Question

How would the musculoskeletal system of humans adapt to a low gravity environment? What would their bones and muscles look like? Consider the following parts of the musculoskeletal system in your answer: Bone length, Bone diameter, Bone density, Muscle type, location, and size, Anything else you think is important to the musculoskeletal system.

Answer 1

Ans: In low gravity environment the life in the microgravity environment of space brings many changes to the human body. The loss of bone and muscle mass, changes in cardiac performance, variation in behavior, and body-wide alterations initiated by a changing nervous system are some of the most apparent and potentially detrimental effects of microgravity. Changes to bone are particularly noticeable because they affect a human's ability to move and walk upon return to Earth's gravity.

While their bone is living tissue. It is dynamic, responsive to disease and injury, and self-repairing. It has both an organic component and an inorganic component. The collagen, long chains of protein that intertwine in flexible, elastic fibers are mainly composed by organic component. Hydroxyapatite the inorganic component is a calcium-rich mineral that stiffens and strengthens the collagen. Together, the interwoven organic and inorganic components of bone create a sturdy yet flexible skeletal structure.