150k views
1 vote
In a muscle twitch, which best describes what is happening during the latent period?

User Punchline
by
5.4k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

During latent period, the muscle is preparing itself for contraction which comprises of biochemical activities from the stage acetylcholine bind to sarcolemma through cross-bridge formation.

Step-by-step explanation:

A single muscle twitch has three stages which are latent period, contraction phase and relaxation stage

During latent period, the muscle is preparing itself for contraction which comprises of biochemical activities from the stage acetylcholine bind to sarcolemma through cross-bridge formation because the latent period is a short delay from the time the action potential get to the muscles until tension can be seen clearly in the muscle and the action potential is being propagated along the sarcolemma.

User Pedrotech
by
5.8k points