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.

Of the Fundament. CHAP. XVII.

NExt to the Bladder lyeth the Fundament called in Latin Podex and anus, in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. It is the end of the right gut [table 6. Figure ii, iii, ^a] * 1.1 and hath belonging to it three muscles.

The first is called the Sphincter [table 24. Figure 1. ^•] a round muscle (whence it is called also the Ringe) cōpassing about the end of the right gut to hinder the exiture of the excrements. for it shutteth the passage so close that not so much as any winde can get out. This affordeth a beginning [table 23. figure 1 2. ^M] to the muscles [table 23. Figure 1, ^{H I}] of the yarde. The other two muscles are cal∣led

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The first Figure sheweth a part of the right gut, with his Muscles cut from the body, which par••twen we take away the guts, wee vse to leaue.

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TABVLA XXIII.

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• A. A part of the right gut, about which a string is tyed.
• BC. Two Muscles draw∣ing vp the fundament after excretion.
• D. A Musculous substance which groweth to the roote of the yarde, but in women it io ineth to the very lower part of their lap.
• E The Sphincter or round Muscle of the Funda∣ment.

Leuatores ani [table 6. Figure 2. 3. ^{b c} table 24. figure 1. ^{B C}] the lifters of the fundament. * 1.2 They are inserted into the vtter coate of the gut, and into the vpper part of the sphincter, [table 24. figure 1. ^E] and grow also to the roote of the yarde and the necke of the wombe. [table 24. Figure 1. ^D.] Their vse is after excretion to retract the Fundament, and if they be weakned, men are constrayned to vse their fingers to doe that office; but because we shall speake more of these muscles in another place, this at this time shall bee sufficient.

Notes

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  3. muscles of the Funda∣ment. 1. Sphincter.
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  2. 3. Leuatores.