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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The Muslim scientist who presented the concept of blood pressure is Ibn un Nafees.
Ibn un Nafees (1213–1288 CE) was a Syrian Arab physician who is most famous for being the first to describe the pulmonary circulation of blood. He correctly explained that blood flows from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs, where it mixes with air, and then returns to the left ventricle. This discovery laid the foundation for the modern understanding of blood circulation and blood pressure, centuries before William Harvey's work in Europe.
Ibn un Nafees, full name Ala-al-Din Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Abi al-Hazm al-Qarshi al-Dimashqi, was a polymath who made significant contributions to medicine, physiology, and Islamic jurisprudence. His most famous work is the commentary on Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine titled "Sharh Tashrih al-Qanun," in which he challenged Galen's long-held theory about blood flow and presented his groundbreaking discovery of pulmonary circulation. He also wrote extensively on ophthalmology and dietetics.
