Muscles Crossword

A contractile protein
Specialized muscle of the heart. involuntary
Muscle whose contractions are primarily responsible for a particular movement; also known as Agonist
Filaments composing the myofibrils. Actin and Myosin
The continuous contraction of muscles
The smallest contractile unit of muscle; extends from one Z-disc to the next
The sheath of fibrous connective tissue surrounding a muscle
Muscle composed of cylindrical; multi-nucleated; voluntary; striated cells. Attaches to skeleton
The region where a motor neuron comes into close contact with a skeletal muscle cell
The connective tissue enveloping bundles of muscle fibers
Contractile organelles found in the cytoplasm of muscle cells
Cord of dense fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
The fine, transparent, tubular sheath that surrounds the skeletal muscle fibers
The increase in size of tissue or an organ independent of the body's general growth
Fluid-containing sac in the body of an organism
Head of a myosin molecule from a myosin filament and in the sliding filament of muscle contraction that are temporarily attached to an adjacent actin filament
The movable attachment of a muscle
The wasting away of an organ or cell due to disease or lack of use
The attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during muscular contraction
Muscles cooperating with another muscle or muscle group to produce a desired movement
One of the principal contractile proteins found in muscle
Muscles that act in opposition to an agonist or prime mover
Layers of fibrous tissue covering and separating muscles
The decline in the ability of a muscle to generate force
Thin connective tissue surrounding each muscle cell
Muscle cells
Bundles of nerve or muscle fibers bound together by connective tissue
Muscle consisting of spindle-shaped, non-striated, involuntary, muscle cells