Muscular System

3. an oxygen-storing, pigmented protein in muscle cells; found in abundance in red muscles
6. attachment of a muscle tendon to a moveable bone or the end opposite the origin
7. minimal strength required to cause a contraction
10. point of contact between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle cell
12. time between application of a stimulus and the beginning of a response in a muscle fiber
13. thick protein filaments in muscle tissue
14. muscle that assists a prime mover in performing its primary action

1. alternate dark and light bands found on skeletal and cardiac muscle; dark, thick bands are myosin and light, thin bands are actin
2. a muscle that resists the action of the prime mover
4. attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during muscular contraction
5. thin protein filaments in muscle tissue
8. neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
9. muscle with the major responsibility for a certain movement
11. the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the digestive system (smooth muscle) that moves food along