The Musculoskeletal System Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- involuntary : the type of muscle that moves without you thinking.
- voluntary : the type of muscle that moves when you tell it to.
- smooth : muscles that can be found in your stomach and digestive system.
- contracts : when a muscle _ , it shortens.
- hinge : the type of joint that let's bones move back and fourth.
- fibers : all muscles are made up of muscle _ .
- femur : the longest bone in the body.
- joint : a place in your body where 2 bones come together.
- spinal cord : your vertebrae protects this!
- extension : when you straighten a joint, or increase the angle between 2 bones.
- clavicle : aka your "collar bone"
- flexion : bending a joint to decrease the angle between 2 bones.
- energy : glucose supplies your muscles with _ .
- ligament : connects bones to bones.
- tendon : connects muscles to bones.
- skeletal : voluntary muscles.
