BIOASTRONAUTICS TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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human adaptation and countermeasures, space medicine and health
care systems, habitational and environmental monitoring - ANSWER
The three primary elements of bioastronautics
Through drag, freefall - ANSWER describe how microgravity is
generated in LEO
10-6 g - ANSWER what quantitative value do we use for microgravity?
buoyancy, convection, sedimentation - ANSWER which three
phenomena are observed in 1 g but not microgravity?
chicken legs and face puffiness - ANSWER what two body shape
changes occur due to the cephalad fluid shift in microgravity?
1 liter - ANSWER How many liters of fluid is typically lost after 48 hours
in microgravity?
what are the 5 human physiological systems affected by microgravity? -
ANSWER optical, cardiovascular, immune, neurovestibular,
musculoskeletal
change in heart size and atrophy - ANSWER what are two effects of
microgravity on the cardiovascular system?
they carry oxygen throughout the body - ANSWER why are red blood
cells important?
lungs - ANSWER where do red blood cells absorb oxygen?
soleus, calf - ANSWER what muscle group is most affected by
microgravity and where is it locates?
LATEST UPDATED
human adaptation and countermeasures, space medicine and health
care systems, habitational and environmental monitoring - ANSWER
The three primary elements of bioastronautics
Through drag, freefall - ANSWER describe how microgravity is
generated in LEO
10-6 g - ANSWER what quantitative value do we use for microgravity?
buoyancy, convection, sedimentation - ANSWER which three
phenomena are observed in 1 g but not microgravity?
chicken legs and face puffiness - ANSWER what two body shape
changes occur due to the cephalad fluid shift in microgravity?
1 liter - ANSWER How many liters of fluid is typically lost after 48 hours
in microgravity?
what are the 5 human physiological systems affected by microgravity? -
ANSWER optical, cardiovascular, immune, neurovestibular,
musculoskeletal
change in heart size and atrophy - ANSWER what are two effects of
microgravity on the cardiovascular system?
they carry oxygen throughout the body - ANSWER why are red blood
cells important?
lungs - ANSWER where do red blood cells absorb oxygen?
soleus, calf - ANSWER what muscle group is most affected by
microgravity and where is it locates?
