william harvey

• What are the specific years associated with William Harvey's life?


  1578 - 1657
• What is William Harvey most known for?


  Blood circulation
• What did people believe about anatomy before Harvey's work?

  They believed in Vesalius' anatomy of the body but galens blood circulation theory
• What were the main points of William Harvey's work

  • Proved blood circulation
• What was the short-term impact of Harvey's work on blood circulation?


  It didn't save any lives
• What was the long-term impact of Harvey's work on medicine?


  It helped modern medicine, particularly blood transfusion
• What limitation did Harvey face regarding the publication of his work?


  He didn't publish his work for 21 years as he couldn't prove why blood circulated
• What factors hindered William Harvey's discoveries?

  • Did not know why blood circulated
  • Did not understand why blood moved from arteries to veins
  • Did not know why blood in arteries was a different color from blood in veins