Compare and contrast endocrine regulation and nervous regula

Compare and contrast endocrine regulation and nervous regulation of physiological events.

Solution

Both nervous and endocrine systems are the basic systems are organ systems that facilitate information and regulate the biological processes inside an organism, but through different means of passing signals. The nervous system is primarily responsible for transmitting information about external stimuli, while the endocrine system translates some of that stimulus information into hormones that affect different biological reactions.

nervous and endocrine systems in terms of type of chemical messenger released.

Endocrine - hormones
Nervous - neurotransmitters

nervous and endocrine systems in terms of location of target cell

Endocrine - widespread throughout body
Nervous - precisely targeted and specific

nervous and endocrine systems in terms of onset of response to stimuli

Endocrine - responds w/in several seconds to days
Nervous - responds w/in milliseconds

nervous and endocrine systems in terms of duration of action of chemical messenger

Endocrine - reacts more slowly to stimuli
Nervous - reacts quickly to stimuli

nervous and endocrine systems in terms of specificity of response to chemical messenger

Endocrine - Depends on receptors in the receiving cell
Nervous - Depends on receptors in the receiving cell

nervous and endocrine systems in terms of duration of response to stimuli

Endocrine - May continue responding long after stimulus stops
Nervous - adapts quickly to continual stimulation

nervous and endocrine systems in terms of duration of action of chemical messenger

Endocrine - may continue after stimulus stops
Nervous - Stops when stimulus stops