Across
- 4. A synergist that assists an agonist by preventing movement at another joint
- 6. A smaller muscle that assists a larger muscle
- 11. Muscles work in groups to maximize efficiency
- 13. Fixed point of attachment of a muscle to a bone and is immovable
- 14. When one muscle contracts, the other one does what?
- 15. Indicates a triangle shape
- 16. A muscle that has 3 heads
- 17. Towards the surface
- 18. Deep
- 19. These muscles position the head and vertebral column
- 20. Pear shaped
- 21. Usually proximal to the insertions
- 23. Only these types of muscles are in the muscular system
- 24. Agonists and antagonists work together in pairs
- 26. The body has about how many skeletal muscles?
- 27. Straight
- 28. Slanting
Down
- 1. Movements produced by muscle contraction
- 2. Mostly responsible for producing a particular movement
- 3. Opposes movement of a particular agonist
- 5. These muscles move and support pectoral girdles and limbs
- 7. Muscle fibers spread out like a fan and converge on an attachment site
- 8. Indicates a circle shape
- 9. What percent of skeletal muscles are axial muscles?
- 10. Crosswise
- 11. Below
- 12. Outside the structure
- 18. Flat plate
- 22. Movable point of attachment
- 25. Muscle fibers pull at an angle relative to tendon