Muscle System

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Across
  1. 1. a movement that increases the distance between two body parts
  2. 4. has two types; threadlike protein
  3. 6. contractile protein found in thin filaments
  4. 8. no striation and involuntary movement
  5. 10. occurs in the mitochondria and involves the a series of metabolic pathways; uses oxygen
  6. 14. allows whistling
  7. 15. combination of movements; seen in ball-and-socket joints
  8. 17. movement that brings bones closer together
  9. 19. one neuron and all the skeletal muscle cells
  10. 21. the gap between the nerve endings
  11. 22. a weak muscle that inserts into the distal forearm
  12. 24. produced during an anaerobic process; glycolysis
  13. 26. helps by reducing unwanted movement
  14. 28. movement around a longitudal axis
Down
  1. 1. muscle used to rotate the trunk
  2. 2. muscle allows lift of eyebrow
  3. 3. continuous partial contractions; result of different motor units
  4. 5. muscle used during swimming; used for powerful down stroke
  5. 7. movement of thumb to finger
  6. 9. muscle that stabilize the scapula
  7. 10. moving a limb away from the midline
  8. 11. allows squinting
  9. 12. muscle used to flex the vertebral column
  10. 13. allows kissing
  11. 16. found only in the heart
  12. 18. elongated skeletal and smooth muscle cells
  13. 20. fibers have stripes
  14. 23. moving a limb towards the body midline
  15. 25. fan-shaped muscle; pectoralis major
  16. 27. fleshy muscle that doesn't affect knee movement;plantar flexes foot