Across
- 2. a muscle that causes a joint to bend when it contracts
- 3. involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart
- 5. a type of muscle tissue found in the walls of organs and blood vessels.
- 6. muscle tissue that is attached to and moves the skeleton.
- 9. a muscle, such as the heart muscle, that does its job without thinking about it.
- 10. an injury caused by a muscle being overstretched
- 11. the only cells in the body that can shorten or contract.
Down
- 1. tough bands of tissue that connect bones to the skeletal muscles
- 4. a muscle that can be controlled
- 7. type of tissue that makes up muscles
- 8. a muscle that caus4es a joint to straighten when it contracts.
- 12. when a muscle contracts involuntary