Station 1:

GUIDE
CARD
CIRCULATORY
SYSTEM
THE HUMAN
HEART
What is the job of the Circulatory System?
The Circulatory System is responsible for
transporting materials throughout the entire body.
It transports nutrients, water, and oxygen to your
billions of body cells and carries away wastes such as
carbon dioxide that body cells produce. It is an
amazing highway that travels through your entire
body connecting all your body cells. The following
are the three major parts of the circulatory system,
with their roles:

1. Heart –pumps the blood throughout the body

2. Blood vessel –carries the blood throughout the
body
 Arteries - carry oxygenated blood away from
the heart to the cells,
tissues and organs of the body.
 Veins- carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
 Capillaries - the smallest blood vessels in the
body, connecting the
smallest arteries to the smallest veins.
- the actual site where gases and
nutrients are exchanged
3. Blood –carries the materials throughout the
body

The Heart

The Heart is an amazing organ. The heart beats

about 3 BILLION times during an average lifetime.
It is a muscle about the size of your fist. The heart is
located in the center of your chest slightly to the
left. Its job is to pump your blood and keep the
blood moving throughout your body.
The Blood

The blood is an amazing substance that is constantly flowing

through our bodies.
 Your blood is pumped by your heart.
 Your blood travels through thousands of miles of blood
vessels right within your own body.
 Your blood carries nutrients, water, oxygen and waste
products to and from your body cells.
 A young person has about a gallon of blood. An adult has
about 5 quarts.
 Your blood is not just a red liquid but rather is made up of
liquids, solids and small amounts of oxygen and carbon
dioxide.

The Blood Vessels

In class we talked about three types of blood vessels:
 Arteries
 Capillaries
 Veins

Arteries
 Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood
AWAY from the heart. Remember, A A Arteries Away, A A
Arteries Away, A A Arteries Away.
Capillaries
 Capillaries are tiny blood vessels as thin or thinner than the
hairs on your head. Capillaries connect arteries to veins.
Food substances (nutrients), oxygen and wastes pass in and
out of your blood through the capillary walls.
Veins
 Veins carry blood back toward your heart.
 Let’s now have the different types of
circulation. We have 3 types and they are
Pulmonary Circulation, Coronary Circulation and
Systemic Circulation.

 Pulmonary Circulation
Movement of blood from
the heart, to the lungs, and
back to the heart.

 Coronary Circulation
Movement of blood
through the tissues of the
heart.

 Systemic Circulation
Movement of blood from
the heart to the rest of
the body, excluding the
lungs.
 The heart has four chambers: two atria and two
ventricles.

The right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood from the

body and pumps it to the right ventricle.
The right ventricle pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the
lungs.
The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the
lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle.
The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich blood to the
body.
RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM
What is the respiratory system?
Your respiratory system is made up of
the organs in your body that help you to
breathe. Remember, that Respiration =
Breathing. The goal of breathing is to
deliver oxygen to the body and to take
away carbon dioxide.

Parts of the respiratory system

Lungs
The lungs are the main organs of the
respiratory system. In the lungs oxygen is
taken into the body and carbon dioxide is
breathed out. The red blood cells are
responsible for picking up the oxygen in
the lungs and carrying the oxygen to all
the body cells that need it. The red blood
cells drop off the oxygen to the body cells,
then pick up the carbon dioxide which is
a waste gas product produced by our
cells. The red blood cells transport the
carbon dioxide back to the lungs and we
breathe it out when we exhale.
Trachea
The trachea (TRAY-kee-uh} is sometimes called the windpipe. The
trachea filters the air we breathe and branches into the bronchi.

Bronchi
The bronchi (BRAHN-ky) are two air tubes that branch off of the
trachea and carry air directly into the lungs.

Diaphragm
Breathing starts with a dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the
lungs called the diaphragm (DY-uh-fram). When you breathe in,
the diaphragm contracts. When it contracts it flattens out and pulls
downward. This movement enlarges the space that the lungs are in.
This larger space pulls air into the lungs. When you breathe out, the
diaphragm expands reducing the amount of space for the lungs and
forcing air out. The diaphragm is the main muscle used in breathing.
Station 2:
Activity
Card
 Activity Card #1:
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
WORD HUNT
In this activity, find the
respiratory words below
in the grid to the left.

air
bronchi
carbon
dioxide
cough
diaphragm
exhale
gills
hiccups
inhale
lungs
mouth
nose
oxygen
pharynx
sneeze
trachea
water vapor
windpipe
yawn
 Activity Card #2: In this
activity: You need to make
a pattern; it can be a line,
vertical, horizontal or
diagonal. The winner is
determined when the
player completed the
winning bingo pattern
which states a brief
description of each word.
 Activity Card #3: Find the respiratory system words
below in the grid below.
1

2 3

4 5 6

8 9

10

11 12 13

14 15

16

17 18

19

Across Down
2. One of two places where air enters your 1. This prevents food from going down your
body. lungs.
4. When we exhale we breathe this plus 3. All animals need this gas to make energy
carbon dioxide. from food.
7. You do this when something irritates 5. Scientific name for the windpipe.
your nose.
6. Inhale and exhale.
8. You do this when you don't get enough
9. Common name for the trachea.
oxygen to your blood.
10. Fish have these instead of lungs.
11. A gas that you breathe out. It is a waste
gas. 11. You do this when something irritates
your trachea or bronchi.
14. The place where oxygen enters the
blood. 12. Two tubes that connect the trachea to
the lungs.
16. You do this when something irritates
your diaphragm. 13. Breathe in.
17. Breathe out. 15. One of two places where air enters your
body.
19. Large muscle that controls the lungs.
18. What we breathe.
Activity Card #4:
Station 3:

Assessmen
t
Card
 Assessment #1: Label the
diagram of the heart and of
the circulatory system and in
the table provided, name
the structures and their
functions.
 Assessment Card #2:

Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.

veins transport circulatory blood
arteries oxygen lungs heart
nutrients energy carbon dioxide pumped
capillaries dark bright intestine
away heat to atmosphere

All animals need to ________________ materials around to the

different parts of their body. This is the job of the ________________
system. The circulatory system consists of a liquid called
_______________, a pump called the ________________ and a series of
vessels called _________________ and ________________.
One thing that must be transported around is a gas called
_____________. Oxygen enters the blood through the
______________. It is then ____________ through the heart and
around the body where it is used along with food to make
______________. The body produces another gas called
_______________, which is a waste product. This gas is carried back
to the heart and then to the lungs where it is released back into
the _______________.
The vessels that transport blood _________ from the heart are
called arteries. The blood in arteries is _____________ red because it
is rich in oxygen. The vessels that transport blood _______________
the heart are called veins. The blood in veins is ______________ red
because it is low in oxygen. ________________ are small vessels that
join the arteries and veins.
_______________ from food are also transported around the body
by the circulatory system. They enter the blood from the small
_________________. The circulatory system also helps to regulate
temperature by transporting _________________ around the body.
 Assessment #3: Label the
diagram of the respiratory
system and place the name
of the structure on the
blank provided.

Assessment Card #4:

 Use the words in the box to fill in the blanks.
air oxygen inhale exhale
lungs trachea respiratory cough
carbon dioxide yawn bronchi pharynx
hiccup diaphragm water vapor nose
mouth sneeze blood

All animals need ________________ to make energy from food. We

get this oxygen from the _____________ that we breathe. In order to
get the oxygen into the blood where it can be transported to the
rest of the body, the air travels through a system of organs called
the _______________ system.
When you ________________, air enters the body through the
_______________ or the ____________. From there it passes through
the ______________, which forces air into the _______________ and
food into the esophagus. The air travels down the trachea into two
branching tubes called ________________ and then on into the
________________.
In the lungs oxygen from the air enters the _______________. At the
same time, the waste gas ____________________ leaves the blood
and then leaves the body when you ___________________. Some
__________________ also leaves the body when you exhale, which is
why mirrors get foggy when you breathe on them. The
______________ is the muscle that controls the lungs.
It is important to keep the respiratory system clear so oxygen can
keep flowing into your body. If something gets in your nose and
irritates it, you ___________________. If something gets in your
trachea or bronchi and irritates it, you _________________. If
something irritates your diaphragm, you _________________.
Finally, if the brain thinks you are not getting enough oxygen,
then it forces you to _________________.
Station 4:

Enrichment
Card
ENRICHMENT CARD #1:
Identification: Identify the structure of the
respiratory system that is being described.
Diaphragm Cardiac Notch

Bronchi Larynx

Trachea Alveoli

Bronchioles Pleura
1. It is responsible for producing voice and
helps in swallowing and breathing.
2. It is where the lung is deficient going to the
bulge of the heart.
3. It is the main muscle of respiration and it is
a dome shaped sheet of muscle and
tendon.
4. It is a closed space within which the lungs
has grown.
5. Airsacs that allow gas exchange in the
lungs.
6. Hairlike tubes that connect to the alveoli.
7. Two branching tubes that connect trachea
to the lungs.
8. Empty tube that serves as passageways.
ENRICHMENT CARD #2:
Identification: Identify the structure of the circulatory
system that is being described.
Arteries Tricuspid Valve Veins

Septum Inferior Vena Cava Arteries

Ventricles Aorta Superior Vena Cava

Bicuspid Valve

1. Upper thin walled chambers of the heart.

2. Lower thick walled chambers, pumping chamber of
the heart.
3. Valve between the right atrium and the right
ventricle.
4. Valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
5. Prevents the crossing of blood from one side to the
other.
6. Located at the upper part of the heart and brings
blood from the arms and head.
7. Located at the lower part of the heart and brings
blood from the lower parts of the body.
8. Largest artery in the human heart.
9. Carry deoxygenated blood.
10. Carry oxygenated blood.
ENRICHMENT CARD #4:
I. Comparison

TERM 1 V.S. TERM 2

1. Right Atrium V.S. Left Atrium
2. Right V.S. Left Ventricle
Ventricle
3. Pulmonary V.S. Aortic
Semilunar Valve Semilunar Valve
4. Pulmonary V.S. Pulmonary Vein
Artery
5. Arteries V.S. Veins
II. Choose the answer from the box.

Systemic Circulation

Coronary Circulation

Pulmonary Circulation

1. Heart to lungs and back to the heart.

2. Movement of blood through tissues of the
heart.
3. Heart to the rest of the body.
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Activity Card #1:
Activity Card #2: (for example) *answers may vary*
Activity Card #3:
Activity Card #4:
 Assessment #1 (Human Heart) *answers may vary*

* Right Atrium - receives deoxygenated blood from the body,

mostly through the inferior and superior vena cava
* Right Ventricle - pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary
arteries
* Left Atrium - receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
* Left Ventricle - pumps oxygenated blood into the aorta

* Coronary Vessels - supply the heart muscle with its blood supply

* Bicuspid Valve - (mitral valve) valve between the left atrium and
the left ventricle.
* Tricuspid Valve - valve between the right atrium and the right
ventricle.

(Circulatory System) *answers may vary*

* Aorta - the body's largest artery. It takes oxygenated blood from

the left ventricle out to the body.
* Arteries - carry blood AWAY from the heart
* Vena Cava - the largest vein in the body, it carries blood from the
body back to the heart (consists of superior and inferior vena cava)
* Veins - carry blood TOWARDS the heart
* Pulmonary Arteries - carry deoxygenated blood from the right
ventricle to the lungs.
* Pulmonary Veins - take oxygenated blood from the lungs to the
left atrium
* Oxygenated blood - blood carrying oxygen after leaving the lungs
(blood passes through pulmonary veins back to the heart, enters
left atrium, pumped to body by left ventricle)
* Deoxygenated blood - blood carrying little oxygen, and carbon
dioxide (blood returning the the right atrium, and pumped by the
right ventricle through the pulmonary arteries to the lungs)
Assessment Card #2:
Assessment Card #3:
Assessment Card #4:
ENRICHMENT CARD #1:
1. Trachea
2.Bronchi
3. Bronchioles
4. Alveoli
5. Pleura
6. Diaphragm
7. Cardiac notch
8. Larynx
ENRICHMENT CARD #2:
1. Atrium
2.Ventricles
3. Tricuspid valve
4. Bicuspid valve
5. Septum
6. Superior vena cava
7. Inferior vena cava
8. Aorta
9. Veins
10. Arteries
ENRICHMENT CARD #3:
I. .
1. Right main stem bronchus
2. Left main stem bronchus
3. Contracts
4. Relaxes
5. Carbon Dioxide
6. Oxygen
7. Nose
8. Nasal Passageways
9. Trachea
10. Bronchi
11. Bronchioles
12. Alveoli
II. .
1. 20
2. Cilia
3. Lungs

ENRICHMENT CARD #4:

I.
1. Collects blue venous blood Receives red oxygenated blood from
from the heart the lungs

2. Pumps deoxygenated blood to Pumps oxygenated blood out of the

the lungs. heart
3. Between the right ventricle Between the left ventricle and the
and the left ventricle aorta

II.
1. Pulmonary Circulation
2. Coronary Circulation
3. Systemic Circulation
All in all, if you
got…

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