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An introduction to levers as simple machines and their role in the human body. It explains the concept of mechanical advantage, the three classes of levers, and their applications in the musculoskeletal system. Students are asked to identify the class of lever and its function in the body based on diagrams.
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Levers confer mechanical advantage. The application of mechanical advantage applies to the musculoskeletal system. The skeletal and muscular systems work together to move your body parts. Some of your body parts can be thought of as simple machines or levers. There are six classes of simple machines. A lever is one of them. Other simple machines in the lever’s family are the wheel and axle and the pulley.
A lever is a bar that turns on an unmoving point called a fulcrum. When you push or pull on one end of the bar that pressure is called the force. The object that is lifted on the other end is called the load.
There are three parts to all levers:
There are three types of levers: first class, second class and third class. The difference between the three classes depends on where the force is, where the fulcrum is and where the load is.
In a first class lever , the fulcrum is located between the input force and output force.
In a second class lever , the output force is between the fulcrum and the input force.
In a third class lever , the input force is between the fulcrum and the output force.
For the following pictures of simple machines, draw a circle around the fulcrum and write the class of lever.
Simple Machine-draw a circle around the fulcrum
Class of Lever