Muscular System Part 1
Across
- 2. muscle muscle that makes up the hollow organs of the body—stomach, intestines (both small and large), gallbladder, bile ducts, fallopian tubes, ureters, urinary bladder, and esophagus
- 4. a muscle movement that brings two bones closer together.
- 9. tough, connective tissues that attach muscle to bone
- 14. strong bands of tissue that hold bones together at a joint
- 16. back of spine
- 17. the shortening of skeletal muscle that allows movement to happen. All triggered by electrical impulses (nerves, pace maker, or electric stim)
- 18. special tissues that carries sensory and motor information throughout the body.
Down
- 1. where two or more bones meet and are held together
- 3. cylinders of muscle protein which allows muscles to contract
- 5. the quality that allows muscle to return to its normal length after being stretched or contracted.
- 6. muscles that cannot be controlled by the individual’s will/thoughts
- 7. front of spine
- 8. muscle muscle that is attached to the bone. Makes our bodies move
- 10. striped
- 11. thread or wire like in size that runs through the muscle
- 12. muscle muscles found in the heart
- 13. muscle controlled by an individual’s will/thoughts
- 15. System tissues that make up the heart, body organs, and skeletal muscles.