Across
- 3. Bundle of muscle fibers
- 7. Individual muscle fiber
- 8. Space between a neuron and the muscle; synaptic _____
- 14. Helps regenerate ATP
- 16. Minimum stimulus to cause contraction
- 17. Thin filaments of muscle fiber
- 18. Describes muscles that are striped in appearance
- 19. Section of a myofibril from one Z line to the next Z line
- 22. Theory that explains how muscle contractions work: sliding _ theory
- 24. Connects muscle to bone
Down
- 1. Neurotransmitter used to cause muscle contractions
- 2. Stores neurotransmitters
- 4. Type of muscle responsible for movement
- 5. Muscle fiber membrane
- 6. Thick filaments of muscle fiber
- 9. Tissue surrounding fasicles
- 10. Type of muscle that lines the digestive tract; involuntary
- 11. Organelle responsible for producing energy needed for muscle contraction
- 12. Outermost layer; covers the entire muscle
- 13. membranous channels that surround the myofibrils; Sarcoplasmic ______
- 15. Overlapping patterns of actin and myosin; I and A ____
- 20. Type of muscle that makes up the heart
- 21. Connects bone to bone
- 23. When muscles become tired
