Respiratory System in Microgravity

The sections in this article are: 1 Topographical Differences of Pulmonary Structure and Function 1.1 Normal Gravity 1.2 Effect of Short Periods of Microgravity 1.3 Effect of Sustained Microgravity 1.4 Nongravitational Inequality of Ventilation and Bloodflow 2 Mechanics of Lung and Chest Wall 2.1 Lung Volume and Chest Wall Configuration 2.2 Flow-volume Curves 3 Pulmonary Bloodflow and Blood Volume 4 Pulmonary Retention of Inhaled Aerosol 5 Nitrogen Washout for Extravehicular Activity 6 Spacecraft Atmosphere