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The Loyns are next the Shoulders, with the Hips, 18. and in the Breech, the Buttocks, 19. Lumbi, 17. excipiunt Humeros, cum Coxis, 18. & in Podice, (culo) Nates, 19.

These make the Foot; the Thigh, 21. then the Leg, 23. (the Knee, being betwixt them, 22.) Absolvunt Pedem; Femur, 21. tum Crus, 23. (Genu, 22. intermedio.) in which is the Calf, 24. with the Shin, 25. then the Ankles, 26. in quo Sura, 24. cum Tilia, 25. abhinc Tali, 26. the Heel, 27. and the Sole, 28. in the very end, the great Toe, 29. with four (other) Toes. Calx, (Calcaneum) 27. & Solum, 28. in extremo Hallux, 29. cum quatuor Digitis.

XXXIX.

The Head and the Hand. Caput & Manus.

In the Head are the Hair, 1. (which is combed with a Comb, 2.) two Ears, 3. the Temples, 4. and the Face, 5. In Capite sunt Capillus, 1. (qui pectitur Pectine, 2.) Aures, 3. binæ, & Tempora, 4. Facies, 5.

In the Face are the Fore-head, 6. both the Eyes, 7. the Nose, 8. (with two Nostrils) In facie sunt Frons, 6. Oculus, 7. uterque, Nasus, 8. (cum duabus Naribus) the Mouth, 9. the Cheeks, 10. and the Chin, 13. Os, 9. Genæ, (Malæ) 10. & Mentum, 13.

The Mouth is fenced with a Mustacho, 11. and Lips, 12. A Tongue and a Palate, and Teeth, 16. in the Cheek-bone. Os septum est Mystace, 11. & Labiis, 12. Lingua cum Palato, Dentibus, 16. in Maxilla.

A Man’s Chin is covered with a Beard, 14. Mentum virile tegitur Barba, 14. and the Eye (in which is the White and the Apple) with eye-lids, and an eye-brow, 15. Oculos vero (in quo Albugo & Pupilla) palpæbris, & supercilio, 15.

The Hand being closed is a Fist, 17. being open is a Palm, 18. in the midst, is the hollow, 19. of the Hand. Manus contracta, Pugnus, 17. est aperta, Palma, 18. in medio Vola, 19. the extremity is the Thumb, 20. with four Fingers, the Fore-finger, 21. the Middle-finger, 22. the Ring-finger, 23. and the Little-finger, 24. extremitas, Pollex, 20. cum quatuor Digitis, Indice, 21. Medio, 22. Annulari, 23. & Auriculari, 24.

In every one are three joynts, a. b. c. and as many knuckles, d. e. f. with a Nail, 25. In quolibet sunt articuli tres, a. b. c. & totidem Condyli, d. e. f. cum Ungue, 25.

XL.

The Flesh and Bowels. Caro & Viscera.

In the Body are the Skin with the Membranes, the Flesh with the Muscles, In Corpore sunt Cutis cum Membranis, Caro cum Musculis, the Chanels, the Gristles, the Bones and the Bowels. Canales, Cartilagines, Ossa & Viscera.

The Skin, 1. being pull’d off, the Flesh, 2. appeareth, not in a continual lump, but being distributed, as it were in stuft puddings, Cute, 1. detractâ, Caro, 2. apparet, non continuâ massâ, sed distributa, tanquam in farcimina, which they call Muscles, whereof there are reckoned four hundred and five, being the Chanels of the Spirits, to move the Members. quos vocant Musculos, quorum numerantur quadringenti quinque, canales Spirituum, ad movendum Membra.

The Bowels are the inward Members: Viscera sunt Membra interna:

As in the Head, the Brains, 3. being compassed about with a Skull, and the Skin which covereth the Skull. Ut in Capite, Cerebrum, 3. circumdatum Cranio, & Pericranio.

In the Breast, the Heart, 4. covered with a thin Skin about it, and the Lungs, 5. breathing to and fro. In Pectore, Cor, 4. obvolutum Pericardio, & Pulmo, 5. respirans.

In the Belly, the Stomach, 6. and the Guts, 7. covered with a Caul. In Ventre, Ventriculus, 6. & Intestina, 7. obducta Omento. The Liver, 8. and in the left side opposite against it, the Milt, 9. the two Kidneys, 10. and the Bladder, 11. Jecur, (Hepar) 8. & à sinistro oppositus ei Lien, 9. duo Renes, 10. cum Vesica, 11.

The Breast is divided from the Belly by a thick Membrane, which is called the Mid-riff, 12. Pectus dividitur à Ventre crassâ Membranâ, quæ vocatur Diaphragma, 12.

XLI.

The Chanels and Bones. Canales & Ossa.

The Chanels of the Body are the Veins, carrying the Blood from the Liver; Canales Corporis sunt Venæ deferentes Sanguinem ex Hepate;

The Arteries (carrying) Heart and Life from the Heat; Arteriæ, Calorem & Vitam è Corde;

The Nerves (carrying) Sense and Motion throughout the Body from the Brain. Nervi, Sensum et Motum, per Corpus a Cerebro.

You shall find these three, 1. everywhere joined together. Invenies hæc tria, 1. ubique sociata.

Besides, from the Mouth into the Stomach is the Gullet, 2. the way of the meat and drink; Porrò, ab Ore in Ventriculum Gula, 2. via cibi ac potus; and by it to the Lights, the Wezand, 5. for breathing; & juxta hanc, ad Pulmonem Guttur, 5. pro respiratione; from the Stomach to the Anus is a great Intestine, 3. to purge out the Ordure; à ventriculo ad Anum Colon, 3. ad excernendum Stercus; from the Liver to the Bladder, the Ureter, 4. for making water. ab Hepate ad Vesicam, Ureter, 4. reddendæ urinæ.

The Bones are in the Head, the Skull, 6. the two Cheek-bones, 7. with thirty-two Teeth, 8. Ossa sunt in Capite, Calvaria, 6. duæ Maxillæ, 7. cum XXXII. Dentibus, 8.

Then the Back-bone, 9. the Pillar of the Body, consisting of thirty-four turning Joints, that the Body may bend it self. Tum, Spina dorsi, 9. columna Corporis, constans ex XXXIV. Vertebris, ut Corpus queat flectere se

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