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Muscular system

Across
Smooth muscles are also known as __________ muscle because they are under the control of the autonomic nervous system and are not under voluntary control.
_______ muscles are attached to the bone of the skeleton and make body motions possible.
________ means pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle.
Smooth muscle are also known as __________ muscles because they do not have the dark and light bands that produce the striped appearance seen in striated muscles.
_________ is a circular movement around an axis such as the shoulder joint.
________ is the tightening of a muscle.
The muscular and skeletal systems are sometimes referred to jointly as the _________ system
_________ is the movement of a limb toward the midline of the body.
Skeletal muscles are also known as ___________ muscles because we have conscious control over these muscles.
______ means increasing the angle between two bones or the straightening out of a limb.
Skeletal muscle are also known as _________ muscle because under the microscope, the dark and light bands in the muscle fibers create a striped appearance.
_________ muscles form the muscular walls of the heart.
A _________ is a narrow band of non-elastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone.
________ is the act of raising or lifting a body part.
Down
Muscle ________ is the stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve.
_______ means decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at the joint.
________ is the extreme or overextension of a limb or body part beyond its normal limit.
________ occurs when a muscle returns to its original form
____________ is the act of lowering a body part.
_________ is the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body,
________ is a band of connective tissue that envelops, separates , or binds together muscle or groups of muscles.
The term ______ refers to working in opposition to each other.
Smooth muscles are also known as __________ muscles because they are found in hollow structures such as those of the digestive and urinary systems
Striated means ____________.
_______ muscles are located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glans.