Muscular System
Across
- 2. type of muscle that makes up the heart
- 4. individual muscle fiber
- 5. outermost layer, surrounds entire muscle
- 10. neurotransmitter used to cause muscle contraction
- 11. theory that explains how muscle contraction works; sliding __ theory
- 14. bundle of muscle fibers
- 15. connects muscles to bones
- 17. minimal level of stimulus to cause a contraction
- 19. section of a myofibril from one Z line to the next Z line
- 20. when muscles become tired
- 21. describes muscles that are striped in appearance
Down
- 1. store neurotransmitters
- 3. thin filaments of a muscle fiber
- 4. thick filaments of a muscle fiber
- 6. type of muscle that connects to bones, voluntary
- 7. organelle that provides the energy needed for muscle contraction
- 8. this superhero has huge muscles when he's angry; David Banner
- 9. membranous channels that surround the myofibrils; sarcoplasmic ___
- 12. type of muscle found in the digestive tract, involuntary
- 13. surrounds fascicles
- 16. connects bones to other bones
- 18. space between a neuron and the muscle, synaptic ___