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What is a lever system?

What is a lever system?

Three lever diagrams showing first, second and third class levers with the positions of effort, fulcrum and load, plus neck heading, ankle push-off, and elbow flexion examples

A lever system is a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point when a force acts on it. In the body, bones act as levers, joints act as fulcrums, muscles provide effort, and the load is the resistance being moved.

Lever systems and mechanical advantage Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physical Education
  3. /Lever systems and mechanical advantage

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel GCSE Physical Education Lever systems and mechanical advantage for GCSE Physical Education. Each lesson works through exam-style questions.

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