Across
- 3. Released by the terminal cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
- 5. The moving, usually distal attachment of the muscle
- 6. A unique feature of skeletal muscle fibers, not found in cardiac or smooth fibers
- 8. The acronym describing the extra oxygen consumption following an exercise session
- 10. The thick filament of a muscle fiber
- 11. Large calf muscle
- 13. The quickest system for creating energy for muscular work
- 14. An increase in the size of a muscle fiber
- 15. Covers the binding sites on actin while at rest
- 18. Muscle that is the primary abductor of the shoulder
- 19. A muscle is made up of bundles of fibers called this
Down
- 1. Contractile unit of a myofibril, between two Z-lines
- 2. The muscle that is the primary mover for a given joint action
- 4. These muscle fibers are very aerobic and hard to fatigue
- 6. Area of the sarcolemma that associates with the axon at the neuromuscular junction
- 7. Neurotransmitter released by the motor neuron to stimulate the muscle fiber
- 9. Group of three muscles that flex the knee
- 12. The cell membrane of a muscle fiber
- 16. A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
- 17. The process of quickly, repeatedly stimulating the muscle fiber so the tension of a twitch can build upon the tension from the previous twitch