Across
- 2. ability to recoil to resting length
- 5. Smallest contractile unit (functional unit) of a muscle fiber
- 9. thin myofilaments are made of this protein
- 11. ability to receive and respond to stimuli
- 12. fibrous connective tissue surrounding fascicles
Down
- 1. ability to shorten when stimulated
- 3. cardiac and skeletal tissue share this characteristic
- 4. tissue type that is voluntary
- 6. fine areolar connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber
- 7. ability to be stretched
- 8. dense irregular connective tissue surrounding the entire muscle
- 10. thick myofilaments are made of this protein