Differentiate between electrical and chemical coordination

1.	Differentiate between electrical and chemical coordination
Answer» The biggest\xa0difference between\xa0the two is that the\xa0nervous\xa0system uses electrical impulses to send signals through neurones, whereas the\xa0hormonal\xa0system uses\xa0chemical\xa0messengers transported into blood plasma to target cells.\xa0The\xa0main\xa0difference between chemical\xa0synapse and\xa0electrical\xa0synapse is that in a\xa0chemical\xa0synapse,\xa0the\xa0nerve impulse passes chemically by means\xa0of\xa0neurotransmitters whereas an\xa0electrical\xa0synapse is connected through channel proteins. Nerve impulses pass through\xa0the\xa0membrane\xa0of the\xa0axon as an\xa0electrical\xa0signal.\xa0A\xa0chemical synapse\xa0is a gap\xa0between\xa0two neurons where information passes chemically,\xa0in the\xa0form of neurotransmitter molecules. An\xa0electrical synapse\xa0is a gap which has channel proteins connecting the two neurons, so the\xa0electrical\xa0signal can travel straight over the\xa0synapse.

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