MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

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Across
  1. 2. theory Theory explaining muscle contraction
  2. 3. Imaginary line separating sarcomeres
  3. 5. The type of muscle attached to bones
  4. 7. Protein that blocks actin binding sites
  5. 9. Ion released to initiate contraction
  6. 10. Tubular extensions of the sarcolemma
  7. 11. Increase in muscle fiber size due to training
  8. 12. tendon organ Sensory receptor that detects muscle tension
  9. 16. junction Synapse between motor neuron and muscle
  10. 18. Muscle tissue with no striations
  11. 19. Protein that forms the thin filament
Down
  1. 1. Sensory receptor that detects muscle stretch
  2. 4. Structure that stores calcium ions
  3. 6. Protein that binds calcium during contraction
  4. 8. Neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction
  5. 13. Muscle tissue found in the heart
  6. 14. Protein that forms the thick filament
  7. 15. Reduction in muscle fiber size due to disuse
  8. 17. Basic functional unit of muscle
  9. 20. Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone