ILOs

• Describe the basic structure of bone
• Discuss different types of bone cells and their role in bone remodeling
• Understand the role of Vitamin D and Parathyroid hormone in bone remodeling
• Discuss different factors affecting bone homeostasis
• Explain the physiological consequences of prolonged space flight or weightlessness
• Discuss the methods to reduce the effects of weightlessness on bones

• Aging and the MSK
• Studying the MSK using Space Flight
• Bone and Muscle Mass
• Bone Physiology
• Sarcopenia
• Prolonged Space Flight
• Bone Homeostasis
• Life in a Space Station