https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute Phgy 355 Group 4 en-us 2018-03-15 12:56:43 UTC 2025-11-07 16:51:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242319790 Gravity acts on the weight of the lung and compresses the base]]> 2018-03-15 12:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242319790 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242321596 Blood flows more easily to the base, but must work against gravity to go to apex]]> 2018-03-15 13:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242321596 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242322300 Ventilation (air flow) and Perfusion (blood flow) are both higher at the BASE of the lung]]> 2018-03-15 13:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242322300 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242323196 Without gravity, the lung is not compresses]]> 2018-03-15 13:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242323196 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242323563 Blood flow is not limited by gravity]]> 2018-03-15 13:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242323563 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242324102 Without the effect of gravity on both ventilation and perfusion, do they become equal across the lung?]]> 2018-03-15 13:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242324102 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242325043 Assuming the above is true, would an astronaut's body adapt to these changes, and what would be the resulting physiological effects on oxygenation when they come back to Earth?]]> 2018-03-15 13:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242325043 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242326593 Does the body adapt so that the apex and base are both contributing equally to gas exchange?]]> 2018-03-15 13:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242326593 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242331236 Would this contribute to the increased difficulty of exercising when an astronaut comes back to Earth?]]> 2018-03-15 13:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242331236 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242331801 Could an unknown condition affecting base gas exchange (eg. clot)   become life threatening when the apex no longer contributes to the same extent? ]]> 2018-03-15 13:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242331801 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242335047 2018-03-15 13:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242335047 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242335527 2018-03-15 13:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242335527 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242351546 2018-03-15 13:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242351546 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242351808 2018-03-15 13:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242351808 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242352618 2018-03-15 13:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242352618 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242352967 2018-03-15 13:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242352967 hallie_prescott https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242354012 2018-03-15 13:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hallie_prescott/a359qc869ute/wish/242354012