Human Anatomy

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Across
  1. 2. Example of a muscle involved in elbow flexion.
  2. 4. Component of skeletal muscles that lines blood vessels.
  3. 5. Type of attachment where muscle belly attaches to the skeleton.
  4. 8. Principal muscle involved in any one joint movement.
  5. 9. Percentage of total body weight accounted for by skeletal muscles.
  6. 11. Opposite muscle to the prime mover.
  7. 12. One of the important roles of antagonistic muscles in muscle function.
  8. 13. Activated to flex the knee joint as an antagonistic muscle to the quadriceps femoris.
  9. 14. Component of skeletal muscles that transmit signals to and from the brain.
  10. 17. Surrounds each skeletal muscle as dense irregular connective tissue.
  11. 18. Example of an agonist muscle involved in knee extension.
  12. 20. Major component contained within the muscle belly.
  13. 21. Connective tissue found in minor components of skeletal muscles.
  14. 23. Component of skeletal muscles that includes arteries and veins.
  15. 25. Superficial and visible muscle of the calf with medial and lateral heads.
  16. 28. Connective tissue contained within tendons and/or aponeuroses.
Down
  1. 1. Major component surrounding skeletal muscles.
  2. 3. The movable end of a muscle that attaches to the bone being pulled.
  3. 6. Muscle deep to the gastrocnemius.
  4. 7. Manner in which actions of skeletal muscles are covered, working from head to toes.
  5. 10. Fibrous connective tissues that attach muscle to bone.
  6. 12. Part of the muscle that contains skeletal muscle fibres.
  7. 15. Collective term for the calf muscles.
  8. 16. Muscles responsible for forming smiles, frowns, etc.
  9. 19. System used to name skeletal muscles.
  10. 22. Small muscle located on the medial side of the foot.
  11. 24. The fixed bone to which the muscle's attachment is located.
  12. 26. Approximate number of skeletal muscles in the human body.
  13. 27. Shares a common action, innervation, and blood supply.