Compare and contrast the nervous and hormonal mechanism for control and coordination in animals.

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answered Mar 1, 2022 by KshitizKumar (42.7k points)
selected Mar 3, 2022 by KalashAtagre

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Nervous system	Hormonal system
1) Nervous system has a network of nerves.	1) Hormone system does not have such a network in the body.
1) Hormone system does not have such a network in the body.	2) Hormone system does not have such a network in the body. Hormones pass from the endocrine glands through blood.
3) Nerve impulses reach only the cells required to respond.	3) Hormones reach all the cells but special cells on the target organs using special molecules on their surfaces recognize the information and act.
4) There is no feedback mechanism in generating electrical impulses.	4) The timing and amount of hormones released are dependent on feedback mechanism.