Endocrine System vs. Nervous System?
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They both maintain homestasis, but the big difference is time. Endocrine - slow, long term effects. Nervous system - fast, short lived effects.
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* Cardiovascular system: blood circulations with heart and blood vessels\n    * Digestive system: processing food with mouth, stomach and intestines\n    * Endocrine system: communicating within the body using hormones\n    * Immune system: defending against disease-causing agents\n    * Integumentary system: skin, hair and nails\n    * Lymphatic system: structures involved in the transfer of lymph between tissues and the bloodstream\n    * Muscular system: moving the body\n    * Nervous system: collecting, transferring and processing information with brain and nerves\n    * Reproductive system: the sex organs\n    * Respiratory system: the organs used for breathing, the lungs\n    * Skeletal system: structural support and protection through bones\n    * Urinary system: the kidneys and associated structures involved in the production and excretion of urine
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The nervous system transports signals from the senses to the brain. "Senses" themselves are in fact just different types of nerve endings on your skin, on your tongue, etc. The signals from these nerve endings are carried to the brain along chains of cells called neurons.
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Exocrine glands secrete their hormones through ducts whereas endocrine glands do not.
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It involves the hypothalamus, the pituitary, the thyroid, and thyroid hormones (T3/T4). You can do the rest, its pretty simple :)
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I think the question is asking you about nerves and hormones.
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it was called hormone.\nin animal the thyroid glands will secreted the thyroid hormone that promotes growth and maturation of central nervous system.in plant there were the auksin and gibberelin.
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The endocrine system produces hormones and works with the circulatory system - that carries them. The nervous system works with the respiratory system and every other system in the body; such as the gastrointestinal system and reproductive systems.
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A lot of people get neurotransmitters and hormones confused.  They are both signal molecules, but I don't know of any neurotransmitters that influence gender.  There are the obvious HORMONES; testosterone being the major influence before birth.
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nervous system\n\nendocrine system
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endocrine and digestive
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Diabetes is itself a derangement of the endocrine system. In type 1, a major endocrine system has completely failed. There is no insulin as a result of damage to the beta cells in charge of producing it. \n\nType 2 is more complicated. It is characteristically an inability of many body cells (about 2/3) to use insulin even if it's present. Some type 2s go on to have more insulin than normal in an attempt to get blood glucose levels down, or to beta cell death / exhaustion and reduced or no insulin. In any case, this is also a derangement of the endocrine system, also involving insulin.\n\nInsulin is tremendously important and is so important that it has been conserved across large evolutionary distance and time. The nematode worm, c elegans, uses insulin in much the same way and for the same purposes, that we do. So do fish. Beef insulin is exactly the same hormone as human insulin, except that it differs in two amino acids, and pork insulin is even closer, only one different amino acid. \n\nAs such, it's a great signal to rely on for controlling many things. If there's biochemical energy available, then protein synthesis will be possible, energetically. So cells use insulin levels to control amino acid uptake from blood stores. And similarly for electrolyte balances across cell membranes. And similarly for mobilization (or storage) of excess calories in the form of fats; if there's glucose in the blood, insulin levels will be high and so fats in the diet should be stored against future need. If there's little glucose in the blood, insulin will be low, and so energy in stores (ie, fat cells) should be used -- fats get dumped in the blood (as blood lipids), taken to the liver and turned into fuel for the rest of the body. (This is called ketosis, and it's the basis of the Atkins diet, though such diets are not 'normal' and, especially for diabetics, should be used with great caution. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious medical emergency and can be triggered by dietary derangements.) And so on and so on. \n\nInsulin is the direct cause of, or the indirect cause of, a great many things throughout the body. Consequences of its presence or absence are many, important, serious and cannot be too far wrong lest the damage be severe enough to cause damage or death.
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Testosterone, it is a fickle thing, and affects different animals different. The hormones posessed by humans are much different than the hormones posessed by whales and spiders. \n\nBut on a personal note, you've never met my aunt Lorraine. She makes linebackers look like toddlers.
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The hypothalamus in the brain controls the pituitary gland, which releases hormones that often affect the release of other hormones by other endocrine glands. \n\nMost of the time, however, it's a direct response to the conditions in the body and environment. For instance, when your brain preceives that you are in danger, you get the fight-or-flight response. Your adrenal glands release epinephrine, aka adrenaline, which speeds up your heart rate and gets you ready for action.
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The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant organs. Hormones act as "messengers", and are carried by the bloodstream to different cells in the body, which interpret these messages and act on them. The endocrine system does not include exocrine glands such as salivary glands, sweat glands and glands within the gastrointestinal tract.\n\nThe field of medicine that deals with disorders of endocrine glands is endocrinology, a branch of the wider field of internal medicine.\n\nHypothalamus \nThyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) \nGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) \nGrowth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) \nCorticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) \nSomatostatin \nDopamine \nPituitary gland \nAnterior lobe (adenohypophysis) \nGH (human growth hormone) \nPRL (prolactin) \nACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) \nTSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) \nFSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) \nLH (luteinizing hormone) \nPosterior lobe (neurohypophysis) \nOxytocin \nADH (antidiuretic hormone) \nPineal gland \nMelatonin \nThyroid gland \nThyroxine (T4), a form of thyroid hormone \nTriiodothyronine (T3), a form of thyroid hormone \nCalcitonin \nParathyroid gland \nParathyroid hormone (PTH) \nHeart \nAtrial-natriuretic peptide (ANP) \nStomach and intestines \nGastrin \nSecretin \nCholecystokinin (CCK) \nSomatostatin \nNeuropeptide Y \nLiver \nInsulin-like growth factor \nAngiotensinogen \nThrombopoietin \nIslets of Langerhans in the pancreas \nInsulin \nGlucagon \nSomatostatin \nAdrenal glands \nAdrenal cortex \nGlucocorticoids - cortisol \nMineralocorticoids - aldosterone \nAndrogens (including testosterone) \nAdrenal medulla \nAdrenaline (epinephrine) \nNoradrenaline (norepinephrine) \nKidney \nRenin \nErythropoietin (EPO) \nCalcitriol \nSkin \nCalciferol (vitamin D3) \nAdipose tissue \nLeptin \n\nIn males only\nTestes \nAndrogens (testosterone) \n\nIn females only\nOvarian follicle \nOestrogens \nTestosterone \nCorpus luteum \nProgesterone \nPlacenta (when pregnant) \nProgesterone \nHuman chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) \nHuman placental lactogen (HPL) \n\nRole in disease\nDiseases of the endocrine system are common, such as diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease.\n\nEndocrineopathies can occur with any of these. Hypofunction can occur as result of loss of reserve, hyposecretion, agenesis, atrophy, destruction, etc. Hyperfunction can occur as result of hypersecretion, loss of suppression, tumor, hyperplasia, etc.\n\nEndocrineopathies are classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary.\n\nPrimary is target organ dysfunction and is normally associated with increased or decreased secretory hormones. Secondary is a dysfunction that originates elsewhere like the pituitary gland and is normally associated with increased or decreased production of trophic factors. Tertiary is associated with dysfunction of the hypothalamus and its releasing hormones.\n\nDiffuse Endocrine System\nOrgans aren't the sole way for hormones to be sent into the body; there are a host of specific cells which secrete hormones independently. These are called the "diffuse" endocrine system, and include myocytes in the heart (atria) and epithelial cells in the stomach and small intestines. In fact, if one were to classify any chemical excretions in the term "hormone," every cell in the human body could be considered a part of the endocrine system.
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Autoimmune means that the body is attacking itself.\nExocrinopathy means that there is a problem with the exocrine system (mainly the glands that secrete outside the body...usualy refering to the GI tract)....So, a disease state that is produced from within affecting the digestive tract...
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I. COMPARISON OF SOMATIC AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS (ANS)\n\n     A. Sensory neurons of the somatic nervous system receive input from the special senses, general somatic senses, and proprioceptors; sensory neurons of the ANS receive input from the special senses, general visceral senses, and general somatic senses.\n\n     B. The somatic nervous system operates under conscious control; the ANS operates without conscious control.\n    \n     C. The axons of the motor neurons of the somatic nervous system extend from the CNS synapse directly to an effector and release acetylcholine, whereas autonomic pathways consist of two sets of motor (efferent) neurons.\n\n        1. The axon of the first (preganglionic) motor neuron of the ANS extends from the CNS and synapses in a ganglion with the second neuron.\n        2. The second (postganglionic) motor neuron synapses on an effector. Preganglionic fibers release the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and postganglionic fibers release acetylcholine or norepinephrine. \n\n     D. Somatic nervous system effectors are skeletal muscles, and ANS effectors include cardiac and smooth muscle, and glands.\n    \n     E. The somatic nervous system responds to neurotransmitters as excitation while the ANS response to neurotransmitters is excitation or inhibition.\n\n     F. A summary of the similarities of and differences between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems is presented.\n\n     G. The output (efferent) part of the ANS is divided into two principal parts: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic. Organs that receive impulses from both sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers are said to have dual innervation. III. \n\nANATOMY OF AUTONOMIC MOTOR PATHWAYS\n\n     A. Overview\n\n        1. Preganglionic neurons are myelinated; postganglionic neurons are unmyelinated.\n         2. The first of two autonomic motor neurons is called a preganglionic neuron.\n             a. Its cell body is in the brain or spinal cord.\n             b. Its myelinated axon, called a preganglionic fiber pathway, passes out of the CNS as part of a cranial or spinal nerve, later separating from the nerve and extending to an autonomic ganglion where it synapses with the postganglionic neuron.\n        3. The postganglionic neuron pathway, the second neuron in the autonomic motor circuit, lies entirely outside the CNS.\n            a. Its cell body and dendrites are located in an autonomic ganglion, where it makes synapses with one or more preganglionic fibers.\n            b. The axon of a postganglionic neuron, the postganglionic fiber, is unmyelinated and terminates in a visceral effector. \n         4. The cell bodies of sympathetic preganglionic neurons are in the lateral gray homs of the 12 thoracic and first 2 or 3 lumbar segments; the cell bodies of parasympathetic preganglionic neurons are in cranial nerve nuclei (III, VII, IX, and X) in the brain stem and lateral gray horns of the second through fourth sacral segments of the cord.\n         5. Autonomic ganglia are classified as:\n              a. sympathetic trunk (vertebral chain) ganglia (on both sides of spinal column)\n              b. prevertebral (collateral) ganglia (anterior to spinal column);\n              c. parasympathetic terminal (intramural) ganglia (near or inside visceral effectors). 6. In addition to autonomic ganglia, the ANS contains autonomic plexuses. \n\n     B. Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Divisions\n\n         1. Sympathetic preganglionic neurons synapses with postganglionic neurons in ganglia of the sympathetic trunk or prevertebral ganglia.\n         2. Parasympathetic preganglionic neurons synapses with postganglionic neurons in terminal ganglia.\n        3. The salient anatomical features of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions are compared. \n\nTransmission of Autonomic Stimuli\n\nLike other nerves, those of the autonomic nervous system convey their messages to the appropriate end organs (blood vessels, viscera,