Compare and contrast the structures and functions of the nervous and endocrine systems in the human body.
Structure |
Nervous system |
Endocrine system |
Definition |
This system is the complicated network of nerve fibres which transmits the electrical signals to and from spinal cord to brain to body parts. |
This system is the collection of glands which transmits the stimuli through the hormonal response |
Rate of response |
Rate of response is very fast as the neurotransmitter and action potentials are quick. |
Rate of response is slow as carry stimuli through the blood by hormones. |
Duration of response |
it is temporary and reversible |
It is permanent type response |
Kind of response |
It is the localised type |
It spread through out the body |
Mode of signal transmission |
Through Neurons |
Through hormones via the blood. |
Similarities:
Both the systems maintain the homeostasis of the body and regulated by the negative feedback mechanisms.
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