What’s up?!

Hi, buddy! How are you?!

This moment, I would like to
be with you and let me share
some thoughts about where I
live, the reason why I grow!
Are you ready?
While you’re with me, you would
know how the heart and its
partner, the lungs work together
to make the body function
properly. And also, I would tell
you the heart and lungs ailments
so as their treatments.
Let’s start!
 As Long As I Live!

The heart is a hollow muscular organ located

between the lungs and it is protected by the rib

cage. It is about the size of your fist and is

located in the middle of the chest cavity. The

beating of the heart is due to the contraction of

your heart muscles. The cardiac muscles contract

involuntarily. The word cardiac refers to the

heart. This means its contractions cannot be

controlled by our will. It continues to pump

blood as long as the person lives. It pumps blood

even you are sleeping.

 Pulse at Work!

1. Look for your pulse by using your index and middle

fingers and pressing them slightly on your wrist.

2. Count the pulses while in a seated position for 1

minute. Record your data. This will be your working

rate.

3. Jog in place for 3 minutes and do the jumping jack

for 2 minutes. Count the pulses for 1 minute after the

activity. Record the data. This will be your working

heart rate. Get the difference of working pulse rate

to resting pulse rate.

 Now may I
ask…..

1. Compare your heart rate while resting, with

your heart rate after exercise. What did you

observe? Were there differences?

2.What is the effect of exercise to your heart

rate? What does this mean?

Why does it happen?

 So you must remember….

-The pulse or heartbeat increases when one is engaged in a

physical activity. The heart’s resting rate or the initial pulse is

lower than the working heart rate.

-The exercise can increase the contraction of heart muscles. It

increases the pulse or heartbeat. When muscle contraction of the

heart increases, the heart works and can easily pumps blood to

distribute nutrients to the different parts of the body.

 Can you do this
for me?

1. Inhale and feel your ribs. Exhale and feel your ribs.

2. Do this three times.

3. Observe as you inhale and exhale. Also observe your

group mates.
Just come to
think of it!

1. What happen to the ribs when you inhale? Exhale?

2. What goes into your body when you inhale? What gets

out of your body when you exhale?

3. How does air moves into and out of your body?

4. What is the main function of the lungs?

 The Partners!

The contraction continues allowing the heart to

receive oxygen from the lungs and continues to
contract and pumps blood to the rest of the body
parts including lungs through blood vessels. The
lungs filter the oxygen that enters our body because
it contains a filtering structure to ensure that the
heart receives clean oxygen from the lungs. The
carbon dioxide as a waste material of the body
removed from the body through the lungs.

The heart and lungs support each other to allow

distribution of nutrients and oxygen to all parts and
the removal of carbon dioxide as a waste product in
the body.
 My achy, breaky heart!

No matter how marvelous am, I also breakdown,

especially if you won’t take good care of me! Are you

fond of eating fatty and spicy foods? Definitely, your

weight would increase so fast until you feel pain on

your nape and will have difficulty in breathing! Oh!

You may be in trouble! What could be the possible

causes? Now here are my common diseases and

disorders…
 High-blood
pressure or
hypertension

It is characterized by a sudden rise of blood

pressure.

Anemia

It is characterized by the blood’s inability to produce

enough hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying pigment of

the Red Blood Cells.

Leukemia
It occurs when there is an increase in White Blood
Cells.

Heart Attack

It occurs when blood clot or fat get lodged in blood

vessels which blocks the passage of blood to the
heart.

Rheumatic
fever

It is a complication of a throat infection.

How about my partner?!

If you are weak and

experiences dizziness,
shortness of breath, vomiting
and nausea, the you must have
lungs trouble! What could be
the possible causes? Now
here are common lungs
ailments!

Love
 Asthma

It is a condition where a person experiences

difficulty in breathing.

Rhinitis

It is characterized by sneezing, nasal discharge and

itchiness in the nasal passage.

Bronchitis
 It is characterized by persistent coughing and sometimes
fever.

Pneumonia

It is an inflammation of the lungs. A person with pneumonia

has a cough that produces a yellow-green phlegm. Other
symptoms include fever accompanied by chills, shortness of
breath, sweating, spitting of blood, and increased
production of sputum. This is a serious disease and the
patient must consult a doctor immediately.

Cold

It is marked by sneezing, runny nose, coughing, sore

throat and sometimes fever and headache.
 Tuberculosis

It is an acute or chronic infectious disease of the lungs. It

is a highly communicable disease.

Lung Cancer

It develops in response to prolonged exposure to irritants

like tobacco smoke.
 Treat
me!

Love

If you are afflicted with lung

ailments, you should be given
medical attention and treated
properly. The following are
helpful practice for sick
people:

1. Require the patient to stay home and rest. Separate him/her from
other members of the family.
2. Give the patient the prescribed medicine.
3. Keep the surroundings clean. Open the windows to allow fresh air
in.
4. Feed the patient with nutritious food.
5. If the patient has fever, give him/her a sponge bath. Change
his/her clothes regularly.

My blood rises!
To have a good and healthy heart, you should minimize

your intake of salt (sodium) and fatty food. Too much salt

may cause complications in other organs like the kidneys.

High salt intake can aggravate the condition of people

who are already suffering from high blood pressure. You

should also get enough rest and exercise regularly…

 CHECKPOINT!

Now let’s check if I have kindled your mind! It’s going to be a multiple
choice! Just choose the letter of the correct answer…
1. Which disorder caused by blood clotting or broken blood vessel?
A. Epilepsy B. stroke C. hypertension D. fracture
2. What do you need most when you are tired?
A. Water B. exercise C. air D. rest
3. It is about the size of your fist and is located in the middle of the
chest cavity.
A. Lungs B. liver C. heart D. kidneys
4. Which ailment is developed in response to prolonged exposure to
tobacco smoke?
A. Heart Cancer C. Bone Cancer
B. Lung Cancer D. Colon Cancer
5. It filters the oxygen that enters the body
A. Brain B. kidneys C. lungs D. Heart
6. Which of the following does not show proper care for the heart
and lungs?
A. Eat proper diet.
B. Eat salty and fatty foods.
C. Have enough rest.
D. Avoid bad habits like alcohol, cigarette smoking and drugs.
7. What happens if we continue to inhale cigarette smoke?
A. We will become fat.
B. We will experience dizziness, shortness of breath, vomiting and
naurea.
C. We will become strong.
D. We will have enough rest.
8. It is a condition where a person experiences difficulty in
breathing.
A. Rhinitis B. Bronchitis C. Asthma D. Anemia
9. It is marked by sneezing, runny nose, coughing, sore throat and
sometimes fever and headache.
A. Rhinitis B. Lung Cancer C. Pneumonia D. Cold
10. What should you feed to a person who has a lung disorder?
A. Fatty foods C. Nutritious foods
B. Sweet foods D. Junk foods
11. It is characterized by the blood’s inability to produce enough
hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying pigment of the Red Blood Cells.
A. Lung Cancer C. Heart Attack
B. Anemia D. Leukemia
12. It is an acute or chronic infectious disease of the lungs. It is a
highly communicable disease.
A. Lung Cancer C. Bronchitis
B. Pneumonia D. Tuberculosis
13. What is protected by the heart?
A. Rib cage B. mouth C. stomach D. kidneys
14. What does heart receives from the lungs?
A. Carbon dioxide C. oxygen
B. Nutrients D. nerves
15. What do you call the waste material by the body that is
being removed by the lungs?
A. Carbon dioxide C. oxygen
B. Nutrients D. nerves
16. What would happen to the pulse or heartbeat when one is
engaged in a physical activity?
A. It will increase.
B. It will decrease.
C. It will be removed.
D. It will rest.
17. It develops in response to prolonged exposure to irritants
like tobacco smoke.
A. Pneumonia C. Lung Cancer
B. Tuberculosis D. Bronchitis
18. It is characterized by a sudden rise of blood pressure.
A. Hypertension C. Anemia
B. Leukemia D. Heart Attack
19. What is caused by the beating of the heart?
A. Because the heart is a hollow muscular organ.
B. Because the heart is at rest.
C. Because of the contraction of the heart muscles.
 D. Because the heart distributes nutrients.
20. Which of the following is not a heart ailment?
A. Cold C. Rheumatic Fever
B. Leukemia D. hypertension

Good luck!
 Good job, buddy! Well I just hope
that I’ve imparted a lot of things
from you. And always remember
that I am a fertile place! Anything
that is planted in me grows!
Whether hatred or love… Plant
wisely! Until next time!

Thank you for being with me!

 Here’s the key!

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. C
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. A
16. A
17. C
18. A
19. C
20. A
Thank you for the big help,
Science 4 Learner’s
Material and
Teacher’s Guide!