Renaissance: Harvey Flashcards
1
Q
What is Harvey’s book called?
A
Account of the motion of the heart
2
Q
What did Harvey improve?
A
Understanding of the circulatory system
3
Q
Harvey’s discoveries
A
Blood doesn’t burn out at fingertips
Blood isn’t generated in the liver
Blood of circulated around the body
4
Q
Why was he ignored?
A
People were reluctant to dismiss Galen’s teachings and doctors also dismissed his works as they didn’t understand the importance of his works
5
Q
What did Harvey do to gain his knowledge?
A
He dissected human corpses and cold-blooded animals while they were still alive to watch how the blood moved
6
Q
What factors aided Harvey’s work?
A
New technology - printing press allowed his work to be published and shared with the scientific community
Growth of science - dissections were now allowed
