Muscles in the Body

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Across
  1. 2. A neck muscle that helps roatet and flex the head
  2. 3. A muscle on the back of the upper arm that straightens the elbow
  3. 5. Involuntary muscle found only in the heart; it contract continuously to pump blood
  4. 6. A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it controls; it determines how strong a muscle contraction is
  5. 10. A tough band of connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
  6. 13. Special structures in cardiac muscle that connect cells and help them contract together effeciently
  7. 14. Involuntary muscle found in the walls of internal organs, it helps move substances through the body
Down
  1. 1. The attachment point of a muscle on a bone that stays more fixed during movement
  2. 2. Muscle Voluntary muscle attached to bones that allows movement of the body
  3. 4. A large inner thigh muscle that pulls the leg toward the center of the body
  4. 7. Muscle that works automatically without conscious control
  5. 8. A muscle in the lower leg that helps move the foot outward and downward
  6. 9. The attachment point of a muscle on the bone that moves when the muscle contracts
  7. 11. Wave-like contractions of smooth muscle that move food through the digestive tract
  8. 12. Muscle you conciously control