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What is the difference between nervous coordination and hormonal coordination?

Nervous control is fast, brief and point-to-point through electrical impulses; hormonal control is slower, longer-lasting and spread through the blood to many target organs.

Nervous control is fast, brief and point-to-point through electrical impulses; hormonal control is slower, longer-lasting and spread through the blood to many target organs. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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nervous coordination vs hormonal coordination

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