Anatomy Muscle Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. Each muscle cell/fiber is surrounded by a membrane
  2. 3. Sustained contraction of individual fibers
  3. 8. The muscle fiber and the motor neuron
  4. 9. Plate Folded area of the sarcolemma, where the muscle and neuron communicate
  5. 10. Special name for the plasma membrane of muscle cells
  6. 13. Enzyme that breaks down ACH
  7. 15. Fascicles surrounded by a membrane
  8. 17. Able to shorten and pull on its attachment points
  9. 18. Fibers organized into bundles
  10. 19. The boundary between sarcomeres
  11. 20. Where the thick and thin filaments overlap
Down
  1. 2. Where a nerve and muscle fiber/cell come together
  2. 4. Causes cholinesterase to not break down the acetylcholine in the synapse
  3. 5. Muscle surrounded by a membrane
  4. 6. Gap between the neuron and motor end plate
  5. 7. A single muscle cell
  6. 11. The smaller fibers in each muscle cell/fiber
  7. 12. Where the neurotransmitters are stored
  8. 14. Functional unit inside of a muscle fiber
  9. 16. The neurotransmitter that crosses the synaptic gap and causes muscle contraction