Department of Education

Science 9
Respiratory and Circulatory System
Quarter 1– Week 1

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 This Supplementary Learnning Material is designed to help you understand
easily the concepts of Respiratory and Circulatory Systems. This module provides
you an activitiy that will develop your science process skills.

The SLEM is divided into two lessons, namely:

● Lesson 1 – The Respiratory System, Breathing Mechanism and Gas Exchange.
● Lesson 2 – The Circulatory System and the Types of Circulation.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

Most Essential Learning Competencies:

Week 1 - Explain how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together to
transport nutrients, gases, and other molecules to and from the different parts
of the body. (S9LT-Ia-b-26)

Lesson 1: The Respiratory System, Breathing Mechanism and Gas Exchange.

1. Identify the key parts of the breathing system and describe the function of
each part of the breathing system.
2. Explain the mechanism of breathing on how the gas exchange in the lungs.
3. Describe how the movement of the diaphragm helps the air go in and out
of the lungs.

Lesson 2: The Circulatory System and the Types of Circulation.

1. Identify the components of the circulatory system.
2. Compare and contrast the different types of circulation.
3. Select and perform the physical activities to test the blood circulation.

Directions: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following series describe the correct pathway of oxygen in the
breathing system?
A. nose → bronchi → trachea → bronchioles → alveoli
B. nose → alveoli → bronchioles → bronchi → alveoli
C. nose → trachea → bronchioles → bronchi → alveoli
D. nose → trachea → bronchi → bronchioles → alveoli
2. Which one of the following series represents the correct path of blood
circulation?
A. Left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, right ventricle, body
B. Right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, body
C. Left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, body
D. Right atrium, lungs, right ventricle, left atrium, body, left ventricle

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 3. How do the heart and the lungs work together?
A. The heart absorbs the blood with oxygen.
B. The lungs transport the blood to the heart.
C. The lungs absorb the blood and deliver it to the body.
D. The heart pumps the blood that transports the inhaled oxygen.
4. The figure given below shows a small part of human lung where exchange of
gases takes place. In which one of the options given below, the one part A, B,
C or D is correctly identified along with its function?
A. B : Red blood cell - transport of CO2 mainly.
B. C : Arterial capillary - passes oxygen to tissues.
C. A : alveolar cavity - main site of exchange of
respiratory gases
D. D : Capillary wall -exchange of O2 and CO2 takes
place here
5. What type of circulation describes the movement of blood from the heart, to
the lungs, and back to the heart?
A. Blood circulation C. Systemic circulation
B. Coronary circulation D. Pulmonary circulation

Directions: INHALE these scrambled words. EXHALE the answers to the riddles.

1. RATHCAE – I am a long tube connecting your

mouth to your lungs. It is made of elastic tissue
and smooth muscle.
2. XHAPRYN – I am a passageway leading to from
behind the nasal cavity to the trachea.
3. CHIBRON – The air cannot go directly into the
lungs without me.
4. GLUNS – I am the main organ of the respiratory
system.
5. RYNLAX – I am a rigid, box-like structure and
protect the vocal cords.
6. HIGRAMPAD – I am large, flat muscle at the
bottom of the chest cavity.
7. RAI SACS – There are 300-millions of me in your
lungs.
8. STIEPOLGET – I am a cartilaginous small flap at
the top of the trachea.
9. SELOIHCNORB – I am the right and left tiny
airways of the wind pipe.
10. ILLAPACRISE – I am the smallest blood vessels
in the body
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Lesson 1 - The Human Respiratory System, Breathing
Mechanism and Gas Exchange

The Human Respiratory System - consists of specialized structures

whose function is to take in oxygen from the surrounding environment and expel
carbon dioxide from the body. The primary organ involved in this process is the lung
and each individual contains a right and a left lung. The right lung consists of three
lobes and two fissures while the slightly smaller left lung contains two lobes and one
fissure. The lungs are found in the thoracic cavity of our body (chest region). Air
passes into the nose and through the nasal cavity until it gets into the pharynx. From
the pharynx, it travels into the larynx. The opening of the larynx contains a
cartilaginous flap called the epiglottis that can close to prevent food from moving into
the air passageway. From the larynx, the air moves into the trachea (commonly
known as the wind pipe), which connects to the left and right bronchi. The bronchi
in each lung split into tiny airways called bronchioles. These bronchioles terminate
at balloon-like structures called alveoli that allows gas exchange in the lungs. Below
the lungs is a skeletal muscle called the diaphragm, which is involved in breathing.
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Breathing is the process of taking air into the lungs and forcing it out. You
inhale when you take in air and exhale when you force it out. It is a function of the
respiratory system but it requires the coordinated activities of the brain
and the muscles. Breathing involves the action of the rib muscles and the diaphragm.
The diaphragm is the sheet of muscle that
separates the chest cavity from the
abdominal cavity of our body. When these
muscles contract or relax, they make the
size of the chest cavity change. When you
inhale, your diaphragm contracts or
becomes smaller. It moves downward. At
the same time, your rib muscles also
contract and move the rib cage upward. As
a result, your chest cavity increases in size.
Your lungs also increase in volume, so the
air pressure inside them decreases. This
decrease in pressure causes the air outside
to flow into the lungs.

Human Respiratory System

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Let’s Do This!
A. Directions: Examine the parts of the respiratory system as shown in the
diagram. Label each part.

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B. Directions: Answer the following questions.
1. What is the advantage of breathing through your nose and not through your
mouth?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

2. What might happen to your throat when you sleep with your mouth open
especially when you have a clogged nose?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

3. You watched and cheered in a basketball game recently. Your voice became
hoarse and you eventually suffered from laryngitis. How do you conclude
that shouting too much had caused laryngitis?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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Lesson 2 - The Circulatory System, and Types of Circulation

The Human Circulatory System - is the life support structure that

nourishes your cells with nutrients from the food you eat and oxygen from the air
you breathe. It can be compared to a
complex arrangement of highways,
avenues and lanes connecting all the
cells together into a neighborhood.
Sequentially, the community of cells
sustains the body to stay alive. Another
name for the circulatory system is the
cardiovascular system.

The circulatory system functions

with other body systems to deliver
different materials in the body. It
circulates vital elements such as oxygen
and nutrients. At the same time, it also
transports wastes away from the body. The Human circulatory system
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The following are the three major parts of the circulatory system, with
their roles:
1. Heart – pumps the blood throughout the body
2. Blood vessel – carries the blood throughout the body
Arteries - carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the cells,
tissues and organs of the body
Veins - carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
Capillaries - the smallest blood vessels in the body, connecting the
smallest arteries to the smallest veins - the actual site where gases and
nutrients are exchanged
3. Blood – carries the materials throughout the body (Source: K-12 Science 9
p.11-12)

Types of Circulation

Pulmonary Circulation Coronary Circulation Systemic Circulation

Movement of. blood from Movement of blood Movement of blood from
the heart, to the lungs, through the tissues of the heart to the rest of the
and back to the heart the heart. body, excluding the
lungs.

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Let’s Do This!
Directions: Using the given graphic organizer, fill in the missing parts,
description and functions to complete the entire concepts.

(Source: K-12 Science 9 p.13

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Self-Check!
Directions: Express what you have learned in this lesson by completing the
sentences below. Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.

TRACHEA CARTILAGE BRONCHI BRONCHIOLES ALVEOLI

SWALLOW MUCUS EPIGLOTIS BROCHUS DIFFUSES
CARBON DIOXIDE CELL OXYGEN CAPILLARIES LUNGS
The Respiratory System
Air passes into the nasal cavity, where dust and bacteria filtered out by the sticky
__________. The air is drawn down the __________ which is kept open by the rings of
____________. At the top of the trachea is a small flap known as the ___________. When
you __________ it closes off the trachea to prevent food going into the _________. At
the bottom of the trachea, it divides into two ________. Each _________ subdivides
again into a mass of fine braches known as __________. These end in tiny hallow bags
with bubl-like pockets called _______in which gases are exchanged. The walls of the
alveoli are only has only one __________ thick, and their outer surface is covered by
a dense network of ___________. The blood flowing through this Capillaries absorbs
__________ which __________ through the alveoli and capillary walls, at the same time
releases ________ _______ which diffuses in the opposite direction into the aveoli.

Directions: Using the words below and following the arrows complete the flow
of inhalation and exhalation.
Across:
1. The chief function of the
circulatory system.
2. The passageway of blood.
3. Carries oxygen and food nutrients
to and from, all the cells.
Down:
4. The body system responsible for
transporting materials
throughout the entire body.
5. Pumps blood and keep the blood
moving throughout the body.
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Directions: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. The figure given below shows a small part of human lung where exchange of
gases takes place. In which one of the options given below, the one part A, B,
C or D is correctly identified along with its function?
A. B : Red blood cell - transport of CO2 mainly.
B. C : Arterial capillary - passes oxygen to tissues.
C. A : alveolar cavity - main site of exchange of
respiratory gases
D. D : Capillary wall -exchange of O2 and CO2 takes
place here
2. What type of circulation describes the movement of blood from the heart, to
the lungs, and back to the heart?
A. Blood Circulation C. Systemic Circulation
B. Coronary Circulation D. Pulmonary Circulation
3. Which of the pairs of words below are the waste products of respiration?
A. Oxygen and Water C. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
B. Carbon Dioxide and Water D. Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and Water
4. Which structure of the respiratory system is a long wind pipe in which air
enters when we breathe?
A. alveoli B. bronchi C. nostril D. trachea
5. What muscular organ which pumps blood throughout the body?
A. Blood B. Heart C. Lungs D. Blood vessels
6. Study the diagram below. How does the movement of the diaphragm cause
the air to go in and out of the lungs?
A. The movement of the
diaphragm regulates the air
going in and out of the lungs.
B. The space in the chest cavity is
enlarged as we exhale.
C. Air pressure inside the chest
cavity either increase or
decrease.
D. It pushes the air to the outside
where there is higher pressure.
7. Which one of the following series represents the correct path of blood
circulation?
A. Left atrium, Left ventricle, Lungs, Right atrium, Right ventricle, Body
B. Right atrium, Right ventricle, Lungs, Left atrium, Left ventricle, Body
C. Left atrium, Left ventricle, Right atrium, Right ventricle, Lungs, Body
D. Right atrium, Lungs, Right ventricle, Left atrium, Body, Left ventricle
8. What happens to the diaphragm when a person exhales?
A. The diaphragm relaxes allowing air to go in of the lungs.
B. The diaphragm relaxes allowing air to go out of the lungs.
C. The diaphragm contracts allowing air to go out of the lungs.
D. The diaphragm contracts allowing more air in the chest cavity.

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 9. What are the tiny sacs in the lungs through which the exchange of gases
take place?
A. bronchi B. cilia C. bronchioles D. alveoli
10. How do the heart and the lungs work together?
A. The heart absorbs the blood with oxygen.
B. The lungs transport the blood to the heart.
C. The lungs absorb the blood and deliver it to the body.
D. The heart pumps the blood that transports the inhaled oxygen.

Answer Key
D 5.
10.Capillaries 10. D
D 4.
9. Broncheoles 9. D
D 3.
8. Epiglotis 8. A
B 2.
7. B
D 1. 7. Air sac
6. A
Pre-Test 6. Diaphragm
5. B
5. Larynx 4. D
Heart 5. 4. Lungs
Circulatory 4. 3. B
3. Bronchi 2. D
Blood 3.
Blood Vessels
2.
2. Pharynx 1. D
Transport 1. 1. Trachea Test
Lesson 1 Post-
Lesson 2

References:

1. Department of Education K-12 Science 9 Learner’s Module, First Edition, 2014

2. Department of Education – Bureau of Learning Resources (Module Adapted)

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