Multiple choice

The circulation of blood was discovered by ______.

  1. Darwin

  2. Aristotle

  3. Harvey

  4. Lister
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C Correct answer
Explanation

William Harvey published 'De Motu Cordis' in 1628, establishing that blood circulates through the body pumped by the heart, overturning the Galenic view that the liver was the central organ of circulation. Harvey demonstrated through experiments that blood flows in a continuous loop through arteries and veins.

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