Across
- 1. painful involuntary contraction of a muscle
- 5. pain in the fibers of muscles
- 6. what the muscular system helps maintain
- 11. muscles are the only muscles that can be consciously controlled
- 14. what action does the muscular system allows us to do
- 16. moving toward the body’s midline.
- 17. muscle that produces flexion of the leg at the knee joint
- 20. inflammation of a tendine
- 21. what attaches the muscle to the bone
- 22. moving away from the body’s midline.
- 23. the loss of strength and control of the muscles in parts of the body
Down
- 2. the muscle located in the chest
- 3. large muscle at the front of the thigh
- 4. tendons in the posterior part of the leg
- 7. large muscle on the back of the upper arm, responsible for arm extension
- 8. injury to a muscle where a tendon is stretched or torn.
- 9. the shoulder posterior muscle
- 10. muscle Located only in the heart, cardiac muscle pumps blood around the body
- 11. injury to a joint where a ligament is stretched or torn.
- 12. abdomen muscle
- 13. muscle lines the inside of blood vessels and organs, such as the stomach, and is also known as visceral muscle.
- 14. describes muscle aches and pain
- 15. muscle disease that causes weakness of the muscle
- 18. other name for the action of bending
- 19. muscle on the front part of the upper arm.