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What system works together with the
endocrine system?
It works together with the nervous system.
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How does each system work?
- The endocrine system controls
- body activities by releasing mediator molecules called hormones.
- Results take hours but last
- longer
- Nearly all tissues are
- affected by altering metabolism, regulating growth and development, and influencing
- reproductive processes.
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How does each system work?
- The nervous system controls body actions through nerve impulses
- by:
- releasing hormones into the
- blood
- rest releases
- neurotransmitters excite or inhibit nerve, muscle, and gland cells
- Results in milliseconds,
- brief duration
- Causes muscles to contract or
- glands to secrete
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