SKELETAL AND MUSCULAR SYSTEM

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Across
  1. 5. What type of muscle tissue has spindle-shaped fibers with a single nucleus and is non-striated?
  2. 8. What part of the skeleton includes bones of the limbs and girdles?
  3. 11. What surrounds individual muscle fibers?
  4. 13. What bone disease develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decrease?
  5. 16. What mineral provides strength to bones?
  6. 18. What genetic disorder affects collagen production, causing brittle bones?
  7. 20. What autoimmune disease causes muscle fatigue?
  8. 21. What is the functional unit of muscle contraction?
  9. 23. What theory explains how actin and myosin filaments slide past each other to produce contraction?
  10. 24. What process increases muscle size due to exercise?
  11. 26. What is the outer covering of a muscle?
  12. 27. What protein provides flexibility to bones?
  13. 28. What connects muscles to bones?
  14. 29. What are the living tissues that consist of collagen and minerals?
  15. 30. What type of muscle tissue has branched fibers with a single nucleus and intercalated discs?
Down
  1. 1. What part of the skeleton includes the skull, vertebral column, and ribcage?
  2. 2. What type of joints do not move?
  3. 3. What is the complex network of tissues that enables movement and maintains posture?
  4. 4. What is the over-stretching or tearing of muscle fibers called?
  5. 6. What is the inflammation of tendons called?
  6. 7. What genetic condition leads to muscle weakness?
  7. 8. What process decreases muscle size due to disuse?
  8. 9. What contains myofibrils within a muscle?
  9. 10. What is the framework of bones and cartilage that supports and protects the body?
  10. 12. What connects bones to other bones?
  11. 14. What is the slippery liquid inside some joints that helps bones move smoothly?
  12. 15. What type of joints allow a lot of movement?
  13. 17. What type of muscle tissue has long, cylindrical fibers with multiple nuclei and a striated appearance?
  14. 19. What surrounds muscle fascicles?
  15. 22. What specialized connective tissue is found in joints?
  16. 25. What are the places where two or more bones meet, allowing movement and support?