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Levers in the Human Body – MCQs

1. A lever consists of:

(A) Fulcrum, effort, and load


(B) Muscle, tendon, and bone


(C) Joint, ligament, and tendon


(D) Bone, cartilage, and muscle



2. The fulcrum in a lever is:

(A) The pivot point


(B) The applied force


(C) The resistance


(D) The joint capsule



3. The effort in a lever is:

(A) The force applied to move a load


(B) The resistance


(C) The pivot point


(D) The muscle origin



4. The load in a lever is:

(A) The resistance to movement


(B) The applied force


(C) The pivot point


(D) The muscle attachment



5. Which class of lever has the fulcrum between effort and load?

(A) First-class


(B) Second-class


(C) Third-class


(D) Fourth-class



6. Which class of lever has the load between fulcrum and effort?

(A) Second-class


(B) First-class


(C) Third-class


(D) Fourth-class



7. Which class of lever has the effort between fulcrum and load?

(A) Third-class


(B) First-class


(C) Second-class


(D) Fourth-class



8. The elbow joint during biceps curl is an example of:

(A) Third-class lever


(B) First-class lever


(C) Second-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



9. The tiptoe (plantarflexion at ankle) is an example of:

(A) Second-class lever


(B) First-class lever


(C) Third-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



10. The nodding of the head at atlanto-occipital joint is an example of:

(A) First-class lever


(B) Second-class lever


(C) Third-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



11. Which lever type is most common in the human body?

(A) Third-class lever


(B) First-class lever


(C) Second-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



12. In a first-class lever, if the fulcrum is closer to the load, the mechanical advantage:

(A) Increases


(B) Decreases


(C) Remains the same


(D) Becomes zero



13. In a third-class lever, the effort arm is usually:

(A) Shorter than the load arm


(B) Longer than the load arm


(C) Equal to the load arm


(D) Variable



14. Third-class levers favor:

(A) Speed and range of motion


(B) Mechanical advantage


(C) Force multiplication


(D) Load reduction



15. Second-class levers favor:

(A) Force multiplication


(B) Speed


(C) Range of motion


(D) Flexibility



16. In a biceps curl, the biceps brachii applies effort at:

(A) Radial tuberosity


(B) Humeral epicondyle


(C) Ulna


(D) Acromion



17. The load in a biceps curl is:

(A) The weight in the hand


(B) The elbow joint


(C) The humerus


(D) The shoulder



18. The fulcrum in a biceps curl is:

(A) Elbow joint


(B) Shoulder joint


(C) Wrist


(D) Forearm



19. The Achilles tendon during plantarflexion applies effort at:

(A) Calcaneus


(B) Ankle joint


(C) Metatarsals


(D) Tibia



20. The load in plantarflexion is:

(A) Body weight


(B) Foot


(C) Tibia


(D) Ankle



21. The fulcrum in plantarflexion is:

(A) Metatarsophalangeal joints


(B) Ankle joint


(C) Knee


(D) Hip



22. Mechanical advantage is calculated as:

(A) Effort arm / Load arm


(B) Load / Effort


(C) Load arm / Effort arm


(D) Fulcrum × Load



23. A lever where the effort is greater than the load has:

(A) Mechanical advantage < 1


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(C) Mechanical advantage = 1


(D) Zero advantage



24. A lever where the load is closer to fulcrum than effort has:

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25. The triceps at elbow extension is an example of:

(A) Third-class lever


(B) First-class lever


(C) Second-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



26. The hamstrings during knee flexion act as:

(A) Effort


(B) Fulcrum


(C) Load


(D) Pivot



27. The gastrocnemius during jumping applies effort at:

(A) Calcaneus


(B) Knee


(C) Tibia


(D) Metatarsals



28. The mechanical advantage of third-class levers is usually:

(A) Less than 1


(B) Greater than 1


(C) Equal to 1


(D) Variable



29. The mechanical advantage of second-class levers is usually:

(A) Greater than 1


(B) Less than 1


(C) Equal to 1


(D) Variable



30. In first-class levers, increasing the distance from fulcrum to effort:

(A) Increases speed and distance of load


(B) Decreases load movement


(C) Decreases speed


(D) Reduces range of motion



31. The atlanto-occipital joint lever system involves which muscles?

(A) Posterior neck muscles


(B) Biceps brachii


(C) Gastrocnemius


(D) Triceps



32. The mechanical advantage of a lever depends on:

(A) Length of effort and load arms


(B) Muscle strength only


(C) Joint type


(D) Bone density



33. The forearm in pronation-supination functions as:

(A) Third-class lever


(B) Second-class lever


(C) First-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



34. The force-velocity relationship in levers shows:

(A) Greater speed decreases force output


(B) Greater force increases speed


(C) Lever type changes muscle origin


(D) Load is independent of speed



35. The elbow joint during push-ups is a:

(A) Third-class lever


(B) Second-class lever


(C) First-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



36. The mechanical advantage < 1 implies:

(A) High speed and range, low force


(B) High force, low speed


(C) Equal speed and force


(D) No movement



37. The mechanical advantage > 1 implies:

(A) High force, low speed and range


(B) High speed, low force


(C) Equal speed and force


(D) No movement



38. The effort arm of a lever is the distance between:

(A) Effort and fulcrum


(B) Load and fulcrum


(C) Fulcrum and muscle


(D) Load and effort



39. The load arm of a lever is the distance between:

(A) Load and fulcrum


(B) Effort and fulcrum


(C) Muscle and tendon


(D) Fulcrum and effort



40. Which lever type maximizes speed at the expense of force?

(A) Third-class lever


(B) Second-class lever


(C) First-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



41. Which lever type maximizes force at the expense of speed?

(A) Second-class lever


(B) Third-class lever


(C) First-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



42. The shoulder joint during lateral raise is a:

(A) Third-class lever


(B) Second-class lever


(C) First-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



43. The knee during tiptoe standing is a:

(A) Second-class lever


(B) Third-class lever


(C) First-class lever


(D) Fourth-class lever



44. The mechanical advantage of first-class levers is:

(A) Variable, depends on relative arm lengths


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(C) Always < 1


(D) Always = 1



45. The biceps brachii is a lever system because it:

(A) Exerts effort on radius to flex elbow


(B) Pulls humerus to extend shoulder


(C) Stabilizes shoulder only


(D) Moves fingers



46. The Achilles tendon acts as a lever by:

(A) Pulling calcaneus to lift body


(B) Flexing knee


(C) Extending toes


(D) Rotating hip



47. The mechanical efficiency of a lever is:

(A) Ratio of work output to work input


(B) Load × distance


(C) Force × distance


(D) Muscle strength only



48. In levers, distance from fulcrum affects:

(A) Mechanical advantage and range of motion


(B) Muscle fiber type


(C) Bone density


(D) Joint capsule strength



49. Load closer to fulcrum favors:

(A) Force


(B) Speed


(C) Range of motion


(D) None



50. Effort closer to fulcrum favors:

(A) Speed and range of motion


(B) Force


(C) Stability


(D) None



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