Naming difficulties may be rank ordered along a continuum. Items are rank ordered in terms of their ability to be named, which is correlated with their frequency. This type of picture-naming test is also useful in the examination of children with learning disabilities and the evaluation of brain-injured adults.
The Jarvik-7 heart was developed by American scientist Robert Jarvik and his mentor, Willem Kolff. In 1982, Seattle dentist Dr. Barney Clark was the first person implanted with the Jarvik-7, the first artificial heart intended to last a lifetime.
William Harvey was an English physician who is credited for discovering the circulation of blood in the body throughthe functioning of the heart. This biography profiles his childhood, life, work, achievement, contribution and interesting facts.