Kinesiology 2241A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Human Musculoskeletal System, Simple Machine, Ankle

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To analyze the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system, we will look at the system as through it is a machine. In physics, a machine is a device or structure that changes the direction or magnitude of a force. The simple machine that we consider most often in biomechanics is the lever. A lever consists of a long rigid segment and a point of rotation called the fulcrum. Forces are applied to the rigid segment, the segment rotates about the fulcrum and a new force is created. So a lever changes the magnitude and direction of the forces applied to it. In the musculoskeletal system the bones are the rigid segments and the joint are the fulcrums. Recall that a a force is a vector and therefore has 4 characteristics: These are all shown to the right for the muscle force vector of the achilles tendon about the ankle joint.

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