Muscles in anatomy
Across
- 3. This is a moderate strain, with a greater number of injured fibers and more severe muscle pain and tenderness.
- 7. inflammation of the thick fibrous cords that attach muscle to bone
- 9. this strain is a minor strain
- 10. the most superficial and largest muscle in the front portion of the neck
- 11. a large muscle in the upper arm which turns the hand to face palm uppermost and flexes the arm and forearm.
- 12. muscles which extend the hip and flex the knee
- 13. complete tear in your muscle or tendon
- 14. a group of muscles at the front of your thigh
Down
- 1. either of a pair of large triangular muscles extending over the back of the neck and shoulders and moving the head and shoulder blade.
- 2. makes up the top layer of your abdominal muscles, commonly referred to as your "six-pack."
- 4. the large muscle at the back of the upper arm.
- 5. in your shoulder, which is the ball-and-socket joint that connects your arm to the trunk of your body
- 6. the chief muscle of the calf of the leg, which flexes the knee and foot. It runs to the Achilles tendon from two heads attached to the femur.
- 8. Overuse of a muscle, dehydration, muscle strain or simply holding a position for a prolonged period can cause a muscle cramp