what do levers produce
turning movements around a fixed point
what is the fixed point in a lever called
fulcrum
what is the fulcrum in the human body
joints
what is the lever in the human body
bones
what in the human body provides the effort to move the lever
muscle
what is the resistance in sport
athletes body or sporting equipemetn
what are the three class of levers
1st 2nd 3rd
what is the rhyme for the lever classes
123 FRE
what does the rhyme tell us about each class
which element is situated in the middle of the lever
what element is in the middle of a first class lever
fulcrum
what is the 1st class lever good for
producing speed
what element is in the middle of a second class lever
resistance
what is the 2nd class lever good for
generating force
what element is in the middle of a 3rd class lever
load
what is 3rd class lever good for
wide range of movement
what is the rule about agnosists in determining what lever
if the agonist is not tricep of gastrocemius it is a 3rd class lever
what is mechanical advantage and disadvanatge determined by
distance of the effort and resistance from the fulcrum
what are the distances between effort and fulcrum called
effort arm
what is the distance between resistance and fulcrum called
resistance arm
is it a mechanical advantage or disadvanatge for the resistance arm to be longer than the effort arm in terms of strength
disadvanatge
what is the mechanical advanatage for having the resistance arm to be longer than the effort arm
range of movement