Little Child Jesus Christian Academy

Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, Inc.

Duhat Street, Polilio, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija
Government Recognition Nos. E- 077 s. 2007 PS/E-011 s. 2011 GS/ S-009 s. 2015
Contact Nos.: 0925-500-1987/0942-425-2098/0916-533-4050

Activity 1 6.1: The Circulatory System

DIRECTIONS: Identify the following.
_______________1. It is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat.
_______________2. It is a disease that can affect the heart, joints, brain, and skin.
_______________3. It is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.
_______________4. The river of life
_______________5. It occurs when part of an artery wall weakens, allowing it to balloon out
or widen abnormally.
_______________6. Are swollen veins in your lower rectum.
_______________7. The most common type of heart disease.
_______________8. A yellowish in color and is made up mostly of water, but it also
contains proteins, sugars, hormones and salts.
_______________9. It is a rare disorder in which your blood doesn't clot normally because
it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins.
_______________10. It is a condition in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to
carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues.
 Little Child Jesus Christian Academy
Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, Inc.
Duhat Street, Polilio, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija
Government Recognition Nos. E- 077 s. 2007 PS/E-011 s. 2011 GS/ S-009 s. 2015
Contact Nos.: 0925-500-1987/0942-425-2098/0916-533-4050

Activity 1 6.2: The Circulatory System

Blocked Passageway
Objective:
1. Describe what happens when the flow of blood in the body is blocked
2. Infer how the blood flows when affected by coronary heart disease
Science in Action
Procedures:
1. Examine your palm.
2. Grip your wrist tightly with your left hand. Observes what happens
to
your palm.
1. Release your hand. Describe how you feel.
2. Get a partner and prepare the materials needed for the next part of the activity.
3. Carefully punch a whole on the lower portion of each cup using the scissors or other
pointed object. Label the cups A and B using the marker.
4. Insert the straw with a larger diameter into the whole you made in cup A. Insert the
straw with a smaller diameter into the hole in cup B. The cups represent the heart
and the straws represent the blood vessels; specifically, the starw with smaller
diameter represents blood vessels with thickened walls.
5. Seal the wholes with inserted straws with inserted straws with clay to prevent leaks
when you pour water into the cup?
6. Place both cups in the basin. Slowly pour water into both cups at the same time.
Oserve the flow of water.

Thinking Critically

Think of your answer to each question about the activity.

1. How would you describe your palm before and after you grip it?
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2. How did you feel when you released your hand? What does your observation prove?
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3. How would you compare the flow of water in cups A and B? What accounts for the
differernce in the flow?
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4. How would you relate your observations with the blood flow in the blood vessels in the
body?
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5. What heart condition was demonstrated in the second part of the activity? What
characterizes this heart condition?
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Conclusion:
I learned that ________________________________________________
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 Little Child Jesus Christian Academy
Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, Inc.
Duhat Street, Polilio, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija
Government Recognition Nos. E- 077 s. 2007 PS/E-011 s. 2011 GS/ S-009 s. 2015
Contact Nos.: 0925-500-1987/0942-425-2098/0916-533-4050

Activity 1 6.3: The Circulatory System

A. Multiple Choices
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What do you call to the system that is responsiblefor the didtribution and
circulation of fluid media, such as blood and lymph, in the body?
A. Circulatory System C. Integumentary System
B. Respiratory System D. Ecretory System
2. What do you call the fluid that carries oxygen from the lungs to the different cells of
the body?
A. Blood C. Blood Plasma
B. Urine D. Cerebrospinals Fluid
3. Which of the following is called the “ the red river of life”.
A. Blood C. Blood Plasma
B. Urine D. Cerebrospinals Fluid
4. Which of the following help the blood to clot when the body is wounded,
preventing the loss of too much blood?
A. Fibrinogen C. Platelets
B. Hemoglobin D. Venules
5. What health problems related to blood is the condition characterized by an
abnormal low number of RBCs or by decrease in the amount of hemoglobin
present in the blood?
A. Anemia C. Hypertension
B. Leukemia D. Hemophilia
6. Which is the largest artery of the body?
A. Aorta C. Capilliaries
B. Arterioles D. Voluntary muscle
7. How many heart chambers do we have?
A. one C. three
B. two D. four
8. Wich of the following is use by the doctors to check the hearbeat?
A. Sphygmomanometer C. Thermometer
B. Syringe D. Stethoscope
9. Which of the following is the most common heart disease among adults?
A. Aneurysm C. Varicose veins
B. Coronary artery disease D. Hemorrhoids
10. Which of the following is the pathways of the blood?
A. Blood vessels C. Ventricle
B. Vena cava D. Capillary

B. Enumeration
Directions: Enumerate what is being asked
Proper care for the Cardiovascular System
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12._______________________________
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Health Problems Related to the Blood Vessels
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Health Problems Related to the Heart
18._______________________________
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