Willian Harvey

Question 1

which 2 places did Harvey study at

Answer 1

Cambridge then Padua

Question 2

who was Harvey influenced by

Answer 2

Vesalius

Question 3

who did Harvey influence

Answer 3

Syndenham

Question 4

who was Harvey the doctor of

Answer 4

James I

Question 5

what did Harvey teach his students

Answer 5

the importance of doctors observing and recording patient’s symptoms rather than relying on textbooks for diagnosis and treatment (influenced Sydenham)

Question 6

whose theory did Harvey research and what did he prove and what did he use to prove this

Answer 6

• Vesalius’s theory that blood flowed to the heart
• Proved: that Vesalius was correct using dissected bodies and pumps that show blood only flowed on way
• contradicted Galen

Question 7

what did Harvey also prove that contradicted Galen

Answer 7

proved that blood was not
produced in the Liver and absorbed into the body

Question 8

what factors made Harvey’s research possible (give 5)

Answer 8

• Institutions / Government (King Charles I)
• Dissections becoming more commonplace (Vesalius influence)
• Attitudes in Society (Medical Renaissance) - Decline of Church’s influence
• (Technology** - mechanical firefight pumps

Question 9

how did Harvey gain credibility

Answer 9

employed by **Charles I* as personal physician

Question 10

the importance of Harvey (give 4)

Answer 10

• proved that Galen’s theories were wrong- brings questions to his other theories
• improved knowledge on how the body worked –> by 1673 work was taught in medical schools(
• scientific methods + dissection copied by others
• discoveries left unanswered questions which encourage further experiments

Question 11

why did his work have little impact at first

Answer 11

• couldn’t be used in improving practical medical treatments