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>.
Forms a protective cushion for the brain and spinal cord. (Patestas, 95) Because the fluid leaks out under the meninges, there is also a thin layer of fluid surrounding the brain. In fact, the brain actually floats in this shock-absorbing fluid (because) the organ has few direct connections with the skull around it.