Physical Education GCSE
Application to body levers
What Application to body levers means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Application to body levers
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Second-class levers such as the ankle can give mechanical advantage, while most third-class levers such as the elbow favour speed and range of movement and have a mechanical advantage below 1.
Topics that use Application to body levers
- 1.1.c. Movement analysis - Lever systems (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Classes of lever
- Effort arm and load arm distances
- Load and effort relationship
- Body examples: neck, ankle, elbow
- Lever use in physical activity and sport
- Mechanical advantage
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