Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus

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Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus is William Harvey’s landmark 1628 treatise that first accurately described the systemic circulation of blood and the function of the heart as a pump.

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instanceOf anatomy text
medical book
scientific treatise
work on physiology
alsoKnownAs Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus
surface form: De Motu Cordis
author William Harvey
authorNationality English
authorOccupation anatomist
physician
century 17th century
contradicts Galenic theory of blood movement
countryOfFirstPublication Germany
demonstrates role of veins and arteries in circulation
unidirectional flow of blood through heart valves
describes heart as a pump
pulmonary circulation
systemic circulation
field anatomy
cardiology
physiology
followedBy Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως
surface form: De Generatione Animalium
fullTitleTranslation Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus self-linksurface differs
surface form: An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
genre scholarly monograph
hasImpactOn clinical understanding of heart disease
teaching of anatomy and physiology
historicalPeriod early modern period
influenced 17th-century scientific revolution
development of experimental medicine
modern cardiovascular physiology
keyClaim blood circulates continuously in a closed system
the amount of blood pumped by the heart exceeds total body volume if not recirculated
the heart’s contractions drive blood through the body
languageFeature written in scholarly Renaissance Latin
mainSubject circulation of the blood
function of the heart
methodology anatomical dissection
quantitative estimation of blood volume
vivisection experiments
notableFor first accurate description of systemic circulation
foundational contribution to cardiovascular science
numberOfChapters 17
originalLanguage Latin
placeOfFirstPublication Frankfurt am Main
surface form: Frankfurt
precededBy Galenic writings on blood and pneuma
publicationFormat quarto
publicationYear 1628
publisher William Fitzer

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William Harvey notableWork Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus
William Harvey notableWorkEnglishTitle Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus
this entity surface form: An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus alsoKnownAs Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus
this entity surface form: De Motu Cordis
Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus fullTitleTranslation Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals