Anatomy Ch.8 Test - The Muscular System Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 2) Latissimus Dorsi5) To straighten; straighten elbow or knee8) To take limb away from the body9) A muscle that assists a prime mover but is not capable of producing the movement by itself13) Muscle that has an action opposite to the prime mover18) Connective tissue coverings that extend beyond the belly of the muscle to form a broad, flat, sheetlike21) Thick, ropelike tissue: a muscle spans a joint & is attached to bones by tendons22) Fixed or stable end of the muscle23) More movable attachment of a muscle Across: 1) Are muscles that flex the leg3) Connective tissue sheath that surrounds each muscle4) Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Intermedius, Vastus Medialis, Rectus Femaris6) Cell membrane7) Compress cheeks, whistling, sucking, blowing air out10) Muscles that move the leg11) To bend; bending elbow, knee12) Sternocleidomastoid; head bent toward the chest; yes Trapezius; moves the head14) Branches of the nerve & blood vessels follow the connective tissue components of the muscle so that each muscle fiber is in contract with a branch of a nerve cell & with one or more minute blood vessels15) Turns head side to side; shake head no16) Oxygen17) Contract during forced expiration19) 1. Skeletal 2. Visceral 3. Cardiac20) A single motor neuron & all the muscle fibers it stimulates24) The muscle that is mainly responsible for a particular body movement; also called agonist25) A chemical substance that is released at the axon terminals to stimulate a muscle fiber contraction or an impulse in another neuron26) More than 60027) To close mouth, form words, pucker lips (kiss)28) 1. Excitability: ability to receive and respond to a stimulus 2. Contractility: ability to shorten or contract 3. Extensibility: muscle can be stretched or extended 4. Elasticity: capacity to recoil or return to original shape & length29) Source of energy for muscle contractions30) Raise eyebrows, wrinkles forehead31) Erector spinae32) To bring limb towards the body; bring together
 

 

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