Across
- 1. tumor composed of muscle tissue
- 7. prolongeduscular spasm
- 8. condition in which the neck muscles contract involuntarily, commonly known as wryneck
- 9. technique for recording electrical changes in muscle tissue
- 10. condition of great resistance to the stretch of a muscle
- 13. group of inherited disorders in which deficiency of cytoskeletal protein collapses muscle cells, leading to progressive loss of function
- 16. pain from any muscular diseases or disorder
- 17. loss of ability to move a body par
- 18. inflammation of fibrous connective tissues, especially in the muscle fascia.
Down
- 2. inflammation of skeletal muscle tissue
- 3. any muscular disease
- 4. series of involuntary contractions of various voluntary muscles
- 5. cutting of muscle tissue
- 6. study of muscles
- 7. chronic disease in which muscles are weak and easily fatigued because of malfunctioning neuromuscular junctions
- 11. spontaneous contractions of individual muscle fibers, producing rapid and uncoordinated activity within muscle
- 12. degenerative disease in which fibrous connective tissue replaces skeletal muscle tissue
- 13. persistent quivering of a muscle
- 14. soreness on the front of the leg due to straining the flexor or digitorum longus
- 15. partial or slight paralysis of muscles