The Functions of the Muscular System

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Across
  1. 2. means pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
  2. 3. is a narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone.
  3. 8. are located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glands
  4. 11. Smooth muscles are also known as____, because they do not have the dark and light bands that produce the striped appearance seen in striated muscles.
  5. 12. also known as myocardium or cardiac muscle, form the muscular walls of the heart
  6. 13. is a band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscles or groups of muscles
  7. 14. are attached to the bones of the skeleton and make body motions possible
Down
  1. 1. Smooth muscles are also known as _____, because they are found in hollow structures such as those of the digestive and urinary system
  2. 4. because they are under the control of the autonomic nervous system and are not under voluntary control
  3. 5. are the long, slender cells that make up muscles
  4. 6. because we have conscious control over these muscles.
  5. 7. Skeletal muscles are also known as _____ because, under a microscope, the dark and light bands in the muscle fibers create a striped appearance
  6. 9. attaches muscles to the bottom of the patella
  7. 10. attaches the gastrocnemius muscle