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1. When the personal rocket was launched, it provided very high acceleration that eventually
caused the rocket to traverse different pressure levels at once. The sudden change in pressure
does not give the body to adjust soon enough. Hence, the outside air pressure acting on the
pilot’s body is very high compared to the pilot’s internal body pressure as a result of blood flow.
At normal Earth gravitational pressure, the flow of blood is always biased towards the lower
body parts. At accelerated conditions, this effect is multiplied with an increased in gravitational
pull. This acceleration increases venous pressure that causes the blood to pool below the heart.
This results in little blood flow to the upper regions of the body, hence a reduced blood
pressure. Acceleration also causes one to have difficulties in breathing by flattening the
diaphragm. However, the loss of consciousness generally occurs when the venous pressure
forces the blood to flow in the head-to-limbs direction, causing the brain to experiences hypoxic
conditions which then results in loss of consciousness.
2. At high accelerations, the body reacts by vasoconstriction of the arteries. As blood pressure falls,
pressure reflexes in the carotid and aortic regions caused increased peripheral resistance and a
significant rise in the heart rate. The increased heart rate forces the blood to flow to the brain.
At maximum altitude, the heart rate helps to pump blood to the CNS which results in recovery
and body optimization. The blood pressure then increases as it returns to normal.
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