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Arm is the example of 2nd class lever.
Arm is the example of 2nd class lever.
No it isn't. It is a third class lever.
first class lever
The biceps brachii acts as a class 3 lever to flex the arm. The deltoid also acts as a class 3 lever to abduct the arm, as does the teres major in adducting the arm. The triceps brachii, however, acts as a class 1 lever to extend the arm. In other words, when you're bending your arm or swinging it toward your body or away from your body, it's a class 3 lever. But if your arm is bent and you're straightening it, then your arm is a class 1 lever.
The human arm is an example of a 3rd Class lever when bent , but when u straighten it , it becomes a 1st Class lever ~
Wheelbarrows and nutcrackers are known as second-class levers. This is because their resistance is between the force arm and the fulcrum.
The biceps is an example of a class 3 lever. The triceps is an example of a class 1 lever.
Adducts and rotates the arm.
Your arm can be considered a first class lever.
subscapularis
the shoulder is the fulcrum and the load is the rest of the arm. the deltoid muscle is lifting the load away from the body from a point closer to the fulcrum, so it is a class 3 lever.