The Functions Of The Musculoskeletal System

Like the name suggests, the musculoskeletal system is the combined organ system which incorporates both the muscular system and the skeletal system of a human being. This is what enables movement in the body.
One of the very complex and large organ systems in our body is the musculoskeletal system. This system refers to the muscular system and the skeletal system, both interconnected with each other physically and in performance.
Obviously, the muscular system is the entire network of muscles, tendons and cartilages that are intertwined, interconnected with each other and to the bones of the body. There are different types of muscles that are found in the body; for example, the smooth muscles and the skeletal muscles. Both of these muscles are a part of the musculoskeletal system. The function of the smooth muscles is involuntary whereas the skeletal muscles are moved and contracted at will.
The thousands of nerves that reach into the muscles enable it to contract. When these contracts, they create a pull on the tendons which thereby move the different bones in our body, thus creating movement. The nerves also send messages from the somatic nervous system to the different muscles. The ligaments are a kind of tissue that connects one bone to the other. It is a fibrous and elastic tissue, which has the ability to stretch to give the allowance for bone joints to move back and forth or in a circular motion.