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Biostereometric analysis of body form - The second manned Skylab missionResults of biostereometric analyses of the body form of the Skylab 3 crew before and after flight. The Cartesian coordinates of numerous points on the body surface were derived by stereophotogrammetry, and mathematical analysis of the coordinate description allowed computation of the surface area and volume of the body, the volume of body segments, and the area and shape of cross sections. The weight loss in all three crew members was accompanied by a loss in volume distributed between the trunk and legs, with the legs showing the greatest proportional loss. The observed loss of volume apparently resulted from a combined loss of fluid in the abdomen and legs, of muscle in the legs and paraspinal region, and of fat in the abdomen and buttocks.
Document ID
19760045946
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Whittle, M. W.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Herron, R. E.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Cuzzi, J. R.
(NASA Johnson Space Center; Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Houston, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1976
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Accession Number
76A28912
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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