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Science
Quarter 1 -Module 1
RESPIRATORY: Working with
Other Organ Systems
Science– Grade 9
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems, Working with
Other Organ Systems

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 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.
 Supplementary Learning Module for Junior High School Learners

LESSON 1
Respiratory System: Working with Other Organ Systems

Your body is a fascinating creation that can carry out

incredible tasks and activities. It is like a machine that is
able to function with proper organization of parts and
systems. However, our bodies also require proper care
and maintenance. It is just fitting to keep going with a
healthy lifestyle to ensure that each part is maintained
appropriately while getting the most of it.
Respiratory system is made up of organs in the body that help us to breathe. Just
remember that respiration is linked to breathing.

Getting to know the respiratory system helps us

understand our body better. Read on and perform the
activities prepared for you in this module.
At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. Define respiration operationally

2. Differentiate the internal and external respiration.
3. Identify the parts of respiratory system
4. Explain the function of the different organs
 4 PICS: 1 WORD
Directions: Using the four pictures, guess the word being
described.

1. 2. 3.
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For numbers 4 – 5, just guess the word associated with the picture.

4. 5.
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Hi! How did you find the activity 1?

Please check your answers at the answer key section and
see how you did. Don’t worry if you got a low score, this just
means that there are more things that you can learn from
this module. So, hop on!
 Animal cells generate ATP in aerobic respiration,
which consumes O2 and generated CO2 as a waste
product.

Respiration is the physical movement of air into and

out of the body. Respiration is the act of exchanging gases.
External respiration is gas exchange between an
organism’s body and its environment; internal respiration is
gas exchange between tissue cells and the bloodstream.

Respiration is the movement of air or dissolved gases

into and out of the lungs or movement of oxygen from the
outside environment to the cells within tissues, and the
transport of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction.
 DEFINE ME

Directions: Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the
correct answer.

1. Which is the correct definition of respiration? Justify your answer.

a. Respiration is the act of exchanging gases.
b. Respiration is the act of using carbon dioxide and producing
oxygen as a waste product.

2. Internal respiration is
a. the gas exchange between an organism’s body and its
environment.
b. the gas exchange between tissue cells and bloodstream

The parts of the respiratory system that are in charge of

supplying oxygen are the nose, nasal passageways,
windpipe, lungs, and diaphragm. In the nose and nasal
passages, the entering air is made warm, damp, and clean of
unknown particles. Next, the air moves down through the
trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli.

Trachea is the empty tube that serves as passageway of

air into the lungs. Bronchi are the two branching tubes that
connect the trachea to the lungs. Bronchioles are the hair like
tubes that connect to the alveoli. Alveoli are the air sacs that
allow gas exchange in the lungs.
 WHAT A BUNCH OF GRAPES!
Directions: Use the figure below to answer the questions.

1. What does each part of the “Bunch of Grapes” model

represent, in relation to the breathing system?

a. main stem =

b. large branching stems =

c. little stems =

d. individual grapes =

2. What will happen if one part of the system fails to carry out
its function properly?
 LABEL ME
Directions: Label the parts and answer the questions below.

7. What is the body system represented in the picture?

8. How do you describe the pathway of oxygen in the breathing

system?

Congratulations, you have finished the first part of

this module!
Please check your answers by referring to the
answer key. If you scored lower than 15 from activity 1 to
4, please go over the earlier parts of this module and take
on the activities once again. If you scored 15 or above,
please proceed with the succeeding activity.
 When you breathe in, or inhale, the diaphragm muscle
contracts. Inhaling moves the diaphragm down and
expands the chest cavity. Simultaneously, the ribs move up
and increase the size of the chest cavity. There is now more
space and less air pressure inside the lungs. Air pushes in
from the outside where there is a higher air pressure. It
pushes into the lungs where there is a lower air pressure.

When you breathe out, or exhale, the diaphragm

muscle relaxes. The diaphragm and ribs return to their
original place. The chest cavity returns to its original size.
There is now less space and greater air pressure inside the
lungs. It pushes the air outside where there is lower air
pressure.

Read properly. Don’t forget this!

 BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT
Directions: Look at the pictures below. classify them whether it is inhalation or
exhalation.

https://vripmaster.com/3661-breathe-like-a- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-
yoga-master.html new-smoking-style-among-young-
women-has-health-officials-
concerned_n_55a91d25e4b0896514
d1138a
1. 2.

https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos- https://www.masterfile.com/image/en
woman-pleasure-inhaling-aroma-flower- /641-07543697/portrait-of-young-
image19661063 woman-with-cigarette-blowing-dust

3. 4.
https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-pilates- http://albemarlepediatrics.com/Asth
breathing.htm ma.aspx
5. 6.

https://www.bustle.com/p/11-health- http://worldartsme.com/exhale-
mistakes-people-make-when-vaping- clipart.html#gal_post_110631_exhal
9696019 e-clipart-1.jpg
7. 8.

https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip- https://coolmomeats.com/2017/08/0
17378476-young-vaper-man-exhaling-big- 7/gross-reason-youll-want-stop-
clouds-smoke blowing-birthday-cake-candles/
9. 10.
Questions:
11. What is inhalation?

12. What is exhalation?

13. How does the movement of the diaphragm cause the air
to go in and out of the lungs?

Congratulations on finishing the supplementary

learning module! You have just had an amazing learning
journey and for sure, you will have the same in the
succeeding modules.
This time, share to the class your final insights
by completing the following sentence prompts.
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1. Trachea - also called windpipe; a hollow tube that serves as
passageway of air into the lungs

2. Bronchi - also called bronchial tubes; two branching tubes that

connect the trachea to the lungs

3. Nose – the organ through which the air enters and is filtered

4. Nasal passages – serve as channel for airflow through the nose in

which the air is warmed, cleaned, and moistened.

5. Bronchioles - the finer subdivisions of the bronchi; hairlike tubes

that connect to the alveoli

6. Alveoli - also called airsacs; allow the gas exchange in lungs.

7. The air we breathe goes through the nose, nasal passages, and
then through the trachea or windpipe, which separates into two
branches, called bronchial tubes or bronchi, one entering each lung.

8. The bronchi subdivide many times inside the lungs, analogous to

the branching pattern of grapes, finally becoming hairlike tubes
called bronchioles. In the last part of the terminal bronchioles are
tiny bubble – like bunch structures called alveoli or airsacs.

9. Inhaling moves the diaphragm down and expands the chest cavity.
Simultaneously, the ribs move up and increase the size of the chest
cavity. There is now more space and less air pressure inside the
lungs. Air pushes in from the outside where there is higher air
pressure. It pushes into the lungs where there is lower air pressure.
Directions: Multiple Choice. Read the questions carefully. Write the
correct letter on your paper.

1. Which of these is the job of the respiratory system?

a. Holding up the body and giving it support and shape.
b. Gas exchange between the external environment and the
body’s circulatory system.
2. The two major organs of the respiratory system where the gas
exchange takes place and carbon dioxide is given off and oxygen is
taken in
a. Lungs
b. Kidneys

3. Air can enter the body and travel to the lungs through the
a. Mouth and the nose
b. Nose and the nervous system

4. What happens to the windpipe, or traches, before it reaches the

lungs?
a. It branches in two directions.
b. It closes up so that no oxygen can escape.

5. What important activity takes place in the lungs?

a. Oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide.
b. The trachea is exchanged for the larynx.

6. Small air sacs in the lungs where many capillaries exchange carbon
dioxide for oxygen taken into the body.
a. Bronchi
b. Alveoli

7. How do the lungs stay inflated?

a. Each lung is ribbed with cartilage to prevent collapse on
exhalation.
b. The lungs rely on a vacuum within the chest, maintained by
the diaphragm.
8. If the rib cage and sternum move upward and outward, the person
is undergoing
a. Expiration
b. Inspiration

9. A person died instantly after an accident. He did not have any injury
to the brain, stomach, heart, neck and kidney. Which of the following
could be the possible reason for his death?
a. RBC number dropped
b. Diaphragm got ruptured.

10. When we breathe in, we inhale many gases, including oxygen.

What happens to the gases that the body can’t use?
a. They are exhaled.
b. They circulate through the body and are dispose of later.
Activity 1: 4 PICS: 1WORD
1. Inhale
2. Exhale
3. Carbon Dioxide
4. Lungs
5. Nose

Activity 2: DEFINE ME
1. B
2. B

Activity 3: WHAT A BUNCH OF GRAPES!

1. a. main stem = trachea
b. large branching stems = bronchi
c. little stems = bronchioles
d. individual grapes = alveoli
2. it will not function anymore or there will be a difficulty in breathing.

Activity 4. LABEL ME
1. Nose
2. Nostrils
3. Trachea
4. Bronchi
5. Bronchioles
6. Alveoli
7. Respiratory system
8. It starts with the nose to the trachea. Then it moves to the bronchi, to
the bronchioles until it moves to the alveoli.
Activity 5: Breathe In, Breathe Out
1. Inhalation
2. Exhalation
3. Inhalation
4. Exhalation
5. Inhalation
6. Inhalation
7. Exhalation
8. Exhalation
9. Exhalation
10.Exhalation
11.Inhalation is the process by which air (oxygen) moves inside the body.
12.Exhalation is the process by which air (carbon dioxide) moves outside
the body.
13.The inflation or deflation of the diaphragm depends on the movement of
air inside or outside the lungs.

ASSESS WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED:

1. B
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. B
10.A
Science 9 Learning Module

For Pictures used in Activity 5.

Figure 1 Source:
https://vripmaster.com/3661-breathe-like-a-yoga-master.html
Figure 2 Source:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-new-smoking-style-among-
young-women-has-health-officials-
concerned_n_55a91d25e4b0896514d1138a
Figure 3 Source:
https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-woman-pleasure-
inhaling-aroma-flower-image19661063
Figure 4 Source:
https://www.masterfile.com/image/en/641-07543697/portrait-of-
young-woman-with-cigarette-blowing-dust
Figure 5 Source:
https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-pilates-breathing.htm
Figure 6 Source:
http://albemarlepediatrics.com/Asthma.aspx
Figure 7 Source:
https://www.bustle.com/p/11-health-mistakes-people-make-
when-vaping-9696019
Figure 8 Source:
http://worldartsme.com/exhale-
clipart.html#gal_post_110631_exhale-clipart-1.jpg
Figure 9 Source:
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-17378476-young-
vaper-man-exhaling-big-clouds-smoke
Figure 10 Source:
https://coolmomeats.com/2017/08/07/gross-reason-youll-want-
stop-blowing-birthday-cake-candles/