Across
- 4. A substance that is destructive to nerve tissue
- 5. Drug made from a living organism used to prevent or treat disease
- 6. A movement disorder in which muscles contract and spasm involuntarily
- 8. reticulum Specialized organelle in the muscle cell that releases calcium ions during muscle contraction and absorbs calcium ions during relaxation
- 11. Difficulty speaking due to a disorder with the mouth, tongue, or throat
- 12. Difficulty swallowing
- 13. Normal structures responsible for energy production in cells
- 14. Minute fibers located throughout the cytoplasm of cells, composed of actin
- 15. Undesirable interaction of drugs which should not be combined
- 17. Involuntary blinking of the eyelid
- 19. Fatty substance that covers and protects nerves
- 20. Abnormally high body temperature
- 22. Condition in which the eyes are not aligned (Cross-eyed)
- 23. Area where the motor neuron axon terminal meets the muscle tissue
- 24. A life-threatening illness caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum
Down
- 1. Cell that covers the axons in the peripheral nervous system
- 2. Substance that relaxes the muscles leading to increased blood flow
- 3. The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
- 7. Area around the brain/spinal cord that contains cerebrospinal fluid
- 8. Drugs that relieve, interrupt, or prevent muscle spasms
- 9. A condition of excessive sweating
- 10. Blocker that produces paralysis by inhibiting nerve transmission
- 16. Twitchings of muscle fiber groups
- 18. Synergy
- 21. A thin membrane enclosing a striated muscle fiber