Indicate Whether the Characteristics Below Apply to the Endocrine System

question 17

Short Answer

Indicate whether the characteristics below apply to the endocrine system, the nervous system, or both by writing the appropriate letter in the blank using the following answer code:
a.Endocrine system
b.Nervous system
c.Endocrine and nervous systems
-Chemical messengers act at a long distance from their site of secretion

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Definitions:

Melancholia

A severe form of depression with classic symptoms of despair, deep sadness, inability to find joy, and withdrawal.

Epilepsy

A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

Brain Fever

An antiquated term for various conditions that would inflame the brain, such as encephalitis or meningitis, but not used in modern medical practice.

State Built Asylums

Institutions constructed by government entities intended to house and treat individuals with mental illnesses, historically significant before modern psychiatric hospitals.