William Harvey Flashcards
When was Harvey born?
1578
Who was he a physician to?
James and Charles the first.
What did he realise about living animals hearts diseections?
their findings were similar to human hearts.
Before harvey, what two types of blood where their believed to be and who originated these ideas how many years ago?
Purple - nutrient giving blood completely separate to Bright red - life giving blood.
what did harvey realise about blood?
Harvey realised the two types of blood system was wrong.
Harvey thought blood must?
circulate - too much was being pumped out of the heart for it to be continually consumed.
Harvey did what to how people thought about anatomy?
changed
What did Harvey prove about vesalius?
That he was right to emphasize the importance of dissections.
What was Harvey’s book?
On the motion of the heart and blood.
When was Harvey’s book prublished?
1628
When people did perform blood transfusions they were rarely successful because of?
Blood loss, shock and wrong blood types being used.
What did take before Harvey’s ideas were accepted by physicians at the time?
You guessed it.. time.