Muscles Chapter 10
Fasicle arrangement
Physics of levers
Torque Torque = Force x Lever length or l
A human example
There are 3 types of lever systems 1.First Class - fulcrum between load and effort 2.Second Class - load is between fulcrum and effort 3.Third Class - effort is between load and fulcrum
First Class Lever Systems The classic “see-saw” or teeter totter of your youth
Second Class Lever Systems
Third Class Lever Systems Most muscle/joint systems fall into this catagory
Muscles: anterior
Muscles: posterior
Muscles of the Hip & Thigh (anterior view)
The Adductor brevis
The Gluteus minimus
The erector spinae Erector spinae
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