In order for skeletal muscle to develop force, a muscle cell must be able to convert the action potential generated at a neuromuscular junction into crossbridge cycling. Describe the process of excitation -contraction coupling in skeletal muscle, including all of the important ion channels and the structures involved in this process.
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