What are the differences and what are the similarities between the nervous system and the endocrine system?
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Mar 21, 2018
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Explanation:
While both systems control parts of body by transmitting impulses there are many differences between nervous system and endocrine system.
- While endocrine system is slow, nervous impulse is immediate/rapid.
- Hormones are transported chemically through blood, nervous impulses are transported electrochemically through nerve fibres.
- Hormones affect different organs of the body and has a widespread effect, while nervous impulses afeect only a particular part of the body.
- Hormonal effect is long lasting whereas nervous effect is short lived.
- Hormones can bring about a metabolic change but nervous impulse impulses cannot bring about a metabolic change.
