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>.
In fact cortisol, which is released by the adrenal glands under conditions of high mental and physical stress and high temperature, is the body's primary catabolic hormone. The three main functions of cortisol are: 1  The reduction of protein synthesis. 2  The facilitation of protein to glucose. 3  The halting of tissue growth.