Hormones vs. neurotransmitter?

Question

Does hormones travel faster than neurotransmitters?

Answer 1

Hormones travel very slowly. I learned this in my Psychology Class. Hormones are released by glands and then go into the blood stream to reach the brain (or any other part of the body). Neurotransmitters are specifically in the brain and are released by electrical impulses sent from brain neuron to brain neuron extremely quickly. (Neurotransmitters go across the synaptic gap from a neuron axon terminal to dendrite that pulls it into the cell body, this info is a little more deep)

Electrical impulses happen in the brain and then sometimes glands will release hormones as apart of the reaction.

Answer 2

Hormones r secreted by ductless glands while neurotransmitters by the nerve terminal. Hormones travel via blood while the neurotransmitter travels through the synapse between an axon and axon, axon & dendrite, axon & soma. Hormones are catabolised in the liver mostly, neurotransmitters r metabolised in the synapse by specific enzymes and the by-products taken up by the nerve terminal for further synthesis. Neurotransmitters function faster but half life is short compared to hormones.

Answer 3

Hormones are chemical substances secreted by ductless glands into the the blood stream and affecting the whole body .. example : thyroxin hormone from thyroid gland .

Neurotransmitters : not present in the blood . it presents in nervous system .. it transmits the impulse from one neuron to another in a very short time . example : when an electric impulse runs along the axon of a neuron till it reaches the end of a the neuron . it releases a transmitter from vesicles in the presynaptic terminal into the gap between the 2 neurons ( synaptic cleft ) transmitting the signal to the other neuron ( post synaptic terminal ) binding certain receptor on the other neuron leading to spreading of the electric impulse along the 2nd neuron too . and so on .

Answer 4

Neurotransmitters act faster and for shorter time periods. While hormones work slower, they stick around longer in the body so they have longer lasting effects.