Biology A-Level
Nervous versus endocrine transmission
What Nervous versus endocrine transmission means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The nervous system transmits electrical impulses along neurones and uses neurotransmitters at synapses, giving fast, short-lived, targeted responses, while the endocrine system secretes hormones from glands into the blood, giving slower, longer-lasting responses.
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