Bartholinus anatomy made from the precepts of his father, and from the observations of all modern anatomists, together with his own ... / published by Nich. Culpeper and Abdiah Cole.

CHAP. IV. Of the Nerves of the Chest, the Back and Loyns.

FRom the Marrow of the Back arise twelve pare, or as some reckon eleven all and every of which after thir▪ Egress are divided into the greater and lesser branches: the one of which is carried forward, the other backward, being bowed backwards.

The foremore branches, are sent into all the Intercostal spaces, the internal and external ones (both which I have somtimes seen divided into two branches) for the Muscles which lie upon the Chest, also for the oblique de∣scendent of the Belly.

The hindermore and lesser branches go backwards to the spines of the Back, betwixt the Muscles which grow to the Vertebrae, into which they are partly consumed, and part∣ly into those which grow from these points of the Spines, as into the Rhomboides, Cuculares, &c.

Out of the spinal Marow when it is in the Vertebrae of the Loyns, there arise somtimes five, somtimes four pare of Nerves: which pares are greater than those of the Back. And each of these is divided into the foremore and hinder branches, which are disseminated, partly into the Muscles of the Loyns and Hypogastrium, and partly into the Thighes. For

• 1. This Pare gives a branch to the fleshy parts of the Midriff; and then provides for the Muscles of the Belly and Loyns.
• 2. It affords branches to some of the Muscles of the Thigh and Leg, and as many suppose, a branch to the Spermatick Vessels.
• 3. It goes to the Knee and its Skin, and part accom∣panies the Saphaena, and part goes to the Muscles which rest upon the Loyns.
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• 4. Among the Lumbal ones, it is the greatest, procee∣ding to the fore Muscles of the Thigh and Leg, as far as to the Knee.
• 5. I passes through the hole, which is betwixt the Hip∣bone, the Share and Flank bones, and bestows branches upon some of the Muscles of the Thigh, Yard, neck of the Womb and Bladder.

But the greatest branches go from these three parts, unto the Thighs as shal be said in the following Chapter.