DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

DIVISION OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY

San Ignacio St., Poblacion, City of San Jose del Monte 3023
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Science
Quarter 1 – Module : 1
The Human Respiratory and
Circulatory System
(LC-S9LT-la-b-26)
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Science
Quarter 1 – Module : 1
The Human Respiratory and
Circulatory System
(LC-S9LT-la-b-26)

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

 FOREWORD

Learning can be both fun and interactive. So we present to you this Learning Material
that will provide valuable understanding of the topic being presented. As a 21st century
learner, this material can be your stepping stone in achieving proficiency in the subject
matter.
The elements serve as guides in your learning journey. The contents of this learning
materials, carefully prepared and developed by dedicated teachers from various schools in
the City of San Jose del Monte, provide deeper understanding.
Treat this module like a friend and it will connect you with the wonderful world of
learning. If you are excited to have fun while learning, this module is for you.

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 What I Need to Know

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

Working with the other Organ Systems

Everyday, our body performs several tasks. When we eat, walk and even when we
are just sleeping, our cells work hand in hand for in other cells in the our body parts to
continue their specific tasks. They also need to remove wastes to continue its functions.
Maybe ,we not so aware of these things but definitely, our body performs like a machine.
Just any other machine, to utilize its maximum potentials, we must take care of our body
properly.
Having a healthy lifestyle are some of the important jobs that we must do as the
owner of this fascinating machine.     
             In the past lessons, you were introduced to the different levels of organizations in
the human body and the mechanisms involved in it. You have learned that the human body
is composed of different systems, which are collections of cells, tissues, and organs, each of
which has a special job that keeps you alive. Whether you eat, play, dance, sing, or sleep;
each part of your organ system performs specific functions. In Grade 7, cells, tissues, organs
were introduced in your lesson as basis understanding the different organs systems in the
body . 

 In this module, you will be learning two of the organ systems that perform important
roles in the distribution of essential materials in the body.

             So, let us explore more and have fun. Good Luck!

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. explain the mechanism on how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together
to transport nutrients, gases, and molecules to and from the different parts of the
body;
2. infer how one’s lifestyle can affect the functioning of respiratory and circulatory
systems.

In this Module, you will be able to answer the following

KEY QUESTIONS

 How do the respiratory and circulatory systems work with each other?
 How do the diseases in the circulatory and respiratory systems begin to develop?
 How can a person’s lifestyle affect the performance of the respiratory and circulatory
systems?

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 What I Know

Before you go on with the different activities, let us test your brain power with these  
questions. Good Luck!!!

PRE TEST
1.What is the correct sequence of oxygen as it enters to the respiratory organs of the body?

a. alveoli -nasal cavity- trachea- bronchi

b. nasal cavity- trachea- bronchi- alveoli
c. nasal cavity-- bronchi- alveoli- trachea
d. trachea -nasal cavity-- bronchi- alveoli

2. The following are organs of the respiratory system EXCEPT______

a. heart b. lungs c. nasal cavity d. trachea

3 . This tube connects the lungs and the trachea.

a. alveoli
b. bronchi
c. nasal cavity
d. trachea

4 . How will you describe the blood that is delivered into the right portion of your heart, from which it is
pumped to the lungs?

a. Deoxygenated
b. Oxygenated
c. Oxygen rich
d. Nitrogen rich

5. This large blood vessel distributes oxygenated blood from the heart to be distributed to the
different parts of the body.

a. Aorta
b. Capillaries
c. Superior Vena Cava
d. Veins

6. Which organ system is the life support structure that nourishes your cells with nutrients from the food
you eat and delivers oxygen from the air you breathe?

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 a. Circulatory System
b. Digestive System
c. Reproductive System
d. Nervous System

7. It is the movement of blood through the tissues of the heart.

a. Coronary circulation
b. Pulmonary circulation
c. Systemic circulation
d. Urinary System

8.This part of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the upper parts of the body?

a. Inferior Vena Cava

b. Left Atrium
c. Right Atrium
d. Superior Vena Cava
9. What is the only vein in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
a. Inferior Vena cava
b. Pulmonary Vein
c. Superior Vena Cava
d. All of these veins are correct
10. It is a type of circulation that moves the blood to the heart and to the different parts of the body
except lungs.
a. Coronary Circulation
b. Pulmonary Circulation
c. Systemic Circulation
d. Superior Vena Cava

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 What’s In

The human respiratory system is as series of organs responsible for taking in

oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. The primary organs of the respiratory system are the
lungs which carry out this exchange of gases as we breathe.

The lungs work together with the circulatory system to pump oxygen-rich blood to
all cells in the body. The blood then collects carbon dioxide and other waste products and
transports them back to the lungs, where they ‘re pumped out of the body when we exhale.

Both systems are essentially meant for each other. The common purpose could not
be attained without the other system

ACVITY 1: Let’s Try This One!!

Answer the crossword puzzle below using the clue to reveal the different parts of the
Circulatory and Respiratory System. Good luck!!

DESCRIPTIONS

1. Also known as windpipe

where air passes through the
nose to the bronchi branching
tubes from the trachea to the
lungs.
2. Branching tubes from the
trachea to the lungs
3. Air bags inside the lungs that
take up oxygen and expel
carbon dioxide.
4. Process the gas during
respiration.
5. Move blood away from the
heart.
6. Move blood towards the heart.
7. Receiving chambers of the
heart.
8. Pumping chambers of the
heart.
9. Prevent back flow of blood
during circulation.
10. Uppermost part of the
respiratory system where air
passes through.
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 What’s New

Below are pictures of the different parts of the Respiratory System. Take a look at
each picture and its description as well as its function to understand more how each part
works in the breathing system of human.

PARTS OF THE DESCRIPTION/ FUNCTION

RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM
The respiratory system allows us to breathe and exchange
carbon dioxide for oxygen. It is a series of organ systems
responsible for taking oxygen and expelling dioxide.

This is the nasal cavity. It is the uppermost part of the respiratory

system and provides the nasal passage for inhaled air from
nostrils.

It is commonly known as the windpipe, this is the large tube that

delivers air from the nasal passage to the bronchi.

These are also known as the air sacs. These small bags of air
are in the lungs that take up the oxygen you breathe in and keep
your body going. You have about 480 million of alveoli in your
lungs. When you breathe in the alveoli expand to take in oxygen.
When you breathe out, the alveoli shrink to expel carbon dioxide

From the windpipe, separates into two branches, called bronchial

tubes or bronchi, one entering each lung.

The bronchi subdivide many times inside the lungs, analogous to

the branching pattern of grapes, finally becoming hair like tubes
called bronchioles

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 These are the lungs that process the gas exchange during
respiration

A diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscular partition separating

the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in
breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax
and so inflates the lungs.

KEY CONCEPTS

The air that we breathe is composed of different gases. Oxygen is on e

of the gases that is very essential to our body. On the other hand, gases like
carbon dioxide needs to be removed out the body when we exhale. Here is
the sequence of how the air goes in and out of our respiratory system.

The air we breathe goes through the nose. Inside the nose are small
hair called cilia which traps dirt . Then into our nasal passages, and then
through trachea or windpipe. which separates into two branches,
called bronchial tubes or bronchi, one entering each lung.

The bronchi subdivide many times inside the lungs. It is like a

branching pattern of grapes. These hair like parts are called bronchioles. In
the last part of the terminal bronchioles are tiny bubble-like bunch of
structures called alveoli or air sacs. Exchange of gases happens here.

These parts of the human respiratory system are very important in the human
breathing process and the exchanges of important gases in the body such as oxygen
and the removal of wastes from the cells which are the carbon dioxide. Let us go
further and discover how the human respiratory works as we inhale and exhale.

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 Breath In… and Breath Out.

Let us study the mechanism of our lungs and diaphragm during respiration.
Try to observe the mechanism of the lungs and the diaphragm when we breathe in
and breathe out.

1. When you inhale, your diaphragm contracts.

Inhaling moves the diaphragm down and
expands the chest cavity.
2. Simultaneously, the ribs move and increase the
size of the chest cavity. There is now more
space and less air pressure inside the lungs.
3. Air pushes in from the outside where there is a
higher pressure. It pushes into the lungs where
there is a lower air pressure.

4. When you breathe out, or exhale. the diaphragm

muscle relaxes. The diaphragm and ribs return to
their original place.

5. The diaphragm and ribs return to their original

place. The chest cavity returns to its original size
There is now lesser space and greater air
pressure inside the lungs. It pushes the air to the
outside where there is a lower air pressure. 

Try to breathe in and breathe out. This will help you to gain more oxygen and
release carbon dioxide. This breathing exercise will make your lungs and as well as
your heart healthy. Oxygen in the body helps the cell to perform several functions for
our body to function well.

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 What is It

The Human Circulatory System

  Now that we are through with respiratory system, let us have a closer look of
our heart. Let us sing together by following the lyrics below and   discover the parts and
functions of the heart which serves to be the main organ of the circulatory system.

"FEEL THE BEAT"

A Scie-Awit to the tune of “Buttercup”
Popularized by: Foundations
Original composition of :
Rogerson S. Peńa
SJDMNHS
_________________________________________________
CHORUS
So why don't you feel the beat
That heart emits baby as it pumps the blood
That flows all around
And then most of all, the important role baby
is the homeostasis inside
A blood is a tissue, composed of two components
Fluid plasma and cells
It circulates, circulates inside our heart
STANZA
The arteries and the veins, the parts which carry the blood to
and from the heart and other parts
The heart receives blood that is oxygen- poor YOU CAN
And then pumps, pumps it to the lungs DO IT…
Hey! hey! hey!   without maybe we start to find
hey.. hey.. hey the flow of blood that happens inside
Blood that flows.. inside the heart it goes. passing there
through List all the parts of
Ooooohhhh...Oooohhhh... Ooohhh..Oohhh the Circulatory
REPEAT CHORUS
System here.
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2
3
4

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 What’s More

A One-Way Street…
  Look at your fist. Our heart is just like the size of our close fist. It is a hollow muscle,
located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone. It pumps blood through the network of
arteries and veins called the cardiovascular system. It has four chambers with specific
tasks to do: two ventricles and two atria. The atria are the receiving chambers of the heart,
accepting blood from the body (right atrium) and from the lungs (left atrium). The ventricles
are the pumping chambers, moving blood to the lungs (right ventricle) and into the body
(left ventricle)

The flow of the blood inside the heart is like a one-way street. Why? Observe the blood
as it flows inside the chambers and blood vessels of the heart. The blood flows like in a one-
way street, wherein cars do not go back where it came from. There is no turning back of the
blood from one chamber to the other chamber. This is made possible by the valves between
each chamber. If the blood flows back. Stroke may happen.

ACTIVITY 2: Just Go with The Flow

Using the illustration of the heart and the arrows leading to the direction of the blood, try
to explain the pathway of the blood inside the heart. The arrows and the number will give
you the clue.
DEOXYGENATED BLOOD

1. Superior Vena Cava

2. Right Atrium
3. Right Ventricle
4. Pulmonary Artery

OXYGENATED BLOOD

5. Pulmonary Vein
6. Left Atrium
7. Left Ventricle
8. Aorta

Now, trace the pathway of blood by filling up the boxes below with the correct parts based on
the illustration of the hear

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 What I Have Learned

Blood circulates around the body into three different ways. The lungs and the heart
coordinate with one another for the exchange of gases, and the transport of blood that is rich
in oxygen for the cell use. Study the table below to understand how the blood circulates
inside the body which involves the coordination of the circulatory and the respiratory system

TYPES OF CIRCULATIONS IN THE BODY

TYPES OF BLOOD DESCRIPTION DIAGRAM

CIRCULATION

1. Pulmonary Movement of the blood from

Circulation the heart to the lungs and
back to the heart

2. Coronary Movement of the blood

Circulation through the tissues of the
heart

3. Systemic Movement of the blood from

Circulation the heart to the rest of the
body excluding the lungs

The main function of the circulatory system or the cardio vascular system is to
deliver oxygen to the body tissues and simultaneously removing carbon dioxide produced by
metabolism. Oxygen is bound to molecules called hemoglobin that are on the surface of the
red blood cells in the blood.

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 What I Can Do

Let's Check This Out

Since you have already understood how the heart
functions and how blood is pumped all over the body, you are
now ready to check your own heart rate. Your heartbeat is the
sound that your heart makes as it pumps blood

Here are some activities that will make your heart and
lungs healthy and might help you to have a normal heart rate. 
Match the picture that shows an activity in maintaining a healthy
lifestyle and to have a healthy heart and lungs.

1 B
A

2 C D 3

E 4 5

Guide Questions:

1. Which of the following pictures should be paired with each other?

List them all.
Picture number ________ and Picture letter ______
Picture number ________ and Picture letter ______
Picture number ________ and Picture letter ______
Picture number ________ and Picture letter ______
Picture number ________ and Picture letter ______

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 Assessment

Good job! You are almost done.

So let us see if you really learned a lot from our lesson. Please answer the following
questions. Good Luck!

POST TEST
1. These are tiny air bags also known as air sacs that provide gas exchange when we
breathe.
a. alveoli
b. bronchi
c. nasal cavity
d. trachea
2 . These branching tubes connect the trachea and the lungs
a. alveoli
b. bronchi
c. nasal cavity
d. trachea
3. The large vein that receives deoxygenated blood from the upper parts of the body towards
the heart.
a. Left atrium and left ventricle
b. Right atrium and Right ventricle
c. Superior Vena Cava
d. Both a and b are correct
4 . This large blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the heart to be distributed to the
different parts of the body.
a. Aorta
b) Pulmonary artery
c) Pulmonary vein
d) Superior vena cava
5. What is the only vein in the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?
a. Aorta
b) Pulmonary artery
c) Pulmonary vein
d) Superior vena cava
6. What happens in your lungs and diaphragm when you inhale?
a) The lungs expand and the diaphragm contracts.
b) The lungs contracts and the diaphragm relax.
c) Both lungs and diaphragm contract.
d) Both lungs and diaphragm expand

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 7. It is the movement of blood from the heart to the rest of the body, excluding the lungs.
a) Pulmonary Circulation
b) Systemic Circulation
c) Coronary Circulation
d) All of these are correct
8. Which among the human activities does not promote a healthy heart and lungs?
a) Inhaling gases from factories, vehicles and cigarettes.
b) Making the body fit by eating fruits and vegetables.
c) Having a regular cardiovascular exercise at least 2 times a week.
d) Having at least 6-8 hours of sleep.

9. What is the correct sequence of oxygen as it enters to the respiratory organs of the body?

a) alveoli -nasal cavity- trachea- bronchi

b) nasal cavity- trachea- bronchi- alveoli
c) nasal cavity-- bronchi- alveoli- trachea
d) trachea -nasal cavity-- bronchi- alveoli

10. Which organ system is the life support structure that nourishes your cells with nutrients from
the food you eat and delivers oxygen from the air you breathe?

a) Circulatory System
b) Digestive System
c) Reproductive System
d) Nervous System

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 Additional Activities

ACTIVITY: You Complete Me

Study the paragraph below. From the given choices, complete the paragraph
to trace the pathway of air in our respiratory system. Use the given clues to fill in the blanks.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper

RESPIRATORY PARTS
Bronchiole Bronchi

Trachea Alveoli

Nasal Cavity Nose

The air that we breathe goes to through the ______________, then to

our__________ and then through the _____________ or wind pipe which separates into two
branches called bronchial tubes or ________________ one entering each lung.

The bronchi subdivide many times inside the lungs, analogous to the branching
pattern patterns of grapes, finally becoming hair like tubes called__________. In the last part
of the terminal bronchioles are tiny bubble-like branch of structures called ______ or air
sacs.

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Answer Key

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References

Book:

APEX Biology – Unit IV, The Organ Systems, Lessons 11 & 12

BEAM: Biology – Organ System – Circulatory System

EASE Biology M11 Energy Producing & Distributing Systems, Lessons 2 & 3

Rabago, L., et.al, (2010). Functional Biology - Modular Approach. 2nd ed.

Philippines: Vibal Publishing House, Inc

Strauss, E; Lisowski, M., (2003). Biology: The Web of Life. 2nd ed. Philippines:
Pearson Education Asia Pte Ltd..

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 This material was contextualized and localized by the
Learning Resource Management and Development Section (LRMDS)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE

MERLINA P. CRUZ PhD, CESO VI

Officer-in-Charge
Office of the Schools Division Superintendent
ERICSON S. SABACAN EdD, CESO VI
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

ROLANDO T. SOTELO DEM

Chief, Curriculum and Implementation Division

ANNALYN L.GERMAN EdD

Education Program Supervisor, LRMDS

ESPERANZA D. ESPAÑOLA
Science, Education Program Supervisor

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San Jose Del Monte National High School
Writer /Layout

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San Jose Del Monte National High School
Illustrator

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San Jose Del Monte National High School – Minuyan l High School
Content Editor

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San Jose Del Monte National High School – Sapang Palay National High School
Language Editor

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Graceville Elementary School

Lay Evaluator

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Graceville Elementary school

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