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Who among the following discovered the c...

Who among the following discovered the circulation of blood?

A

William Harvey

B

Florence Rena Sabin

C

Ernst Heinrich Weber

D

Van Leeuwenhoek

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William Harvey was an English physician who made seminal contributions in anatomy and physiology. He was the first known physician to describe completely, and in detail, the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart.
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