CHEM 182 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Atorvastatin, Anti-Inflammatory, Aspirin
11 Mar 2014
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Ancient egyptians thought heart was center of emotions and intellect- when made mummies, they kept heart in jar and put it back in body cause thought would be useful in afterlife; Ancient romans thought the heart made blood and pumped it through the arteries to deliver. Vital spirit (saw heart still pounding after killing someone-gladiators). Leonardo davinci(1452-1519)- first scientist to look at heart scientifically and drew very accurate pictures of it. - a surgeon in uk has pioneered a new way to repair damaged hearts after being inspired by artist leonardo da vinci"s medical drawings. William harvey (1578-1657)- british scientist who first really understood what the heart did. It is a pump for blood around the body. The heart has two functions: to pump blood to lungs for oxygenation via veins and pulmonary artery, and brought back from lungs to body through aorta.
