Some physiological effects of alternation between zero gravity and one gravityThe anatomy and physiology of the healthy vestibular system and the history of its study, maintenance of muskuloskeletal fitness under low-gravity conditions, tests of motion sickness, and data and techniques on testing subjects in a slow rotation room, are covered. Components of the inner ear labyrinth and their behavior in relation to equilibrium, gravity and inertial forces, motion sickness, and dizziness are discussed. Preventive medicine, the biologically effective force environment, weightlessness per se, activity in a weightless spacecraft, exercizing required to maintain musculoskeletal function, and ataxia problems are dealt with.
Document ID
19770052965
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Graybiel, A. (U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory Pensacola, Fla., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Meeting Information
Meeting: Princeton Conference on Space manufacturing facilities: Space colonies