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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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the Ramus Splenicus, aerer it has crirred che
Spleen.
This Vas breve, Was a Vessel much renomned
Dy che Ancienrs, Who beliere it carried an acid
Juice Trom, che Spleen to che Stomach, t0 stir up
Appetire, and ro help che termentation OF rhe MeaL
in ic; but ic is certain borh by Ligature (Wherebr
ic filleth torard the Stomach, and emprieth 10.
Ward che Spleen) and allo by rhe general PTature ot
Veins, Wtose smaller Branches and Tvigs sill re-
Asfor chis lall ite; le appcaisos Lgalure,
buc the Blood remainins from ene Luction ot che
Sromach, (char as broughe chrenset s esse Arte
ries) wrhich is non a conves baca e te
and (o coche Fleart asain in ies Circulation.
And as Forthe Mesaraickes Cderring Nouristment
10 the Cuts, or bringins back Chyle, thole Lrrors
have been lufficienty laid open betore now. Bur
ceire che supersuous Arrerial Bl00d, From thepare cheir erue TYsc is oniy eo brins backe to the Liver
erhereunto chey are inserred, and conduct it by the
larger Channels comards che Llearr: L lay, iT 15
cerrain From hence, char chis lame Vas breve car-
ries nochins ro the Scomach, buc only brines From
chence, into the Ramus Splenicus, the Kemains ofche
Arcerial Blood.
From che lover, evo Twvigs istue.
The first is called, Castroepiplois sinistra; chis is
bestomed uxon rhe lest parr oF thie borrom ot the
Stomach, and the Fore- leat oF che Omentum, chiet-
Iy on irs letE parT.
The second sprinseth most commony indcedtrom
the Ramus Splenicus, bue lometimes trom che letr
Mesenterick Vein; and runnins alons che intesti-
num Rectum, is inserred inco che anus, by many
Tvies. Thisis called, FTaemorrhoidalis interna, 25
that which springeth from chevena Cava, iscalled,
Fremorrhoidalis externa.
Now Followeth cheVena Mesenterica, Or the righe
Branch of theVena Porrae. Betore ic be dividedinto
Branches, ic lendethforch cvo TWvigs.
The Arst is called Castroepiplois dexrra; this is
bestoed upon the righe part oF cheborrom of che
From the GurS, Caul, and orter Kntrails, that
Scomach, and che rishe sde oF che upper Leat ot
the C aul.
The second is called, Intestinalis, Ox Duodena-
Er is inserred into the middle of the Duodenum; and
the beginnins of che Zejunum, and runnech lensch-
ars ofchem; whence some Capillarr Twiss 50
to the Pancreas, and che uxper pare ol che Omen-
cum.
ACter thele Twies are past From it, it enters by
Blood wrtrich remains atcer cheir Nurricion, and
rrtrich vas carried co them by cheir respectire AF-
teries.
one Trunk into the Melenceer, where presently ic is
dipsectins a live D0g fed well. Since Whom, ma-
ny ochers hare madehere accusau Discoreries ot
buca sinsle Coac, and are dilperled in grear Num
Ders chro che Mesenterr, and appointed FOF CAEEY.
ins che Chyle. Their Rise is From che innermost
Membrane oF the Inrestines, Where THeIF NNOULHS
are hid under a kind ot sponor Crult, Or MuCuS
chro Wrhich, by cheprection ot che Cullsise Cse
is strained, and receired by C MOIHS Ot CHOIC
Vesels. Liom whence ches proccea ie Calet
Or readiest rar ro such Clandules ot the Melenter)
Imaller ones unirins eo anorhet, ad Conon ston
into one largex Trunk, and chis a pretey way bc.
Fore cher inlinuare chemselres into the Clands ches
the Cland, and lomerimes a lurle betore, chis LFun
separares 2gain into ne Branches more and (mal.
ler than che ocher. And hicherro ther bear the
Ntame oE Radicales, Or Venae Lacteae primi generis
Afcer this, our ofche Cland chere spring againnew
cher, malce one lruntc agaim, a5 betore, Whict
keepins its Course corards che Centre ot the Me-
dirided into tuo Branches, ro wir, Mesenterica senterr, encers as many Clands 25 lie in its way
dextra, and sinistra.
Mesenterica dextra (Placed on che Riyhr side) is
double, and sendeth a grear Number ot Branches
coche Fejunum, Deum, Caecum, and cherishEPaTE
ot the Colon, Which aCcenderh ux by ihe Rishe
Kidner, and runs under the Liver.
Ir hach Fourceen remartable, tho nameless
Branches; and chese are alcerrards divided into
innumerable (mall Twies. Theleare chole Veins
chatare called the Mesaraickes, Whrole Branches are
supporred by the Gilandules of the Mesentery, buF
enter nor into them; For che Clands open in tothe
Venae Lacteae
Mesenterica sinistra, Pastech chro che midele ol
was taushe to be tor the carrrins ot Nourilhmem
eo che Inceltines and orher parrs conrained in ile
trance ineo cach Clana, as Betore: BuL WMMIE a
chie Trunks bend one wrar, cher allo mectins WI
one another, do in procels sereral ot them eron
into onc; and ar lensch all che Trunkes arriro ac etie
burlome et them pals oret les lurtace, ale b ale
by cher all emper chemlelres IntO FhC BFCAFOF COM
mon Recepracle oF the Chyle thar lies behind che
Caid Cland; thole thac avere inserred into
ritins our oF ic in like manner, a5 ther did before
Gland EO ANOTHEF, IHCY dlC Casscu secundi generis, O
Lhac che Vas brede Cases is Contents. FroM Ise
Stomach toche Ramus Splenicus, and ic is nochins
trom che Wrhire Colour ot che Chyle ther carry
These vere nor discorered as Cuch eill about the
VENTA. Lactea, the Lacteal Veins, are (o called,
LCal, 102L. HCA Caspes Geatas Found chencouc i
chem. Jhey are Leneler pellucid Vessels, havine
25 are neatele them; buc in cheir passage many
are marchins ro. Buc chen ac cheir Rnerance into
Capillary ores, wtich by aud by mecting toge
beins diriacao eW Bralenes just betore its Fin
grear or cuse Coland ot the Melenterr (Call d im-
Proverty Pancreas) which most of them enter into,
out ot che leller Cilands. As ther run trom onc
ot the secone L, ale om cheir havins passe
all che Glands ro cheir openins inro the common
theMCICuter, Cochacpare os ehe Colon wtrich de-
the intestinum Rectum.
Lhe CSc OF the Porra, betore the Circularion ot
ehe Blodd, and che enae Lactu lvere Found out,
Recepracle, (90. they are called tertii seneris, Or
VENTA Limphaticae, che Temphatick Veins, re
oF ehie third Kind
Scendeth from ehe letr pare of the Stomach, and ro
abadmem alie alo cobring back From the Curs the
Pacet parr ot thelhyle rotle Liver to makre Bl000
O ae a chleker taeculene pare of ic tothe Spleen, re
deCaCocted by uc inro an acid Juice, and thencar-
ried co che Scomach by ch. Vas breve venosum, (0
ceire che Lympha, Tromche conslobared Clandules.
ehe excirins oF Flulse
and lcHarse Themselres cither into the sanguina-
ry Veins, orinto che Recepracle oF the Chyle
VENIA Prepurii, are Veins aritins From theCu.
Pta) Lxtremities oF che Arcery oF che Penis, called
Pudenda, chese unitins inro larger Branches, pass
into chose Veins wtrich arise trom che Corpora C
vernosa Penis, and patips under che common toe.
uments.