How does the nervous system help the endocrine system maintain homeostasis in the body

Within the process of homeostasis the nervous system detects and responds to adaptions within the body's internal and external environments by sending fast electrical impulses through nerves to the brain which instructs an effector and enables them to react quickly and return the body to a state of equilibrium.

The endocrine and nervous systems communicate with each other through the hypothalamus, which controls basic drives such as hunger and thirst. The hypothalamus also regulates the pituitary gland, which governs the release of hormones by the body's other glands.