Across
- 2. means pertaining to muscle tissue and fascia
- 3. is a narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone.
- 8. are located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glands
- 11. Smooth muscles are also known as____, because they do not have the dark and light bands that produce the striped appearance seen in striated muscles.
- 12. also known as myocardium or cardiac muscle, form the muscular walls of the heart
- 13. is a band of connective tissue that envelops, separates, or binds together muscles or groups of muscles
- 14. are attached to the bones of the skeleton and make body motions possible
Down
- 1. Smooth muscles are also known as _____, because they are found in hollow structures such as those of the digestive and urinary system
- 4. because they are under the control of the autonomic nervous system and are not under voluntary control
- 5. are the long, slender cells that make up muscles
- 6. because we have conscious control over these muscles.
- 7. Skeletal muscles are also known as _____ because, under a microscope, the dark and light bands in the muscle fibers create a striped appearance
- 9. attaches muscles to the bottom of the patella
- 10. attaches the gastrocnemius muscle