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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Vocabulary}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Respiratory Airways - tubes that carry air between the atmosphere and the alveoli.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Conducting zone - top of the trachea to the respiratory bronchioles, provides a low-resistance pathway for airflow.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Respiratory Zone - where the gas exchange occurs.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Total Alveolar Surface - large surface that enables rapid exchange of large quantities of O2 and CO2 by DIFFUSION.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Type I cells - form the walls of the aveoli} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Type II cells - secrete a pulmonary surfactant that acts to reduce surface tension of water INSIDE the alveoli.} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Surfactant - reduces cohesive forces between water molecules on alveolar surface. This lowers the surface tension -\textgreater{} increases lung compliance and makes it easier to expand lungs.} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Surface Tension - tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible.} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pleural Sacs - pair of thin, fluid-filled, membranes that enclose the lungs. Parietal pleura and Visceral pleura make up the sacs.} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pleural Cavity - space between the pleural sacs, is filled with intrapleural fluid.} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pressure Gradient - Air tends to move from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Atmospheric Pressure - pressure exerted by the weight of the gas in the atmosphere on objects on Earth's surface (760 mm Hg at sea level).} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Vocabulary (cont)}} \tn % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Intra-alveolar Pressure - pressure within the alveoli} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Intrapleural Pressure - pressure within the pleural sac} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Boyle's Law - at a constant temperature, the pressure of gas varies INVERSELY with its volume.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Transmural Pressure Gradient = intra-alveolar pressure - intrapleural pressure} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pneumothorax - air enters the pleural cavity, transmural pressure gradient is lost and lungs collapse.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Passive Expiration - ribs, sternum, and diaphragm return to resting position upon relaxation of inspiratory muscles.} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Active Expiration - CONTRACTION of abdominal muscles. Diaphragm is pushed upwards. Contraction of internal intercostal muscles flatten the ribs and sternum. REDUCES the size of the thoracic cavity.} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Elastin - protein which facilitates the stretching and recoiling of structures.} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pulmonary Ventilation - volume of air breathed in/out per minute.} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 21 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pulmonary Ventilation - volume of air breathed in/out per minute.} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) % Row 22 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Gas Transport - process by which O2 and CO2 are transported between the systemic tissues and the lungs} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Respiratory Mechanics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{During INSPIRATION, Palv \textless{} Patm} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{During EXPIRATION, Palv \textgreater{} Patm} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Remember BOYLE'S LAW: pressure and volume are inversely related so as the volume decreases the pressure will increase} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Example: Inspiration: 1. the thoracic wall expands 2. the lungs expand 3. Boyle's law: Palv decreases} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4 Pressures Important for Ventilation} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Atmospheric Pressure - serves as a reference point for pressure changes} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. Intra-alveolar Pressure - changes during breathing, is a factor that drives air movement} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. Intrapleural Pressure - helps prevent lung collapse} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. Transmural Pressure Gradient - pushes out on lungs and stretches them to fill the larger thoracic cavity} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{What is Pneumothorax?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- extremely dangerous: occurs when air is allowed to enter the plural cavity} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- can occur either by a puncture wound to the chest or a hole in the lung} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- RESULT: transmural pressure gradient LOST, lungs and thorax separate and assume own dimensions} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- THIS MEANS: 1. lungs collapse - air in pleural space removes suction that keeps inflation -\textgreater{} recoil and collapse AND 2. Thoracic wall expands - no lung pull = chest wall recoils on its own} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Inspiration and Expiration}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Inspiration & Expiration \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} - The diaphragm CONTRACTS -\textgreater{} INCREASES vertical dimensions of thoracic cavity & - PASSIVE expiration: ribs, sternum, and diaphragm return to RESTING position upon RELAXATION of inspiratory muscles \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} - External intercostal muscles CONTRACT = ELEVATED rib cage & - ACTIVE expiration: abdominal muscles CONTRACT -\textgreater{} diaphragm pushes upwards = reduction vertical dimension of thoracic cavity \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Inspiration and Expiration}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Inspiration & Expiration \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} - The diaphragm CONTRACTS -\textgreater{} INCREASES vertical dimensions of thoracic cavity & - PASSIVE expiration: ribs, sternum, and diaphragm return to RESTING position upon RELAXATION of inspiratory muscles \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{What is Surfactant}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Surfactant: reduces COHESIVE forces between water molecules on alveolar surface. Lowers the SURFACE TENSION = INCREASE lung compliance} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Secreted by type II alveolar cells} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Effect is GREATER in smaller alveoli} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Deep breath increases secretion by stretching type II cells} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Concentration DECREASES when breaths are SMALL} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}