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Harvey and Circulation

Revise Harvey and Circulation in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 5 flashcards. This topic appears less often, but it can still pick up marks when it appears in mixed-topic papers.

Sample Flashcards

What did Galen believe about blood?
Made in liver, "used up" by organs, passed through invisible holes in heart
When did Harvey publish his discovery?
1628 — On the Motion of the Heart

Sample Questions

In which year did William Harvey publish 'On the Motion of the Heart'?

  • A. 1628
  • B. 1543
  • C. 1661
  • D. 1700
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According to Galen's theory, where was blood produced in the body?

  • A. In the heart
  • B. In the liver
  • C. In the lungs
  • D. In the veins
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exam-style questions

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revision flashcards

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