
Neuromuscular: The relationship of nerves and muscles
Most of us have a basic understanding of the anatomy of our muscles. How the nervous system and the skeletal muscles work together is less well understood. Adult bodies have about 46 miles of nerves, many of them inside our muscles. The nerves are embedded in muscles, as the images in the Appendix illustrate. This aspect of the nervous system—that nerves are embedded in muscles—is key to cultivating an awareness of the body. The term neuromuscular identifies the functional c