AQA GCSE Physical Education · 8582
Paper 1
The force applied to move a lever. In the body, contracting muscles apply effort through their tendon attachments to bones.
Revise: Lever systems in sportThe effort is the force supplied by a contracting muscle, applied where its tendon attaches to the moving bone. The load, also called resistance, is what the effort works against. This can include the weight of the moving body part and any object it carries.
- Revise: Mechanical advantage
The force applied to move a lever, usually supplied by a contracting muscle in the body.