PencilGo

Grade 9 · Science · Biology

9th grade The circulatory and respiratory systems working together worksheet

6 printable versionsOn Level10 questions · answer keyFree · no account

Level: Building Confidence · On Level · Challenge Me

When it’s done, scan the sheet with your phone and PencilGo marks it and picks the next one. Create a free account

Version
Print

The circulatory and respiratory systems working together

Grade 9 Science Worksheet

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

  1. Read this first

    Use this

    Map of blood flow (model, not to scale). Arrows, each marked with what it carries: body to right atrium, oxygen-poor blood; right atrium to right ventricle, oxygen-poor blood; right ventricle to lungs, oxygen-poor blood; lungs to left atrium, oxygen-rich blood; left atrium to left ventricle, oxygen-rich blood; left ventricle to body, oxygen-rich blood. The red blood cell starts on the arrow marked oxygen-rich blood that leaves the lungs.

  2. Jun follows a red blood cell that has just left the lungs in a pulmonary vein. Which places does it pass through next, in order?

    • Left ventricle, left atrium, aorta, then the body
    • Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, then the lungs
    • Left atrium, aorta, left ventricle, then the body
    • Left atrium, left ventricle, aorta, then the body
  3. Use this

    Map of blood flow (model, not to scale). Arrows, each marked with what it carries: body to right atrium, oxygen-poor blood; right atrium to right ventricle, oxygen-poor blood; right ventricle to lungs, oxygen-poor blood; lungs to left atrium, oxygen-rich blood; left atrium to left ventricle, oxygen-rich blood; left ventricle to body, oxygen-rich blood. The blood is on the arrow from the right ventricle.

  4. Kira follows blood that returned from the legs and has passed through the right atrium and right ventricle. Where does it go next?

    • Through the aorta to the body
    • Through the pulmonary arteries to the left ventricle
    • Through the pulmonary arteries to the lungs
    • Through the pulmonary veins to the lungs
  5. Use this

    Map of blood flow (model, not to scale). Arrows, each marked with what it carries: body to right atrium, oxygen-poor blood; right atrium to right ventricle, oxygen-poor blood; right ventricle to lungs, oxygen-poor blood; lungs to left atrium, oxygen-rich blood; left atrium to left ventricle, oxygen-rich blood; left ventricle to body, oxygen-rich blood.

  6. Luz follows blood from the right atrium around the whole loop and back to the right atrium. How many times does it pass through the heart?

    • Twice, and both times on the right side of the heart
    • Twice: once on the right side and once on the left side
    • Four times, once for each chamber of the heart
    • Once: the heart sends blood to the body and it comes back
  7. Vessel X card (textbook facts)

    vesselblood goes fromblood goes tooxygen in the blood
    Xthe right ventriclethe lungslow
  8. Milo reads a card about vessel X. Which words describe vessel X?

    • A vein, because its blood is low in oxygen
    • A vein, because it carries blood to the lungs
    • An artery, because it carries blood away from the heart
    • A capillary, because it ends in the lungs
  9. Vessel Y card (textbook facts)

    vesselblood goes fromblood goes tooxygen in the blood
    Ythe lungsthe left atriumhigh
  10. Noah reads a card about vessel Y. Which words describe vessel Y?

    • A vein, because it carries blood toward the heart
    • A capillary, because it is part of the lungs
    • An artery, because its blood is high in oxygen
    • An artery, because it comes out of the lungs
  11. During the ride the leg muscles use more oxygen. On a bike ride, Ren's leg muscles use more oxygen. What happens to the vessels that bring blood to the leg muscles?

    • They stay the same width, so the flow does not change
    • They widen, so more blood flows to the muscles
    • They narrow, so blood moves faster to the muscles
    • They narrow, so more blood flows to the muscles
  12. Map (model, not to scale): the heart sends blood to two places. During a run, vessels to Tala's leg muscles widen and vessels to the digestive organs narrow. What does this do to the blood flow?

    • Less blood goes to both places, since the heart rate falls during a run
    • More blood goes to the digestive organs and less to the leg muscles
    • The same blood goes to both places, since the heart sends it evenly
    • More blood goes to the leg muscles and less goes to the digestive organs
  13. Map (model data, not to scale). Zee reads the arrows for one small vessel to a calf muscle. How many more mL of blood per minute flow when it is widened than when it is at rest?

    • 25 mL per minute
    • 70 mL per minute
    • 150 mL per minute
    • 95 mL per minute
  14. Resting heart card (textbook facts)

    stateheart rate (beats per minute)stroke volume (mL per beat)
    resting7570
  15. Ari reads the heart card for a person at rest. Cardiac output is heart rate times stroke volume. What is the cardiac output?

    • 5,250 mL per minute
    • 52,500 mL per minute
    • 525 mL per minute
    • 145 mL per minute
  16. Walk card (model data)

    stateheart rate (beats per minute)cardiac output (mL per minute)
    walking906,300
  17. Esme reads the walk card. Cardiac output is heart rate times stroke volume. What is the stroke volume?

    • 7 mL per beat
    • 700 mL per beat
    • 6,390 mL per beat
    • 70 mL per beat
PencilGopencilgo.com

9th grade The circulatory and respiratory systems working together worksheet – printable
Print: 123456

About this worksheet

Heart, lungs and blood flow: how the circulatory and respiratory systems work together. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can name the four chambers (two atria that receive blood, two ventricles that pump it) and say that valves keep the blood flowing one way.
  • I can say the right side of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs and the left side pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body, and trace the whole loop: body, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left ventricle, body.
  • I can say why blood passes through the heart twice on one trip (double circulation), and why a one-loop picture is wrong.
  • I can tell an artery (carries blood away from the heart), a vein (toward the heart) and a capillary (where exchange happens) apart by direction, and say why the pulmonary artery carries oxygen-poor blood and the pulmonary vein carries oxygen-rich blood.
  • I can say that oxygen crosses into the blood at the alveoli by diffusion, from where there is more of it (the air) to where there is less (the arriving blood), and that the lungs take oxygen from the air and do not make it.
  • I can say a widened vessel lets more blood through and a narrowed vessel lets less, and read how blood is sent to working muscles during exercise.

Standard: HS-LS1-2

Words to know

atrium: A heart chamber that receives blood and passes it to a ventricle

ventricle: A heart chamber that pumps blood out of the heart

valve: A flap that opens one way so blood cannot flow backward

artery: A vessel that leads blood out of the heart toward the body or lungs

vein: A vessel that leads blood back into the heart

capillary: A tiny vessel with a thin wall where blood and cells exchange gases and nutrients

pulmonary: Having to do with the lungs, as in pulmonary artery

double circulation: Blood goes to the lungs and back, then to the body and back

Common mistakes

Your child thought every artery carries oxygen-rich blood. An artery is a vessel that leaves the heart, and the pulmonary arteries carry oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. Ask your child which way the blood is flowing before deciding if a vessel is an artery.

Your child swapped the two sides of the heart. The right side pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs, and the left side pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body. Ask your child which half of the heart serves the lungs.

Your child thought blood makes one loop, from the heart to the body and back. Blood goes through the lungs first, so it passes through the heart twice on one trip around. Ask your child where blood goes after the right ventricle.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with the circulatory and respiratory systems working together?

Your child thought every artery carries oxygen-rich blood. An artery is a vessel that leaves the heart, and the pulmonary arteries carry oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. Ask your child which way the blood is flowing before deciding if a vessel is an artery.

Are these 9th grade science worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

More biology

See all Biology

Every sheet you scan goes into your child’s record: dated, marked and ready for the year-end portfolio. Homeschool records