Immediately following the arrival of a stimulus at the skeletal muscle cell there is a short period called the ________ period during which the events of excitation-coupling occur.

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The latent period is the short period of time between the arrival of a stimulus at the skeletal muscle cell and the initiation of muscle contraction. During this time, the events of excitation-coupling occur, including the release of calcium ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum and the binding of calcium ions to troponin, which allows for the interaction between actin and myosin filaments to occur, resulting in muscle contraction. The refractory period is a period of time during which the muscle cell cannot be restimulated, the relaxation period occurs after muscle contraction has ceased, and the contraction period is the actual muscle contraction itself.

Immediately Following the Arrival of a Stimulus at the Skeletal