He tied off an artery or a vein in a living animal to see on which side of this blockage the pressure within the blood vessel would build up. Thus he discovered circulation. Who was he?

Andreas Vesalius

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Praxagoras of Cos

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William Harvey

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Thomas Hunt Morgan

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Solution

The correct option is A William Harvey
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.
So, the correct option is C. ( William Harvey )

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