ENDOCRINE VS NERVOUS

• WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ENDOCRINE AND NERVOUS SYSTEM?

  ENDOCRINE

  • communication by chemicals (hormones)
  • transmission by blood system
  • widespread
  • slow
  • long-lasting
  • effects may be permanent/ irreversible

  NERVOUS

  • communication by nerve impulses
  • transmission by neurones
  • localised
  • rapid
  • short-lived
  • effects are usually temporary/ reversible