Anatomy 402 Cardiac Muscle Crossword

12345678910111213141516
Across
  1. 2. The divalent cation which stimulates muscle contraction
  2. 5. Cardiac muscle cells are much _______ than skeletal muscle cells
  3. 7. big american football game happening this weekend!!
  4. 9. Cardiac cells are approximately 100 _________ in diameter
  5. 10. Makes cardiac muscle similar to aspen
  6. 12. Ionic conductance through the gap junctions in cardiac muscle cells results in the rapid spread of ______________ between cardiac muscle cells
  7. 13. ____ Junctions allow electrical conduction between cells
  8. 15. Possible Medical emergency when fluid leaks into the pericardium restricting optimal/safe cardiac muscle contraction
Down
  1. 1. 70's female rock band with the hit Barracuda"
  2. 3. Change in heart morphology (heart grows larger) due to hypertension
  3. 4. The nucleus is found at the ______ of cardiac muscle cells
  4. 6. Increase in the number of cells
  5. 8. cardiac muscle is made up of __________ cells rather than fused multi nucleate cells
  6. 10. Cardiac muscle have less distinct _______ than the skeletal muscle
  7. 11. Heart Muscle Disease
  8. 14. protein which makes up the A-Band
  9. 16. Boundaries between cardiac cells, or 90's albums