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>.
Between the vertebral bodies are the intervertebral discs, providing cushioning and shock absorption. The vertebral bodies also provide (in combination with other parts of the vertebra) the boundaries for the spaces through which the spinal cord travels, as well as branching nerves that exit the spine on their way to all parts of the body.