An experiment was conducted on the ISS to study the human gastrointestinal tract using ultrasound. In this respect informs TASS, referring to the special correspondent cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin.
The “Splanch” experiment involves the study of the features of the structural and functional state of various parts of the gastrointestinal tract in order to determine the characteristics of the changes that may occur in the digestive system during spaceflight. Especially for this experiment, the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences produced a special ultrasound machine specially adapted to weightlessness. ECG sensors were attached to the astronaut during the procedure, and the procedure itself was performed both before and after meals.
“Experts around the world say this is invaluable data for them to extend our expedition,” Petelin explained. The current experience was the third of its kind and will be repeated once more in the future.
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