The Role Of Harvey In Renaissance Medicine
Renaissance Medicine Questions;
2009 (c) Who is more important in the history of medicine, Andreas Vesalius or William Harvey? Explain your answer. (8)
Harvey is important in the history of medicine because he proved Galen wrong, explained circulation of blood, explained function of the heart and leads later to blood transfusions and end of bloodletting. He did this through experiments and developed his physiological knowledge. By explaining the circulation of blood he discovered that there was a measured amount of blood in the body and that blood flowed through a one way system. He also calculated how much blood was in the body. He proved Galen wrong because Galen had said that blood was being burnt up in the body. By finding this out,
2009 (c) Who is more important in the history of medicine, Andreas Vesalius or William Harvey? Explain your answer. (8)
Harvey is important in the history of medicine because he proved Galen wrong, explained circulation of blood, explained function of the heart and leads later to blood transfusions and end of bloodletting. He did this through experiments and developed his physiological knowledge. By explaining the circulation of blood he discovered that there was a measured amount of blood in the body and that blood flowed through a one way system. He also calculated how much blood was in the body. He proved Galen wrong because Galen had said that blood was being burnt up in the body. By finding this out,