Develop a puffy face and chicken legs

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Assignment:

Can you please help me grasp an idea of how to answer the following questions?

1. How does the MAP differ in our head and feet compared to aortic MAP, and why?

2. Is this altered when we travel in space? Why/why not?

3. An astronaut's appearance during their time in space can change as they develop a "puffy face and chicken legs". Explain the cardiovascular physiology driving these changes.

4. During their time in space, cardiovascular compensation occurs. On return to earth 80% of astronauts will suffer from orthostatic hypotension. Using appropriate physiological terms explain how orthostatic hypotension occurs.

5. What is ejection fraction and how is it calculated?

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