ENDOCRINE ORGANS AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ENDOCRINE ORGANS
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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: -One of the most significant differences between the nervous system and endocrine system is that the nervous system uses electrical impulses to send messages through neurons while endocrine glands use hormones to send messages to the target cells through the bloodstream.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Hormones can control the body, and the effects are much slower than the nervous system, but they last for longer.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.