For the following pictures of simple machines, draw a circle

around the fulcrum and write the class of lever.  

Simple Machine-draw a circle around the Class of

fulcrum  Lever 
1. Scissors   First Class Lever
 

2. Nutcracker  Second Class Lever

3. Wheelbarrow  Second Class Lever

4. Crowbar  First Class Lever

5. Tongs  Third Class Lever

6. Seesaw  First Class Lever

 7. Staple  Third Class Lever

Name: Tashema Rhoden   Date: January 24, 2021   Score out of 10 _____  
  
  
  

Levers in the Human Body Page 2  

The three classes of levers can be found in your body. Use diagrams A, B, and C to
answer the questions below.  

Also label the effort (input force), fulcrum, and load (output force) on each
diagram.  

LEVER A 
 
15. Type of Lever:  Third Class Lever

16. How is this lever used in the body? (2 pts.)

Class 3 lever – Bend your arm.

The pivot is at the elbow and the forearm acts as the lever arm. The biceps muscle provides
the effort (force) and bends the forearm against the weight of the forearm and any weight
that the hand might be holding. The elbow (fulcrum) and the biceps brachii (effort) work
together to move loads held with the hand, with the forearm acting as the beam.
 
LEVER B  

  
17. Type of Lever:   First Class Lever

18. How is this lever used in the body? (2 pts.)  

  
Lever Class 1 lever – Nod your head.

This pivot exists in the place where your skull meets the top of your spine. Your skull is the
lever arm and the neck muscles at the back of the skull provide the force (effort) to lift your
head up against the weight of the head (load). When the neck muscles relax, your head
nods forward.

 C  

19. Type of Lever: Second Class Lever  

20. How is this lever used in the body? (2 pts.)  

Class 2 lever – stand on tiptoes

The pivot is at your toe joints and your foot acts as a lever arm. Your calf muscles and
Achilles tendon provide the effort when the calf muscle contracts. The load is your body
weight and is lifted by the effort (muscle contraction).