Across
- 4. Thin filaments found in sarcomeres.
- 6. The muscle property responsible for force production.
- 10. Cells responsible for repairing damaged muscle fibers.
- 12. Structures that carry action potentials deep into the muscle fiber.
- 15. The neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction..
- 16. The membrane surrounding a muscle fiber.
- 18. The connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber.
- 19. The muscle property that allows a muscle to stretch.
Down
- 1. The muscle property that allows a muscle to return to resting length.
- 2. Tiny tears caused by intense exercise.
- 3. Bundles of muscle fibers are called muscle ________.
- 5. The ability of a muscle fiber to propagate an electrical signal.
- 7. Region of a sarcomere containing only thick filaments.
- 8. Calcium is stored and released from this structure.
- 9. Inflammation after exercise often causes muscle ________.
- 11. The protein that helps muscles recoil after stretching.
- 13. The contractile unit of skeletal muscle.
- 14. The energy molecule required for muscle contraction.
- 17. Thick filaments responsible for muscle contraction.
- 19. The ability of a muscle fiber to respond to a stimulus.
