What exactly is meant by humoral and what by nervous regulation of body functions?

Nervous regulation consists in the transmission of information from the nervous system to the spinal cord and brain, where action programs are formed and commands are given – such regulation is carried out almost instantly and as accurately as possible. Humoral regulation delivers biologically active substances entering the blood and lymph to all tissues and organs of the body – such regulation proceeds relatively slowly and does not have an exact addressee.