Crossword_puzzle_Muscular System NASM

connects muscle to bone; provide anchor for muscles to produce force
outer layer of connective tissue surrounding a muscle
bundle of individual muscle fibers
cellular components and myo fibrils encased in a plasma membrane
produces muscular contraction; repeating sections of actin and myosin
thick and thin filaments slide past one another, shortening the entire sarcomere
smaller size; slower to produce tension; fatigue slowly
Larger size; quick to produce tension; fatigue quickly
one motor neuron and the muscle fibers it connects with
contraction of a muscle generated by neural stimulation
chemical messengers that transport impulses from nerve to muscle
attach directly to vertebrae
attach from pelvis to spine
attach spine and/or pelvis to extremities
skull, rib cage, and vertebral column
upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles
supports, protects, allows bodily movement
flattened or indented portions of a bone; can be muscle attachment sites
projection protruding from a bone; muscles, tendons, and ligaments can attach
connects bone to bone; little blood supply; slow to heal
joint motion
no joint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage; little to no movement
held together by joint capsule and ligaments; greatest capacity for motion
synovial joints that roll, slide, and spin
elbows, ankles; sagittal plane movement joint types
shoulders, hips; most mobile, all three planes of motion joint type