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The document discusses the significant impact of gravity on human growth and development, particularly in relation to lung size, blood circulation, posture, and bone and muscle development. It highlights how high and low gravity conditions affect lung volume, cardiovascular workload, blood pressure, spine alignment, and muscle strength. The findings emphasize the importance of gravity in maintaining physiological functions and the challenges faced in microgravity environments, such as those experienced by astronauts.

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Physics Presentation

The document discusses the significant impact of gravity on human growth and development, particularly in relation to lung size, blood circulation, posture, and bone and muscle development. It highlights how high and low gravity conditions affect lung volume, cardiovascular workload, blood pressure, spine alignment, and muscle strength. The findings emphasize the importance of gravity in maintaining physiological functions and the challenges faced in microgravity environments, such as those experienced by astronauts.

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prepared by : adelia, hani, jyoshita, reeshithaa, rutrashni, melkathrena

Gravity, while often taken for granted, plays a crucial


role in human growth and development. While its
impact might not be as dramatic as other factors like
nutrition or genetics, it's essential to understand its
influence.
Lung size can be affected by
gravitational forces:

High Gravity Low Gravity

Larger Lung Volume: In microgravity, the


Smaller Lung Volume: Increased
chest and lung shape can alter, potentially
gravitational pressure can compress the
leading to a larger lung volume due to less
chest and reduce lung volume, potentially
compression from the diaphragm and
making breathing more challenging.
chest wall.
Blood circulatory system

High Gravity Low Gravity

- Increased venous return raises - Blood shifts to the head, causing facial
cardiovascular workload. puffiness.
- The heart works harder, which may strain - Reduced venous return can lead to lower
the system. blood pressure and orthostatic hypotension.
- Fluid can accumulate in the lower - The heart may adapt by becoming more
extremities, causing swelling. spherical.
Blood pressure is influenced by
gravitational forces as follows:
Low Gravity High Gravity
Potential Decrease in Blood Pressure: Due Potential Increase in Blood Pressure: Greater
to fluid redistribution to the upper body and gravitational force increases pressure on
reduced venous return from the legs, the cardiovascular system, potentially
astronauts may experience lower blood raising blood pressure.
pressure. Increased Cardiac Load: The heart has to
Orthostatic Hypotension: Astronauts might work harder to pump blood throughout the
face sudden drops in blood pressure when body, which may lead to elevated blood
transitioning from lying down to standing up. pressure over time.
Posture and Spine

Spine Alignment:
Gravity helps shape our spine's natural
Posture:
curvature. Over time, without the
Gravity plays a role in maintaining good
counteracting force of gravity, the spine
posture by counteracting the body's
can elongate, leading to temporary height
tendency to slouch.
increases (as seen in astronauts upon
returning to Earth).
Circulatory System

Blood Flow:
Gravity affects blood circulation. The heart works against gravity to pump blood to the
brain and other upper body parts.
Bone and Muscle Development

Bone Density: Muscle Development:


Gravity exerts a constant pull on our Muscles work against gravity for everyday
bones, stimulating bone growth and activities like standing and walking. This
density. This is why astronauts in constant resistance contributes to muscle
microgravity experience bone loss. growth and strength.

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