Both the nervous and endocrine systems play a vital role in the survival of a person. They send messages to target areas in order to support life. The messages sent by the nervous system which are being released into a synapse are called neurotransmitters while the ones sent by the endocrine system via the bloodstream are called hormones.
The nervous system exerts point to point control using nerve the endocrine system uses glads to release hormones into the blood system which are delivered to the target cells.