ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE
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Question
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Endocrine is fast and nervous is slow
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The endocrine travels through neurons and the nervous travels through the circulatory system
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The endocrine is long lasting and the nervous is fast
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The endocrine maintains homeostasis and the nervous does not
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Detailed explanation-1: -For one, the endocrine system uses chemical signaling (hormones, produced by glands) while the nervous system uses electrical signaling (neural impulses). The signal transmission of the nervous system is fast because neurons are interconnected, but the functions are more short-lived.
Detailed explanation-2: -In general, the nervous system involves quick responses to rapid changes in the external environment, and the endocrine system is usually slower acting-taking care of the internal environment of the body, maintaining homeostasis, and controlling reproduction (Table 14.1. 1).
Detailed explanation-3: -One communication difference between the nervous system and endocrine system is that the nervous system emits both electrical and chemical signals, whereas the endocrine system emits only chemical signals.