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KEY CONCEPT
The nervous system and the endocrine system
provide the means by which organ systems
communicate.
29.1 How Organ Systems Communicate
The body’s communication systems help maintain
homeostasis.
• A stimulus causes a response.
– Responses can be chemical, cellular, or behavioral.
– The nervous and endocrine systems respond to stimuli.
29.1 How Organ Systems Communicate
29.1 How Organ Systems Communicate
target cell
hormone
bloodstream
receptor
not a target cell