Across
- 6. muscles are partially contracted at all times, even when not in use
- 7. when a muscle attaches to a bone, the end does not move
- 9. loss of muscle tone can occur in severe illness such as paralysis
- 11. moving in a circle at a joint, or moving one end of a body part in a circle while the other stays stationary
- 13. the end that moves when the muscle contracts
- 14. overstretching of or an injury to a muscle and/or tendon
- 15. involuntary, found in the internal organs,and contract to cause movement
- 19. increasing the angle between two bones, or straightening a body part
- 23. bending backward or bending the foot towards the knee
- 24. chronic condition where nerve impulses are not properly transmitted to the muscles
- 26. moving the body part away from the midline
- 27. bending foward or bending the foot away from the knee
- 29. bundles of muscle fibers held together with connective tissue
Down
- 1. involuntary, forms the wall of the heart and contracts to circulate blood
- 2. allows the muscle to return to its original shape
- 3. decreasing the angle between two bones, or bending a body part
- 4. turning a body part upward
- 5. severe tightening of a flexor muscle resulting in bending of a joint, can also occur from lack of use of muscles
- 8. turning a body part downward
- 10. tough, sheetlike membrane that covers and protects the tissue
- 12. cramps, are sudden, painful, involuntary muscle contractions
- 16. muscle fibers that are stimulated by nerves contract, or become short and thick, which causes movement
- 17. turning a body part around its own axis
- 18. chronic,widespread musculoskeletal pain
- 20. ability to respond to a stimulus such as a nerve impulse
- 21. moving a body part towards the midline
- 22. voluntary, attached to the bones and causes body movements
- 24. group of inherited diseases that lead to a chronic, progressive muscle atrophy
- 25. strong, tough, fibrous connective-tissue cords
- 28. the ability to be stretched