alleryStart learning →Compared with neural signalling, endocrine signalling takes:
ALess time
BNo time
CHalf time
DMore time
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. More time
1. A nerve delivers its message directly to the next cell.
2. A hormone has to travel through the whole bloodstream first.
3. Endocrine signalling requires more time than neural signalling.
4. Some reproductive hormones take up to 48 hours to produce a response.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 17 'The Endocrine System', sections 17.1-17.9_
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