The NeuroMuscular System

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Across
  1. 2. Bubble in the NMJ that carries nuerotransmitters
  2. 3. ____________ Reticulum : storage organelle inside muscle that holds calcium
  3. 5. T-_______: tunnels that carry the electrical signal deep into the muscle tissue
  4. 8. Synaptic _____: The tiny gap between the neuron and the muscle fiber
  5. 9. Chemical neurotransmitter
  6. 10. Path of branches in a neuron that a signal travels down
  7. 11. Cells that transmit information
Down
  1. 1. The electrical chain reaction that travels down the neuron
  2. 4. Neuromuscular ________: specific meeting point between the neuron and muscle fiber
  3. 6. Acetylcholine ________: enzeyme that breaks down ACh after 1 ms
  4. 7. Sliding ________ Theory: explanation of how muscles contract by filaments overlapping rather than shrinking