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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 does blood circulation mean?
The same blood circulates continuously around the body, pumped by the heart — it is not made in the liver and 'used up' (as Galen believed)
What did Galen believe about blood?
Made in liver, "used up" by organs, passed through invisible holes in 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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