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Rocker arm:

 
The rocker arm fits over a stud in the head.
This is the fulcrum point. The nut on the stud is torqued to a specific value, to take the lash out of the valve train system.
As the push rod raises the rocker arm up, the valve opens. A hole in the rocker arm ball socket for the push rod allows oil to flow out over the top of the valve.