Across
- 4. One of the four main functions of the skeletal system that involves posture
- 6. Sudden, painful, involuntary contractions or cramping of the muscle
- 9. The state of a muscle being partially contracted; sometimes described as a state of "readiness to act"
- 11. tough, sheetlike membrane that covers and protects tissue
- 12. Strong, tough, fibrous, connective-tissue cords
- 13. Muscle fibers contain two contractile proteins; this one starts with "A"
- 15. Smooth muscle that is found in the internal organs of the body
- 16. Muscle type that forms the walls of the heart and contracts to circulate blood
- 17. The ability of the muscle to return to original length after it has contracted or stretched
Down
- 1. The ability to shorten following a nerve impulse
- 2. Chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain
- 3. a group of inherited diseases that leads to chronic, progressive muscle atrophy
- 5. Muscle fibers contain two contractile proteins; this one starts with "M"
- 7. Muscle type that is attached to bone; also referred to as striated muscle
- 8. Chronic condition where nerve impulses are not properly transmitted to muscles leading to progressive muscle weakness
- 10. The smallest unit of a muscle
- 14. Overstretching of a muscle and/or tendon