Anatomy 402 Cardiac Muscle Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The divalent cation which stimulates muscle contraction
  2. 5. Cardiac muscle have less distinct _______ than the skeletal muscle
  3. 6. Cardiac cells are approximately 100 _________ in diameter
  4. 7. ____ Junctions allow electrical conduction between cells
  5. 9. Increase in the number of cells
  6. 11. Ionic conductance through the gap junctions in cardiac muscle cells results in the rapid spread of ______________ between cardiac muscle cells
  7. 12. 70's female rock band Hint: "Barracuda" and "Crazy on You"
  8. 14. cardiac muscle is made up of __________ cells rather than fused multi nucleate cells
  9. 15. Cardiac muscle cells are much _______ than skeletal muscle cells
Down
  1. 1. protein which makes up the A-Band
  2. 2. Heart Muscle Disease
  3. 3. Boundaries between cardiac cells, or 90's albums
  4. 4. The nucleus is found at the ______ of cardiac muscle cells
  5. 5. Makes cardiac muscle similar to aspen
  6. 8. Change in heart morphology (heart grows larger) due to hypertension
  7. 10. Possible Medical emergency when fluid leaks into the pericardium restricting optimal/safe cardiac muscle contraction
  8. 13. big american football game happening this weekend!!