SCIENCE WORKTEXT

Respiratory Functions
Functions of the respiratory system
 deliver oxygen to the cells of the body
 remove carbon dioxide, a cell waste product
How does gas exchange happen?
 During inhalation, air (oxygen) enters the body through the nose.
 As air passes through the nasal cavity (located inside the nose),
the air is warmed to body temperature and humidified.
 From the nasal cavity, air passes through
the pharynx (throat) and the larynx
(voice box).
 The air will now move to the trachea also
known as the wind pipe. It is the main
passageway of air to the lungs.

 The trachea branches into left and right bronchi each leading to a lung.

There are primary, secondary and tertiary bronchi as the tubes become

smaller inside the lungs. (singular bronchus)

 The tertiary bronchi give rise to bronchioles.

 At the tip of the bronchioles are the alveoli. (singular alveolus)

 Gas exchange occurs only in alveoli. Alveoli are the tiny air sacs. Alveoli are

in direct contact with capillaries of the circulatory system. Such intimate

contact ensures that oxygen will diffuse from alveoli into the blood and be

distributed to the cells of the body.

Note: The arrangement of capillaries and alveoli emphasizes the structural

and functional relationship of the respiratory and circulatory systems.

 The carbon dioxide that was produced by cells as a waste product will

diffuse from the blood into alveoli to be exhaled.

 Diaphragm is the muscle below the lungs that contracts when we inhale and

relaxes when we exhale.

Think about this…

Answer the following questions.
1. How will you describe the pathway of oxygen in our body?
2. What takes place when you inhale and exhale?
3. What will happen if one part of the system fails to carry out its
function properly?
Sketch notes Time!
Direction: Study the sketchnotes and answer the questions.
Sketch notes Time!
Direction: Study the sketchnotes and answer the questions.
 FACE MASK DESIGN
Part I. Face Mask-Making

General Instruction: In this activity, you will learn to make a face mask from used clothing available in your
house. Decide the materials to be used and the step by step procedure in making the face mask. Please
consider the design, usability and comfort of the mask that you will make. Make a template on a separate
sheet of paper.

Face Mask Design Template

Face Mask Design
I. Materials:
__________ ___________ ___________ ___________
__________ ___________ ___________ ___________

II. Procedure:
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
III. Output

Picture/Drawing

Part II.
Direction: Compare your Home-made face mask to a disposable face mask by filling in the template below.
Face Mask Describe how you inhale and Describe the comfort of wearing
exhale using the face mask. (test the face mask like: sweat
it by jumping as fast as you can in absorbing capacity, heat
3 minutes) absorbing capacity, and the moist
release when wearing eye glasses.
Home- made face mask

Disposable face mask

Guide Questions:
1. What is the economic implication of making your own washable face mask? environmental
implication?
2. Why is that wearing of face mask mandatory in this time of pandemic caused by Covid-19?
3. How will you relate this activity in your lesson on respiratory and circulatory exchange of gases?
 TEST SHEET I.
SCIENCE 9
Name: Date:
Section: Score:
TRANSPORT OF NUTRIENTS IN THE RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
General Instruction:
 Use a separate sheet of paper in answering.
 Do not write anything on the test sheet.

I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
a. Arteries b. Capillaries c. Veins d. Chambers
2. In which type of blood vessel is the blood pressure relatively high as blood circulated in our body?
a. Arteries b. Capillaries c. Veins d. Chambers
3. On what part of the lungs does gas exchange take place that is also connected to the pulmonary capillaries?
a. Air sacs c. Bronchi
b. Branching tubes d. Trachea
4. Which of the following is transported in the blood?
a. Nutrients b. Gases c. Wastes d. All of the above
5. Which part of the respiratory system warms and moistens the air as it enters the body?
a. Nasal Cavity b. Larynx c. Pharynx d. Trachea
6. Which sentence best describes gas exchange during normal respiration?
a. When not enough oxygen is available, your body substitutes different gases for oxygen
b. Gas exchange occurs through the walls of the capillaries.
c. Carbon dioxide moves from the lungs into the body tissue
d. An alveolar wall shares a membrane in an artery.
7. What important activity takes place in the lungs?
a. Food is digested.
b. Liquid waste is filtered from the blood.
c. Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide
8. Which is the pathway of blood through the body, including lung
a. Heart – pulmonary arteries – body – vena cava – heart – aorta – lungs – pulmonary veins – heart
b. Heart – aorta – body – vena cava – heart – pulmonary arteries – lungs – pulmonary veins – heart
c. Heart – aorta – body – vena cava – heart – pulmonary veins – lungs – pulmonary arteries – heart
d. None of the above
9. Which chamber of the heart does an oxygen-rich blood from the lung return?
a. Right atrium c. Left atrium
b. Right ventricle d. Left ventricle
10. Which statement is CORRECT concerning the heart?
a. Right ventricle pumps blood to the body excluding lung.
b. Right ventricle pumps blood to the lung.
c. Left ventricle pumps blood to the lung.
d. Left ventricle pumps blood to the body including the lung.

II. Modified True or False.

Direction: Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If not, underline the word that
makes statement wrong and write the correct answer.
1. The respiratory system and the circulatory system works together to transport nutrients and gases throughout the
body.
2. The blood carries oxygen, carbon monoxide, hormones, nutrients and wastes.
3. The veins carry blood to the heart.
4. The lungs pump the blood.
5. The blood passes through different blood vessels.
III. Thought Problems:
Answer the following questions:
1. What happens to your body when you inhale and exhale?
2. How does the respiratory and circulatory system work together?
3. What do you think is the importance of learning the respiratory and circulatory system in this time of pandemic?