Ki

nesol
ogyassi
gnment

Name:
Mar
yam nazi
rBhut
ta

Rol
lno:
19805

Lever
Def
ini
ti
on:
Al
everi
sar
igi
dbarwhi
chi
scapabl
eofmov
ementaboutaf
ixedpoi
ntcal
l
edaf
ulcr
um (
F).

Component
sofl
ever
:
1.
Ful
crum
2.
eff
ort
3.
l
oad
Expl
anat
ion:
Wor
kisdonewhenaf
orceoref
for
tEi
sappl
i
edatonepoi
ntont
hel
ever
,act
suponanot
herf
orce
orwei
ghtW,
act
ingatasecondpoi
ntont
hel
ever
.
Eff
ort'
sarm:Theperpendi
cul
ardi
stancefrom f
ulcr
um totheef
for
tEmaybecal l
edt
he
eff
ort
'sarm.
Weight'
sarm:i
stheperpendi
cul
ardist
anceorlengthbet
weenli
neofr
esi
stanceandt
he
axi
s(dist
ancebetweenfor
ceFandef f
ortE)

Ty
pesofl
ever
:
1stor
der
2ndor
der
3r
dor
der

1stor
der
Def
ini
ti
on:
Thef
ulcr
um i
sbet
weent
heef
for
tandt
hewei
ght
.

Feat
ure:
Thef
eatureoft
hisorderi
sstabi
l
ity
,andast
ateofequi
l
ibr
ium canbeachi
evedei
therwi
th
orwi
thoutmechani
caladvant
age.
Commonexampl
es:
1.seesaw
2.sci
ssor
3.Crowbar
4.anoarattachedtoaboat
5.aclawhammer
6.tr
ebuchetsiegeweapon

Muscul
oskel
etonexampl
e:
1.Inhumanbodynoddi ngmov ementof
theheadistheexampl eof1storder.The
skul
lislev
er.Theatlantoocci
pit
aljoint
sisfulcrum.Thewei ghti
sant
eri
ori
nthef
ace.
Andtheeffor
tissuppli
edbythecontract
ionoftheposteri
orneckmuscl
es.
2.Ti
lt
ingmov ementofthepelv
isonthef emor
al heads.

2nd or
der
Def
ini
ti
on.
Wei
ghti
sbet
weenef
for
tand f
ulcr
um.

Featur
e:
Leverofpowerand has mechani
cal
advant
age.

Commonexampl
es:
1. Wheel barrow
2. Holepuncher
3. Stapler
4. Nutcracker
5. Bottleopener
6. nailcli
ppers
7. Papercut t
er

Muscul
oskel
etonexampl
e :
1.I
nlowerl i
mbwhenheeli sr aisedtostandont het oes.Tar
salandmet at
arsalbones
stabi
li
sebymuscul aract
iont of ormthelever
.Fulcrum ismet atar
salphalangealj
oint
.
Effor
tisinsert
edattendocal caneum byt hecontr
act i
onofcal fmuscle.Loadi sbody
weight.
2.Inar mt heacri
onofbr achioradl
ismusckei nfl
ex ingtheelbow joi
ntcanbet aken
anotherexample.

3r
d
or
der
Def
ini
ti
on:
Ef
for
tisbet
weenl
oadandf
ulcr
um.

Feat
ure:
Lev
erofv
eloci
tyandal
way
smechani
cal
disadv
ant
age.

Commonexampl
e:

1.Basebal
lbat

2.Br
oom

3.Door

4.Fi
shi
ngr
od

5.Tweezer
s

6.Mouset
rap

7.Cat
apul
t
Muscul
oskel
etonexampl
e:
1.
Leverisf
orear
m.Rgef ul
crum i
sel
bow j
oint
.Ef
for
tissuppl
i
edbyt
hecont
ract
ionof
br
achior
adl
i
smuscke.Loadissomeobj
ect
.

2.Act
ionofhamst
ri
ngmuscl
einf
lexi
ngt
hekneei
sanot
herexampl
e.

Benef
it
soflever:
1. I
ncreasepower
2. I
ncreasedist
ance
3. I
ncreasespeed
4. Tr
asferpowerfrom onepl
acet
oanot
herpr
eci
sioni
nwor
ksaf
ety
5. Avoi
dr i
sks

l
everi
nphy
sicalt
her
apy:

 Asy
stem ofl
evermeansbywhi
cht
hehumanbodyachi
eve

mov
ementandr
esi
l
ience.

I
tis usual
l
y used t
o mi
nimi
ze t
he ef
for
tby pat
ientor

phy
siot
her
api
st t
o ov
ercome a heav
yload whi
ch may

damageorf
ati
guet
hemuscl
e.

I
tis al
so usef
ulf
or under
standi
ng of a met
hod of

pr
ogr
essi
oni
nst
rengt
heni
ngmuscl
e.

I
ncr
easet
hel
ever
agei
sconcer
nedwi
tht
hesi
tuat
ionoft
he

poi
ntofappl
i
cat
ionofagi
venwei
ghtf
orexampl
e

 Abduct
ionoft
hear
m atshoul
derj
ointwi
thel
bow f
lexed

r
educet
hel
ever
agewher
easwhenel
bow i
sst
rai
ghtand

l
ever
agei
sincr
easeamor
epower
ful
cont
ract
ioni
srequi
red.

 Var
iousexer
cisel
i
kest
rengt
htr
aini
ngexer
cise,mul
ti
-gy
m.

Rowi
ngexer
cise,
andmanult
rai
ningt
echni
quesusesl
evert
o

ov
ercomel
oads.