Galen vs Harvey
This deep dive covers Galen vs Harvey within Harvey and Circulation for GCSE History. Revise Harvey and Circulation in Medicine Through Time for GCSE History with 8 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. Use this page as part of a wider topic revision path rather than treating it as an isolated fact. It is section 2 of 14 in this topic. Use this deep dive to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
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Section 2 of 14
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8 questions
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15 flashcards
🧠 Galen vs Harvey
| Galen's Theory (Wrong) | Harvey's Discovery (1628) |
|---|---|
| Blood made in the liver from food | Blood circulates — the same blood goes round and round |
| Blood "used up" by organs | Blood returns to the heart via veins |
| Blood passes through invisible holes in heart's septum | No holes exist — blood goes to lungs to get oxygen |
| Arteries and veins have different blood | Same blood flows through both — connected by capillaries |
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Practice Questions for Harvey and Circulation
In which year did William Harvey publish 'On the Motion of the Heart'?
According to Galen's theory, where was blood produced in the body?
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