Harvey's most significant contribution to the field of medicine was his work on the circulation of the blood and the heart as a pump. He demonstrated that blood circulates continuously around the body and returns to the heart. This was a major departure from the Galenic tradition, which held that blood flowed back and forth between the liver and the heart.

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The Work of Harvey

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The work of Harvey

A) represented a complete break with Galenic tradition.
B) continued Boyle's experiments with air pressure.
C) focused on the circulation of the blood and the heart as a pump.
D) inspired no new research.
E) was represented in a new technique that allowed for the study of tiny capillaries.

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