Question

Compare and contrast between nervous and hormonal mechanism

Answer 1

The biggest difference between the two is that the nervous system uses electrical impulses to send signals through neurons,whereas the hormonal system uses chemical messengers transported into blood plasma to target cells.

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Answer 2

Nervous mechanism:-

1. It is performed by nervous system which sent an electrical impulse along axons and as a chemical across synapse and acts through effectors.

2. The information is transmitted instantaneously.

3. the effects are short lived.

Hormonal mechanism:-

1. It is performed by chemical sub. called hormones , secreted by endocrine glands.

2. the information is transmitted slowly not as fast as nervous mechanism.

3. the effects are generally more prolonged.