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    The nervous system sends fast, direct messages like instant messaging over the internet, while the endocrine system communicates more slowly through hormones released into the bloodstream similarly to how the postal service delivers snail mail. Hormones act as chemical messengers produced by tissues and travel through the bloodstream to target organs that have receptors for that specific hormone, analogous to how snail mail is only delivered if the intended recipient has a mailbox. While the nervous system provides rapid signaling, the endocrine system enables more diffuse, slower communication over greater distances through the body.

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    The nervous system sends fast, direct messages like instant messaging over the internet, while the endocrine system communicates more slowly through hormones released into the bloodstream similarly to how the postal service delivers snail mail. Hormones act as chemical messengers produced by tissues and travel through the bloodstream to target organs that have receptors for that specific hormone, analogous to how snail mail is only delivered if the intended recipient has a mailbox. While the nervous system provides rapid signaling, the endocrine system enables more diffuse, slower communication over greater distances through the body.

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    The nervous system sends fast, direct messages like instant messaging over the internet, while the endocrine system communicates more slowly through hormones released into the bloodstream similarly to how the postal service delivers snail mail. Hormones act as chemical messengers produced by tissues and travel through the bloodstream to target organs that have receptors for that specific hormone, analogous to how snail mail is only delivered if the intended recipient has a mailbox. While the nervous system provides rapid signaling, the endocrine system enables more diffuse, slower communication over greater distances through the body.

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    COMPARING THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS

    Barbara E. Goodman, Ph.D.

    The organs of the body communicate with each other in order to coordinate their
    activities. People use instant messaging and the postal service, our bodies use the
    nervous and endocri ne systems. The body’s nervous system is comparable to instant
    messaging via the internet because it sends fast, direct messages. The endocrine
    system is made up of hormones, their releasing organs, and their target organs.
    Hormones are chemicals produced by specific tissues in the body and released into the
    bloodstream. Thus, the endocrine system is comparable to snail mail because the
    delivery of the message is much slower. Like bulk mail, the message is more diffuse
    (reaches a greater area) and affects many organs. A hormone travels through the body
    via the blood but affects only the cells with receptors for that specific hormone. While
    mail is sent to a specific address, snail mail is only useful if the target has a box for it to
    be put in. Thus, hormones are similar to snail mail as a slower method of
    communication than nervous impulses.

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