Question

When recording a muscle twitch, the slight delay between the time a stimulus is applied and the time the muscle responds is called the?

Answer 1

That is called delay time.

Answer 2

The correct answer is latent period.

The latent period is referred to the time, between the application of the stimulus and the action. In the latent period, the cells (in case of muscle twitch, the muscle cells) are involved in the generation of the action potential and after the action potential is generated, the muscle generates the response. Before the generation of the action potential, the muscle remains inactive.