Muscle Intro

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Across
  1. 2. increasing the angle between two bones or straightening a body part
  2. 4. Found in the internal organs of the body
  3. 7. tough, sheetlike membrane that covers and protects tissue
  4. 8. moving a body part toward the midline
  5. 10. individual has control over their action/movement
  6. 11. when muscle fibers are stimulated by nerves, they contract or become shorter and thick
  7. 14. bending backward or bending the foot toward the knee
  8. 16. bending forward or bending the foot away from the knee
  9. 18. moving in a circle at a joint; moving one end of a body part in a circle while the other stays stationary; swinging the arm in a circle
  10. 20. decreasing the angle between two bones or bending a body part
  11. 21. allows the muscle to return to its original shape after it has contracted or stretched
  12. 22. end that moves when the muscle contracts
Down
  1. 1. turning a body part downward
  2. 3. Attached to bones
  3. 5. turning a body part around its own axis; turning the head from side to side
  4. 6. strong, tough, fibrous, connective tissue cord
  5. 9. end that does not move
  6. 12. function without conscious thought or control
  7. 13. moving a body part away from the midline
  8. 15. the ability to respond to a stimulus such as a nerve impulse
  9. 17. turning a body part upward
  10. 18. Form the walls of the heart
  11. 19. the ability to be stretched