Chapter 4: The Muscular System

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Across
  1. 4. smooth muscles also known as _________ because they are under the controlof the autonomic nervous system
  2. 5. muscle that straightens a limb at a joint
  3. 7. long, slender cells that makeup muscles
  4. 8. decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint
  5. 10. the group of muscles and their tendons that hold the head of the humerus securely in place as it rotates within the shoulder joint
  6. 14. the movement of a limb toward the midline of the body
  7. 15. muscle that raises a body part
  8. 16. attach muscles to bones
  9. 18. means pertaining to
  10. 19. an imaginary line that runs lengthwise through the center of the body
  11. 22. the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
  12. 25. if the nerve muscle is ______, the muscle will be unable to function properly
  13. 27. pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
  14. 32. act of lowering a body part
  15. 33. smooth muscles also known as _________ because they do not have the dark and light bands that produce the striped appearance
  16. 34. attaches the gastrocnemius muscle to the heel bone
  17. 35. raising or lifting a body part
  18. 39. also known as skeletal muscles because under a microscope the dark and light bands in the muscle fibers create a striped appearance
  19. 41. relating to the internal organs
  20. 42. the circular movement of a limb at the far end
  21. 44. occurs when a muscle returns to its original form
  22. 46. form the muscular walls of the heart
  23. 47. pertaining to the sole of the foot
  24. 48. refers to working in opposition to each other
  25. 49. because they are found in the large internal organs and in hollow structures
  26. 50. the movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle
Down
  1. 1. are attached to the bone of the skeleton and make body motions possible
  2. 2. the movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle
  3. 3. the extreme or overextension of a limb or body part beyond its normal limit
  4. 6. muscle that bends a limb at a joint
  5. 9. join bone to bone
  6. 11. muscle that lowers a body part
  7. 12. turns a body part on its axis
  8. 13. act of rotating the arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward
  9. 17. means nerve (pre
  10. 20. act of rotating the arm or the leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned forward or upward
  11. 21. make body movement possible and produce body heat
  12. 23. is the stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve
  13. 24. pertaining to the relationship between nerve and muscle
  14. 26. increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening of a limb
  15. 28. a muscle that moves a part away of the midline
  16. 29. cover, support, and separate muscles
  17. 30. located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glands
  18. 31. muscle action moves ________ through the ducts and tubes associated with other body systems
  19. 36. sheetlike fibrous connective tissue that resembles a flattened tendon
  20. 37. less movable attachment is he place the muscle begins
  21. 38. also known as skeletal muscles because we have conscious control over these muscles
  22. 40. the tightening of a muscle
  23. 43. circular movement around an axis such as the shoulder joint
  24. 45. the muscle that moves a part toward the midline