Lesson 1 - Respiratory System

The Respiratory System
and
The Circulatory System
Pre-
assessment
What I Know
Direction
Read and answer the questions
in the best way you can. Write
the letter of the correct answer
on your paper.
1. Which of the following is the
function of the respiratory
system?
a. absorption of nutrients
b. transport of oxygen
c. gas exchange
d. skeletal support
2. Which of the following statements
describes the function of the diaphragm?
a. It contracts and relaxes during respiration
to change the volume of the chest cavity
b. It serves as the passage of air into the lungs
c. It carries blood throughout the body
d. It is the site of the gas exchange
3. The lungs bring ______ into the body,
and eliminate _____ from the body.
a. carbon monoxide, oxygen
b. oxygen, carbon dioxide
c. Carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide
d. oxygen, carbon monoxide
4. Which of the following
structures is NOT part of the
respiratory system?
a. Alveoli
b. Bronchus
c. Heart
d. Trachea
5. A baby swallows her food and
accidentally, it does not enter the
esophagus. What structure does not
function properly and diverts the food
into the respiratory tract instead of the
esophagus?
a. trachea
b. epiglottis
c. larynx
d. bronchus
6. Which of the following statements is NOT
part of exhalation?
a. The ribcage contracts inward
b. The volume of the chest cavity decreases
c. The diaphragm contracts and pulls
downward
d. The pressure within the chest cavity
increases
7. At what structure in the lungs
does the exchange of oxygen
and carbon dioxide take place?
a. Bronchi
b. Alveoli
c. Bronchioles
d. Trachea
8. What happens to the pressure in
your chest cavity when you inhale?
a. Air pressure remains the same
b. Air pressure is reduced
c. Air pressure is increased
d. Air pressure changes
9. What organ in the circulatory
system is responsible for
pumping the blood throughout
the body?
a. Heart
b. Blood vessels
c. Blood
d. Arteries
10. Which of the following
blood vessels is responsible for
carrying deoxygenated blood to
the heart?
a. Arteries
b. Veins
c. Capillaries
d. All of the above
11. What is the main function of the blood in
the circulatory system?
a. Carries the gases, nutrients, and other
molecules to and from the different parts of
the body.
b. Pumps the blood throughout the body
c. Where the exchange of gases and nutrients
takes place.
d. Where the carbon dioxide
is absorbed.
12. Which type of circuit/circulation is
responsible for the movement of
blood from the heart to the rest of
the body, excluding the lungs?
a. Pulmonary Circulation
b. Coronary Circulation
c. Systemic Circulation
d. Both a and c
13. How do the circulatory and respiratory
systems work together to circulate blood and
oxygen throughout the body?
a. Air moves in and out of the lungs through
the trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.
b. Blood moves in and out of the lungs
through the pulmonary arteries and veins
that connect to the heart.
c. Both a and b.
d. Neither a nor b
14. All of the following are true about the
human circulatory system EXCEPT _____.
a. Heart rate changes in response to our
physical activity.
b. White blood cells help fight microbes
that may cause diseases.
c. Veins have thinner walls
than arteries.
d. The atria pump blood
out of the heart.
15. Which structures of the heart
receive blood from the lower and
upper parts of the body?
a. Arteries
b. Veins
c. Atria
d. Ventricles
Learning
Targets
• I can identify the parts of the

breathing process and describe
the function of each part
• I can trace the pathway of
oxygen from the nose to the
alveoli
Activity 1:
Just One Breath
What Is It?
• Nose → Nasal Cavity →Pharynx →

The Human Respiratory System
Larynx → Trachea → Bronchi →

Bronchioles → Alveoli
• A large dome-shaped muscle called the
diaphragm is also found under the lungs.
• Breathing is defined as the act of drawing
air into and eliminating air out of the
lungs.
Activity 2: Name Me
Objective:
Name the parts of the human
respiratory system.
What Is It?
• Nose or Nasal Cavity
It serves as the main entrance for airflow in
the body. This also serves as the exit point for
carbon dioxide.
• Pharynx (throat)
Is also known as the throat, serves as the
pathway for air and food. It is lined with
tissues called tonsils which can partially
obstruct the passage of either of the two.
What Is It?
• Larynx (voice box)
It leads the air to the appropriate channel. It
produces vibration with the use of vocal chords
to produce sound.
• Epiglottis
It prevents food from getting into lungs.
• Trachea (windpipe)
It is a tube through which respiratory gas
transport takes place. It is lined with ciliated
cells to push particles out, and cartilage rings
to guard it against pressure when breathing.
What Is It?
• Bronchi
It serve as the main passageways of air into
the lungs. The left bronchus is narrower,
longer, and less straight than the right,
thus, any foreign particle tends to be
directed to the right main bronchus.
• Bronchioles
These are tiny tubes that connect the
bronchi to the alveoli.
What Is It?
• Alveoli
It is where the exchange of oxygen and
carbon dioxide takes place.
• Lungs
The left lung is smaller than the right lung
because some spaces in the left chest is
being occupied by the heart.
They help oxygen we breathe enter the red
blood cells and get rid of carbon dioxide
when we breathe out.
What Is It?
• Diaphragm
It is a muscle that helps you breathe.
What Is It?
Breathing involves the diaphragm and muscles of the rib
cage.
• Air flows from areas of high pressure to low pressure.
Air inhaled. Air exhaled.
Muscles and
Muscles contract and rib cage relax.
rib cage expands.
Diaphragm flattens Diaphragm relaxes

and moves downward. and rises.

Lesson 1 - Respiratory System

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The Respiratory System

• I can identify the parts of the

• Nose → Nasal Cavity →Pharynx →

Larynx → Trachea → Bronchi →

Air inhaled. Air exhaled.

Diaphragm flattens Diaphragm relaxes

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