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Explain how limb movements function as levers.
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VerifiedA lever can be defined as a part of the body that pivots around a certain point to allow that part of the body to rotate and move as efficiently as possible. An example of different types of levers in the human body are those that support a heavy weight, such as the head. In this form, identified as the first class or type, the axis of the lever lies between its point of resistance and its force. It is also closest to its natural point of resistance.
To create more resistance to load, the human body contains lever systems that will allow greater resistance while using smaller force.
Each lever has four parts - the lever arm (usually a long, rigid object), a pivot point (the central point of the lever arm), effort or resistance force, and a load.
In all levers, we have a fulcrum (pivot), effort (force), and axis (lever)
In our limbs, the bone is lever, joint is a fulcrum, and muscles provide strength, providing us with our own lever system.
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