Outline the main similarities and differences between the nervous and endocrine systems
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The nervous and endocrine systems are the two main regulatory systems of the body. The nervous system swiftly transmits electrical impulses to the skeletal muscles and the exocrine glands that it innervates. The endocrine system secretes hormones into the blood for delivery to distant sites of action. Although these two systems differ in many respects, they have much in common. They both alter their target cells by releasing chemical messengers (neurotransmitters in the case of neurons, hormones in the case of endocrine cells) that bind with specific receptors of the target cells. This binding triggers the cellular response dictated by the regulatory system.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) extension of the skeletal muscle plasmalemma into the cell. B) cytoplasm of skeletal muscle fibers. C) plasmalemma of skeletal muscle fibers. D) endoplasmic reticulum of skeletal muscle fibers. E) None of the answers are correct.