William Harvey

12 questions

1. An ___ is a smooth, thick substance that is used on painful or damaged skin.
2. How many drawings were included in 'On the Fabric of the Human Body'?
3. How did Fabricius discover that there are valves in human veins?
4. What did cauterisation involve?
5. Which university was Vesalius working at when he disproved some of Galen's teachings?
6. Starting with the earliest, sort the following individuals into chronological order.
7. What is the movement of blood around the body referred to as?
8. How was anatomy taught at Cambridge University in the late 16th century?
9. Which organ did Galen claim made blood?
10. Which medical treatment did William Harvey's theories seem to challenge?
11. Which statement is correct?
12. Why did William Harvey dissect frogs as part of his research into blood circulation?

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