Decompression sickness ("the bends") is caused by
A) a rapid rise of carbon dioxide in the blood.
B) lack of oxygen in the tissues.
C) bubbles of nitrogen in the blood.
D) glucose deficiency.
E) descending too rapidly into deep water.

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Decompression sickness is caused by bubbles of nitrogen forming in the blood and tissues when a diver ascends too quickly, reducing pressure too rapidly and causing dissolved gases to come out of solution.

Decompression Sickness ("The Bends") Is Caused by