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In weightlessness people lose about 1 to 2 percent of bone mass each month. This loss is largely in the lower bones -- the lumbar vertebrae and the leg bones.
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∙ 13y agoLack of gravity. Without gravitational pull on the musculoskeletal system, osteoporosis and osteopenia (bone loss conditions) occur.
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∙ 13y agoIn zero-gravity conditions, astronauts lose bone and muscle mass
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∙ 13y agoyou will fall down
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What happens to your bones when you are weightless?
What happens to your bones when you are weightless, is that your bones will get weaker and weaker. That is why everyday, astronauts, have to spend two hours on a treadmill everyday of there space expedition.
What happens to astronauts in space for a long period of time?
Their bones, heart, and muscles begin to waste away because they cannot strengthen themselves by working against Earth's gravity; if they return from over 8 months in space, their bones would instantly break. It's not a pretty picture.
What happens when a space-shuttle launches?
It goes into space
What happens to a space shuttle once it launches?
it goes up in to space
What happens when there is too much space junk in space?
we all die
What happens to your bones when you are weightless?
What happens to your bones when you are weightless, is that your bones will get weaker and weaker. That is why everyday, astronauts, have to spend two hours on a treadmill everyday of there space expedition.
What happens to the bones when muscle shortening?
What happens to the bones when muscle shortening
What happens to astronauts in space for a long period of time?
Their bones, heart, and muscles begin to waste away because they cannot strengthen themselves by working against Earth's gravity; if they return from over 8 months in space, their bones would instantly break. It's not a pretty picture.
What is the space between infused cranial bones in a infant?
space
What happens to the bones of a person as he grows older?
bones get rusty
Which episode of bones does the grave digger get caught?
This happens in season 2 Ep. 09 - Aliens in a Spaceship.
What happens to bones when thy're burned?
buned bones become brittle
What happens to muscle and bones in space?
the astronaut heart and muscles and bones shrink and get weaker ...this because: the earth's gravitational pull is strong so the heart pumps blood harder than it needs to in space so when a astronaut is in orbit it doesn't need to work so hard so they shrink. hope this helps.
What happens with the whales bones after they get killed?
The whales bones got dissolved in the sea..
What happens to baby's bones when they grow up?
When a babtilage is slowly replaced by bones.
Why do the hip bones curve out?
the hip bones curve out because the women need the space for the baby... its a female thing the hip bones curve out because the women need the space for the baby... its a female thing
What happens to monkeys bones when they die?
what happens to the monkeys when they die in the rainforest
