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Levers in the body

Levers in the body

Three panels showing first-class, second-class, and third-class body levers: neck, ankle on tiptoes, and elbow in a biceps curl with fulcrum, effort, and load labelled

Bones act as levers, joints act as fulcrums, and muscles pull through tendons to create movement. Every body lever system contains a lever, a fulcrum, an effort, and a load.

Lever systems and mechanical advantage Lesson

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

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

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