Brtitoru cere 
Sri cojlru^io 
nc dh hominii 
nondi^crrc. 
J^urd: mclird. 
nicfiu i^c nu 
?ncrui,md(rn:- 
tudc,/L>r!;;d. 
ANDREAE VESALII BRVXELLENSIS 
omnibusfenfiismftrumeciscxpIicabit.QuantuucroimpietatisimpcritisA'"5adebad^^ 
lancftilTiinanoftra fidc obfirmatis animis,eiufmodi ucntriculoru ccrcbri ufuu (quod ad prin' 
cipis animx uircs Ipeclat) dcfcriptio conciiiarc poflitjhi (ctia fi ipfe fileii)pcrpcnduntjquiqua, 
drupcdum(quibusomncrationisuimjacpra-cipueanimam rationalcmexihcologoruprarci- 
pueplacitis adimimus)ccrcbra, hominu ccrcbris quamproxime omni ex parte accedcre didi- 
certint.QuandoquidcouiSjCapra-jbouis.fcliSjfimiXjCaniSj&quasfecuiauiii ccrebricuhuma 
no ccrcbro in partiii coformationc,ac potiflimum in uentriculis, uix ulla prorfus occurrit difFe 
rcntia,nifi quod molc ccrebra pro animaliu qua donata uidenc ratione,ccrto uariare cognofci 
mus.Homini nancpccrcbru obtigitmaxim5,moxfimix, cani,accadcfcricdeinceps,proutani 
malquoduisad rationisuimuiciniusacccdcre quibufda argumetiscoIIigimus.Ncijccrcbnt 
homini tantu pro corporis ipfius portione grandius obtigit, imo idomniu animaliii ccrebris 
maius uifitur. Hominis nanq; ccrcbrum ucl duobuS cquoru, boum,aut afinorii ccrcbris gran 
dius apparct.Scdhxcomnia,ut&luentricuIor5fabrica,cxfcquctibuseuadct pcripeftilTima, 
DE DVR^ C E REB RV M ^MBIENT E 
inanl)raiia,t^ jiib cute ciltiaria fuccingnte manbranula. Cctput I L 
D V R <_-^ certbri manbranct in multis occurrit figuris. inprima cnint cxtcrna ipfius 
proponitur fcdes uuiuerft, qucc fupra fcijiuram cofiHit, qua cerebrii oflenfuri,cahiariam diui 
derc folemus, Scciinda uero eam membrana: partcm intcrna commouflrat fede,utietiam nona, 
dtiodcciina, decimatertia, intcrnam fedein proponunt, (Jua caluariar regioncm fuccingitinjra 
diSlam ituper fcifJimm,cSJiilentcm. Ctcterum procej^tium ipfius inter dcxtrain cr fiitijlram cc 
rebripartes dedu{lU,refirt tcrtiafiguraad D,D.llIum autem quicerebclld iiijlernitur,fepti 
majiqura O, O. '^tcjue in illis ctiamjtguris diirce membrancc occtirriit finus,utioptiincji 
ffira capitis dccimiijuarti libri tertij. Vorro meinbrana caluaricc exteriiis obdu6la.iiuIIibipri 
natim dehncaiiimiii,<Juum teniiis fit, ac oJ?i iindijs circundetur, atipic ex oj^is circuinfcriptioiie 
petenda ueniai. 
VEMADMODVM iane uniuerlam cauitatcm qua nutritioftsorgana 
continentur," pcritonxofuccingi rcccniuimus, ati^ idinftar laccicuiuldS 
omnia illiimpofita amplefli, & pariter quoij coftas fuccingentc tunicam 
omnia quac in choracc collocatur,ambire comemorauimus, ita etia uniuer 
fa caluaria;'' cauitas ccrebro excipiendo adapcala, quada fubducitur^mcm 
brana, quam propter craffitiem qua cacteris no ccrebri mod6,ueru totius 
corporis praiftat mcmbranis,cra(Iam, & ab infigni duricic duram ,ut & cu 
ticularcm,nuncupamus. Ha;c no minus quam pcritonaium & coftas fuccingens mcmbrana 
unica cotinuaqj omnino uifitur,prxtcrci quod quibufda ' foraminibus & finibus ucnaru mo' 
docxtruclis fit pcruia.Vndeen;iilicoprxfcntismcmbrana;fitiJ,& quodad ipfius cxtern.T fu 
pcrficii: atiincl forma.magnitudmccp, eiiafi aliud nihil fermoni addidcro,ofliu cogniiio cdo' 
cct.QLiandoquidenulE caluaria:ospriuaiiaIicuiusufus gratia,incakrarixampIitudincextU' 
bcrat,cui hxc mcbrana no cedat, fc^ ab illo inlrorfum prcmiiinat. Rurfus nullus in ca cauita 
tc con fi ftit finus,quc h xc quocj mebrana no impleat.atq!(ut femcl dica)omni cxpartc offibus 
proxima ne(fi:it,alrjs locis remiflius.alqs uehcmentius,uti paulo poft audies,conaia. Atqf hinc 
ctia fii.extcrna durioris mcmbrane fuperficie propter ofliil finus,tubera9inxquaIc,S<; deindc 
fibrarij quibus hxc oflibus comittitur occafionc,alj3era,aui no adamufllim Ixue lubricam^ ui 
dcri. AcprxcipuaofliLitubera,quf eaorbicularefphxra:q!modorotund5eflrcprohibet,inca 
pitis potiflimu bafi cofpiciunf .& horu quide primii ccnlcri potcft ' olTcu lcptu olfacfius orga- 
norii fcdcintcrdiuidesrdeinea caluarix' cxtubcratia, qux utoculis in caluaria* fcdcs comoda 
cxrculpcretur,incapiiis amplitudineiuxtailliusbafisanieriora acfcptylliuslatera extubcrat. 
Prxterca inxqualitas illa,quxprop ter oflis cunciformis craflrtie in qua ipfi proprix cofiftunt 
" caucrnxparanda,& ' apta^ glandulx ccrebri pituiia cxcipictis lcde infculpcnda.in niedio fere 
amplitudinis caluarie ccrnit.Dcinccps alia duo infignia quoij' tubera in hac amplitudine idco 
^minctjUt idoneaaudicus "'organi icde Natura fingerct.Poftrcmo ca quoq;" cminctia i.t dicftis 
acccdit,qux in occipitrj ofle a pofterioripartcforaminis fpinali^ mcdulla tranfiiiiiiciis rcfla fur 
fum ad mcdiu inierualli porrigit, quod inter id foranicn &; futurx Grxcoru a imagine cxpri- 
miriis cmincntiorc fcde confiftii. Aiq: hxc capitis ofliu tubcraq minus dura mcbrana m ipiius 
bafi inftar oblongx fphxrx utrinij ad antcriora Icuiicr depreflx apparcat, in caufapra-cipuc 
ccnlcni^. Alia ucrb ° tubcrcula,qua- propria durx mcmbran* uafa uenarir ac aricriaru fcre ma 
tcri.T continctiain cxtcriori ipfius fuperfi^cic cfFormiitjno adco illius orbiculatira forma intcrtur 
bant. 
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