus&ficopiofinimusii/omnibus tcnuis 
durxcj) mcmbranx uafis duclibus ue habeatur,attamenin dcxtrum & fihiftrum ccrebri ucn- 
triculos plurimus a prxcipuis artcriarum 'ramis fcrtur , quas fupcrius obliquo longocf ducfiu 
contra Galeniplacitum caluariam pcrforarc,atq) ad'" glandis ccrebri pituitam cxcipientis late- 
Ttdrmii cr ^r f * porrigi rctulimus. Ab his namcj arterij s,quas rcticularc plexum Galenu s cftormare docuit, 
tcritfiil fecSio nonminimx" fobolcs tcnuis membranxproccflrbus fuffiiltx, per humillimas dcxtri finiftricji 
ucntriculi fcdes ingrediunair,tandcm fecundum totum ucntriculorum progreffum in illorum 
amplitudinem inccdentcs. Vcrum prxter has artcrias,&° quarto quem cgo ita nuncupaui du 
rx mcbranc finu'' uas quodda fub co corpore quod tcftudinis,camcrx'ueinftar arcus cxtruclc 
imaginc rcfcrt,ac nobis camcratii appellatur,in antcriora ccrebri pcr comuncm dextri fiiiiftriq) 
uciitriculi cauitatcm,leu potius ta-tium ccrebriuciitriculum contcdit. Hoc uas tandc in '' duos 
ramosbipartitum,uno ad dcxtrum,aIrcro ad finiftrum ucntriculumdifrunditur,& eius loci ar- 
tcri-|S conimixtu,'rcteeftormat, quodabextimifccmsinuoIucriimagincnomcinuenit.Abai:- 
re itaquc in ccrcbrum ingrcflo , ac uitali illo fpiritu ob frequeiitcs (ane anfraflus ad ccrcbri ufus 
magis magis^ adaptato,ia ccrebridcxtro finiftro^ ucntriculiSj& ipforum mutua concauitatc 
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