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Compare and contrast how the nervous and endocrine systems control body function. - The nervous system can respond *quickly* to stimuli, through the use of *action potentials and neurotransmitters*. Responses to nervous system stimulation are typically *quick but short lived*. The endocrine system responds to stimulation by secreting *hormones* into the circulatory system that travel to the target tissue. Responds slower, but response can last longer. Define the term autocrine - a hormone secreted by a cell and acting on surface receptors of the same cell Define the term endocrine - hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they travel to affect different receptor cells/organs/tissues
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