Mikrokosmographia a description of the body of man. Together vvith the controuersies thereto belonging. Collected and translated out of all the best authors of anatomy, especially out of Gasper Bauhinus and Andreas Laurentius. By Helkiah Crooke Doctor of Physicke, physitian to His Maiestie, and his Highnesse professor in anatomy and chyrurgerie. Published by the Kings Maiesties especiall direction and warrant according to the first integrity, as it was originally written by the author.

The Bones of the lower Belly. CHAP. XIX.

THE Bones which together with the fleshy partes doe make the lower Belly, although they compasse not the belly round about as the other two Regions are compassed, yet are there some of them on his back part, some on his sides, and some before. On the pack part are the Loynes, the Holy-bone, and the Rumpe.

Of the Loynes there are fiue rack-bones [table 25. Figure 1, 2, from ^b to ^c] which are knit together with Cartilages and thicke ligaments, and aboue are tyed with the spondels * 1.1 [table 25. Figure 2. ^a] of the Chest, below they rest vpon the Holy-bone. [table 25. figure 1, 2. ^c.] The first of these Loyne racks is called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 from the Kidneyes which leane vp∣pon it, the last some haue called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is the Vnder-propper.

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The first figure sheweth the fore-part of the Bones of the lower Belly. The second figure, the back-part. The third, fourth, and fift shew one of the fiue racke-bones of the Loynes, the third the fore-part, the fourth the backe-part, and the fift the side.

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TABVLA. XXV.

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FIG. I.

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FIG. II.

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III

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V

They haue ascendent pro∣cesses [table 25. figure, 4, 5,] descendent [table 25. Figure 4. ^N] and transuerse, [table 25. Figure 2, ^{C C} Figure 3, 4, 5, ^H] the sharp end of which they call the spine [table 25. Fig. * 1.2 3, 4, 5. ^{C D}.]

The Holy-bone called * 1.3 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, the broad bone, is made of sixe spon∣dels [tab, xxv, Figure ii. from ^c to ^d, table xxvi. Figure 6. from ^A to ^B.]

The Rumpe bone called * 1.4 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ξ, or Os Coccygis [tab. xxv. Figure 1, 2, ^d, table 26, Fig. 8, 9.] it consisteth of three or foure bones [table 26. Fig, 6, 7, from ^G to ^K] and two gri∣stles; one, where it is ioyned to the Holy-bone [table 26, Figure 6, 7, ^a] the other at his end or beake, [table xxvi, Figure 7, ^c] sometimes also between his first and second bone,

At the sides of the lower * 1.5 belly there are twoe bones, whose vpper and broader parts committed to the Ho∣ly-bone, [table xxvi. Fig, 13. ^{A B}, ^CC, ^DD,] are called ossa Ili∣um; * 1.6 [table xxv, Figure 1. ^mm, table 26, Figure 13. aboue ^T at s] the hanch bone, and their circumference is called Spina ossis Ilii. [table 25, Figure 1, 2, ⁱⁱ, table 26. 13. ^{H L M N}.] The lo∣wer and vtter parts of these bones are called ossa Coxendicis [table 25. Figure 1. ^{n n} tab, 26, * 1.7

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The sixt Figure sheweth the fore-part of the Holybone, together with the rumpe bone. The seuenth figure the back part. The eight the rumpe of a man. The ix. the rumpe of a woman. The x. and xi. the fore-part and back-part of the Holy & rump bones of an Ape. The xii. the foreside, the xiii, the inside, the xiiii, the outside of the great haunchbone, the xv the gristle betwixt the share bones of a man, the xvi. the same in a Wo∣man.

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TABVLA XXVI.

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FIG. VI.

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VII.

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X

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XI

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XIII

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IX

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IIX

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XII

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XIV

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XV. XVI.

Fig. xiii, below ^T and ^F vnto ^R and ^P] or the Hippe bone, which hath in it a notable boxe or cup [table xxvi, fig 12, 14, ^{a b c}] whereinto the head of the thigh is copu∣lated.

Finally, the bones in the fore-part of the lower belly * 1.8 are called Ossapubis, [Tab: xxv, fig. 1, 2, ^PP. Tab: xxvi, Fig: xiii, xiiii. that which is below ^• and θ] the Share∣bones; they are tyed toge∣ther in the middest of the share with a Cartilage [tab. xxvi, Figure. xv,] they are very thinne, and haue the greatest perforation of the whole body. [Table xxv. fig 1, 2, ^QQ. Table xxvi, fig, xii, xiii, xiiii, ^Q] These bones, to∣gether with the Holybone, make that peluis or Dish * 1.9 which conteyneth part of the guts, the bladder, and the wombe, marked in the xxv. & Table in the first fi∣gure.

Of all which, wee haue heere giuen you but a view, reseruing the fuller Dis∣course vnto our Booke of Bones.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The bones on the back part. Lumborum vertebrae. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Their processes
• * 1.2

  The Spine.
• * 1.3

  Os sacrum.
• * 1.4

  Os Coccygis.
• * 1.5

  The bones on the sides.
• * 1.6

  Ossa Ilium.
• * 1.7

  Ossa Coxendicis
• * 1.8

  Ospubies.
• * 1.9

  Peluis.