Muscles & Muscle Tissue pt.2 Crossword

have different contraction speeds
he condition in which muscles of the body remain semi-contracted for an extended period
s the continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles
a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation which may be visible under the skin
the filaments of myofibrils, constructed from proteins, principally myosin or actin.
an iron- and oxygen-binding protein found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates in general and in almost all mammals.
a large superfamily of motor proteins that move along actin filaments, while hydrolyzing ATP.
the fixed attachment, while the insertion moves with contraction.
the sheath of connective tissue surrounding a bundle of muscle fibers.
the fine transparent tubular sheath that envelops the fibers of skeletal muscles.
a structural unit of a myofibril in striated muscle, consisting of a dark band and the nearer half of each adjacent pale band.
also known as connectin, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the TTN gene.
a deep invagination of the sarcolemma, which is the plasma membrane of skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle cells.
a protein involved in muscle contraction. It is related to myosin and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.
very sensitive and specific indicators of damage to the heart muscle (myocardium).
muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers
A sarcomere is defined as the segment between two neighboring ____-lines