Question

How is the nervous system connected to the skeletal system in the human body?

Answer 1

Hint: The nerves help to transfer electrical impulses to and from between the brain/spinal cord and between the muscles/organs of the body. Nerves helps in the sensations such as pain, pleasure, temperature, hearing, vision and other senses by taking information from the muscle or tissue back to the brain.

Complete answer:
The body and its organs are controlled and regulated majorly by- the central nervous system, the endocrine system and the local self-regulatory system (autocrine, paracrine, immune response, etc.). The nervous system comprises a collection of nerves and specialized cells, called neurons, which can detect, receive and transmit different types of stimuli.
 The nervous system is grouped into two broad categories- central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS). Nerves transfers orders from the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) in the form of electrical impulses. The body is regulated by these fast-moving electrical impulses that are transferred by the nerves. The afferent nerve fibres help to transfer the impulses from the tissues/organs to the CNS whereas different nerve fibres do vice-versa.

The peripheral nervous system is made up of all the nerves of the body that transmit impulses to the brain and spinal cord. It is categorised into somatic neural systems and autonomic neural systems. The somatic neural system transfers the impulses from the CNS to the skeletal muscles for all sorts of voluntary movement while the autonomic neural system transfers impulses from the CNS to the involuntary organs and smooth muscles of the body. The nerves constitute the PNS. All sorts of impulse transmission (for voluntary or involuntary action) is performed by these nerves to maintain the coordination within the body as well as outside the body (i.e., movement).

Note: The autonomic neural system is further categorised into sympathetic neural system and parasympathetic neural system. The sympathetic system is termed as the "fight or flight" system