The time between the moment of stimulation and the beginning of contraction is called the
A) subthreshold stimulus.
B) incomplete recruitment.
C) muscle fatigue.
D) temporal delay.
E) latent period.

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The time between the moment of stimulation and the beginning of contraction is called the latent period. This is the time it takes for the signal to travel through the muscle fibers and for calcium ions to be released, which then initiates the contraction process. The other choices, subthreshold stimulus, incomplete recruitment, muscle fatigue, and temporal delay, do not accurately describe this specific time interval.

The Time Between the Moment of Stimulation and the Beginning