Explain the patterns of blood flow. * Overall pattern of blood flow is something like figure eight. 1. First loop blood travels from the heart to the lungs and then back to the heart. 2. Second loop, blood is pumped from the heart thoughout the body and then returns again to the heart.
exists and is an alternate of . Making the world better, one answer at a time. The nucleus of the intervertebral disks absorb and disperse stress on the spine. The nucleus of the intervertebral disks <i><b>absorb and disperse stress on the spine</b></i>.
The thalamus is an olive shaped structure about one inch in length. It serves as a relay station for impulses traveling to and from the spinal cord, brain stem, cerebellum and cerebrum. It has an important function in directing sensory input to the appropriate place in the cerebral cortex.