BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

HORMONES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
While the nervous system communicates using electrical signals, the body’s endocrine system uses chemical signals called what?
A
Hormones
B
Glands
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. They carry information and instructions from one set of cells to another.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hormones created and released by the glands in your body’s endocrine system control nearly all the processes in your body. These chemicals help coordinate your body’s functions, from metabolism to growth and development, emotions, mood, sexual function and even sleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -The endocrine and nervous systems communicate with each other through the hypothalamus, which controls basic drives such as hunger and thirst. The hypothalamus also regulates the pituitary gland, which governs the release of hormones by the body’s other glands.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overview. Throughout the nervous system, neurons communicate via electrical and chemical signals. Another form of chemical communication is the secretion of hormones into the bloodstream, which is accomplished via endocrine glands located in the endocrine system.

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