PPT Slide
- Define key terms/concepts
- Review basic structure & function of the cardiovascular system
- Describe the normal distribution of blood pressures (e.g., head to foot) on Earth & how the body is adapted for this distribution
- Discuss adaptations in other organisms for such pressure distributions
- State the Starling Law of the Capillary and interrelate factors causing or preventing fluid shifts and edema
- Describe the new blood pressure gradient in microgravity, its impact on local fluid shifts, and the effects