Great Muslim Scholars and Scientists
Which of these terms is defined as follows: a physician credited with an early description of the pulmonary (lesser) circulation of blood?
- A. Jabir ibn Hayyan
- B. Ibn al-Nafis ✓
- C. Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
- D. Al-Idrisi
Correct answer
B. Ibn al-Nafis
Explanation
'Ibn al-Nafis' refers to a physician credited with an early description of the pulmonary (lesser) circulation of blood.