Will Harvey

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

Strong education from a well off family
Ideas may be more accepted

Question 2

His work
HINT:BLOOD,HEART STUDY,RECORDINGS TECHNIQUE

Answer 2

Recorded all of his findings so he could prove why he was right
Surprised about discovery of blood- it contradicted 2,000 year teachings
Said you must study heart when it’s alive, not dead

Question 3

How Harvey disproved galens ideas

Answer 3

He found heart was at the centre of body, not at liver
Heart pumps blood around body many times
Blood constantly circulates around the body via veins
Blood can only travel in one direction and isn’t burnt out

Question 4

Significance of Harvey
HINT:transplants,Paris

Answer 4

Understanding blood was a vital stage in development of surgery.
Modern medical treatment like transplants wouldn’t be possible
50 years after Harvey’s death students in Paris were taught his ideas
First to discover blood was pumped by heart and circulated, disproving galens 1 thousand year old theories