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Google Classroom Facebook Twitter. The effects of ear canal acoustics on hearing ability. The forces and torques acting on the hip joint. Up Next. Elbow flexion. The gastrocnemius in your calf, however, is at a mechanical advantage. In plantar flexion, the lower leg acts as a second class lever. A second class lever is the only lever that can promise that the effort arm will always be greater than the load arm.
This arrangement results in a bigger effort arm to load arm ratio, making the second class lever the most mechanically advantageous. In a calf raise, the effort comes from the gastrocnemius muscle, which is attached to your calcaneus bone. The load comes from your body weight and the extra weight you are holding; this force acts on the lever system through the tibia.
The fulcrum is made up of the metacarpophalengeal joint. In this arrangement, the load is in the middle, and the effort is farthest from the fulcrum. Therefore, the act of plantarflexion can move much more weight than elbow flexion, even if your bicep is just as strong as your calf.
The calf as a second class lever. Plantarflexion in action. All of these lever systems are used throughout the entire human body. However, it can be tricky to figure out which system a joint uses! If you get stuck, remember that to classify a lever, you have to analyze where the forces are being applied. For example, some muscles exist on one side of a joint, but their tendon crosses over the joint and applies a force to a bone on the opposite side.
This is what happens in the knee. Second class lever - L oad is in the middle. Third class lever - E ffort is in the middle. First, second and third class levers in the body Levers in our body are formed from bones, joints and muscles. A lever consists of: a rigid structure bone a force acting upon it muscle to produce a turning movement angular motion a fulcrum which is a fixed point joint a load or resistance that is placed on the rigid structure weight of body part being moved and anything that it is carrying A typical lever There are three types of lever.
First class lever This type of lever is found in the neck when raising your head to head a football. Second class lever This type of lever is found in the ankle area. Even when the head is held erect, as in Figure 9, its center of mass is not directly over the principal point of support the atlanto-occipital joint.
The muscles at the back of the neck should therefore exert a force to keep the head erect. That is why your head falls forward when you fall asleep in the class. Figure 9. The center of mass of the head lies in front of its major point of support, requiring muscle action to hold the head erect. A simplified lever system is shown. A kg man stands on his toes by exerting an upward force through the Achilles tendon, as in Figure A father lifts his child as shown in Figure What force should the upper leg muscle exert to lift the child at a constant speed?
Unlike most of the other muscles in our bodies, the masseter muscle in the jaw, as illustrated in Figure 12, is attached relatively far from the joint, enabling large forces to be exerted by the back teeth.
Integrated Concepts Suppose we replace the 4. Assume the rope is held in the hand at the same location as the book. Assume the biceps muscle is still perpendicular to the forearm. Assume that she moves up at a constant speed.
Calculate the magnitude of the force in each triceps muscle, and compare it to her weight. The ball falls to the ground near the base of the tree and the recoil of the tree is minimal.
Furthermore, the soil around the roots is loose and we can assume that an effective force is applied at the tip of the 20 cm length. What is the effective force exerted by the end of the tip of the root to keep the tree from toppling? Assume the tree will be uprooted rather than bend. Unreasonable Results Suppose two children are using a uniform seesaw that is 3. The first child has a mass of The subject lies on her back, extends her relaxed arm to the side and two scales are placed below the arm.
One is placed under the elbow and the other under the back of her hand. Construct a problem in which you calculate the mass of the arm and find its center of mass based on the scale readings and the distances of the scales from the shoulder joint. You must include a free body diagram of the arm to direct the analysis.
Consider changing the position of the scale under the hand to provide more information, if needed. You may wish to consult references to obtain reasonable mass values. The second child is off the board. Skip to main content. Statics and Torque. Search for:. Forces and Torques in Muscles and Joints Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain the forces exerted by muscles. State how a bad posture causes back strain. Discuss the benefits of skeletal muscles attached close to joints.
Discuss various complexities in the real system of muscles, bones, and joints. Example 1. Muscles Exert Bigger Forces Than You Might Think Calculate the force the biceps muscle must exert to hold the forearm and its load as shown in Figure 1, and compare this force with the weight of the forearm plus its load.
Strategy There are four forces acting on the forearm and its load the system of interest. Example 2. Strategy By now, we sense that the second condition for equilibrium is a good place to start, and inspection of the known values confirms that it can be used to solve for F B — if the pivot is chosen to be at the hips.
This force is considerably larger than it would be if the load were not present.
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