PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The endocrine system responds to stimulation by secreting hormones into the circulatory system that travel to the target tissue. Responses to endocrine system stimulation are typically slow but long lasting.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hormones bring about their characteristic effects on target cells by modifying cellular activity. Protein hormones react with receptors on the surface of the cell, and the sequence of events that results in hormone action is relatively rapid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hormonal responses are slower than the reflex actions because hormones, which initiate and control the responses, are chemicals transported by blood. On the other hand, in reflex actions, the impulses are electrical in nature and are transmitted by specialised cells called neurons that make up nervous tissue.