Across
- 1. where platelets and blood cells form
- 5. bone that is light and full of holes (pores)
- 9. a mineral stored in bone that is used in both nervous and muscle tissues
- 10. the type of neuron that controls muscle cell responses
- 13. a type of filament that needs to be moved so myosin heads can bind
- 14. protects an animal from the outside and requires molting
- 17. what a human embryo skeleton is made of
- 18. the type of reticulum found in muscle cells
- 20. the type of control that skeletal muscles are under in the nervous system
- 22. the thin filament in muscle cells
- 23. support structure for muscles to pull against
Down
- 2. the name for a muscle cells
- 3. connects bones together
- 4. occurs when the body is stiff immediately after death due to muscle cell metabolism
- 6. consists of the arms and legs
- 7. where two bones meet
- 8. the contraction unit of a muscle cell
- 11. cells that create bone tissue
- 12. skeleton found in invertebrates such as worms
- 15. connects muscles to bones
- 16. when bones lose density
- 19. consists of the skull, vertebral column, and ribs
- 21. a molecule needed for muscle cell contraction
