Chapter 16
Across
- 4. the material within the muscle cell, excluding the nucleus.
- 5. accumulation of lactic acid
- 8. ability to shorten or reduce the distance between bones at a joint.
- 10. part of the muscle that is attached to the fixed part of the bone.
- 11. the ability to responde to a stimuli; irritability.
- 12. part of the muscle that is attached to the movable part of the bone.
- 13. the muscle cell membrane
- 14. ability to be stretched.
- 17. muscles that help steady a joint.
- 18. ability to return to normal length when relaxed.
- 21. type of muscle that is involuntarily controlled by the nervous system.
- 22. type of muscle that makes up the heart.
Down
- 1. type of muscle that opens and closes to control the passage of substances.
- 2. muscle that provides movement in a single direction; major contributor.
- 3. the wasting or loss of muscle tissue resulting from disease or lack of use.
- 6. muscle whose action opposes that of another muscle.
- 7. an increase in the mass/size of a muscle.
- 9. chemicals released when a nerve impulse is transmitted.
- 15. state of partial contraction in which muscles are maintained.
- 16. contraction when the tension in a muscle increases, but the muscle does not shorten.
- 19. type of muscle that aids in body movements.
- 20. contraction where muscles contract and shorten.