PATHOLOGY MCQ
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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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: -The signal transmission of the nervous system is fast because neurons are interconnected, but the functions are more short-lived. Signal transmission in the endocrine system is slow, since hormones must travel through the bloodstream, but the responses tend to last longer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hormones can control the body, and the effects are much slower than the nervous system, but they last for longer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neurotransmitters: Neurotransmitters are transmitted across the synaptic cleft. Hormones: Hormones act on a distant site from where it is produced. Neurotransmitters: Neurotransmitters are in direct apposition to their target cells. Hormones: Hormones take few minutes to few days to make the response.