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← ScienceWhich risk increases dramatically for astronauts experiencing prolonged weightlessness?
A)Bone density greatly declines✓
B)Immune system becomes hyperactive
C)Vision acuity sharply improves
D)Muscle mass proportionally increases
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Reduced gravity causes bone density decline because decreased mechanical loading triggers increased osteoclast activity. This bone resorption dominates due to lack of piezoelectric stimulation of osteoblasts; therefore density goes down because that is the lower-energy structural state rather than the opposite.
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