Development of Anatomophysiologic Knowledge Regarding the Cardiovascular System: From Egyptians to Harvey
Our knowledge regarding the anatomophysiology of the cardiovascular system (CVS) has progressed since the fourth millennium BC.In Egypt (3500 BC), it was believed that a set of channels are interconnected to the heart, transporting air, urine, air, blood, and the soul.One thousand years later, the heart was established as the center of the CVS by t