BIOMECHANICS

LEVER SYSTEM IN
HUMAN BODY

Presented By-
Sweata Das
2020/BPT/05
 Lever System
 A lever is any rigid segment that rotates around a fulcrum.
 A lever system exists whenever two forces are applied to a
lever in a way that produces opposing torques.
 In a lever system, the force that is producing the resultant
torque (the force acting in the direction of rotation) is called
the effort force (EF) or effort.
 Because the other force must be creating an opposing torque,
it is known as the resistance force (RF) or load.
 Classes of Lever
 1st Class Lever
◦ Axis lies somewhere between the point of application of the effort force
and the point of application of the resistance force.

 2nd Class Lever

◦ The resistance force has a point of application between the axis and the
point of application of the effort force.

 3rd Class Lever

◦ the effort force has a point of application between the axis and the point
of application of the resistance force
 Muscles in First-Class Lever System

1. Pull of the supraspinatus 2. Elbow Extention

on the humerus
3. Joint between the skull and the atlas vertebrae of the spine (nodding of skull)

4. Relationship between ankle and foot.

5. Tricep dips
 Muscles in Second-Class Lever
System
1. Plantar flexion of the foot to raise the body up on the toes
2. Entire body during Push up
 Muscles in Third-Class Lever System

1. Action of quadriceps muscle on the

leg-foot segment 2. Knee extension
3. Biceps contract or elbow flexion

4. Hamstrings curls
5. While biting with front teeth
 Conclusion
Bones acts as “lever arms”, Joint acts as “fulcrum” and muscles provide
the “Effort force” and Loads are the weight of the body parts moved.