Across
- 3. – “Glucose broken down for quick ATP”
- 6. Reticulum – “Calcium-storing muscle organelle”
- 7. Acid – “Fatigue-causing anaerobic byproduct”
- 11. Junction – “Where nerve meets muscle fiber”
- 12. Contraction – “Tension rises, length stays same”
- 14. – “Muscle attachment on movable bone”
- 16. Tubules – “Channels carrying signals deep into fiber”
- 18. – “Helper muscle aiding movement”
- 19. – “Cord connecting muscle to bone”
Down
- 1. Myosin heads grabbing actin
- 2. Contraction – “Muscle shortens while moving load”
- 4. – “Z-line to Z-line contractile unit”
- 5. – “Actin and myosin protein strands”
- 8. energy without oxygen
- 9. maximum, smooth sustained contraction
- 10. Mover – “Main muscle creating action”
- 13. Unit – “Neuron plus all its muscle fibers”
- 15. – “Muscle attachment on fixed bone”
- 17. – “Oxygen-storing muscle pigment”
