\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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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{1.00694 cm} x{3.11236 cm} p{0.4577 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Purpose}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Energy & - for cellular activities & \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Produce ATP & - to support energy creating chemical reactions & \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Remove CO2 & - to prevent dangerous PH fluctuations resulting from of reactions & \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Homeostatis} & - by exchanging O2 and CO2 with the atmosphere and blood & \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Definitions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Alveoli & - small thin-walled sacs where gas exchange occurs \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Bronchi & - two main branches stemming from the trachea \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Bronchioles & - small branches stemming from the bronchi \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Larynx & - voice box at the entrance to the trachea \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Lungs & - organs consisting of the lower portion of the respiratory airways, the pulmonary circulation, and connective tissue \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Nasal Passages & - the nose \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Respiratory Airways & - tubes that move air between the atmosphere and the alveoli \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Respiratory System & - system responsible for breathing in \& out \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pharynx & - passageway to the lungs and the stomach \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Pleura & - produce fluid that lubricates the lung to prevent friction when breathing \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pleural Cavity & - the space between the pleural sacs \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Pleural Sacs & - thin, fluid-filled, membranes that enclose the lungs \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Trachea & - tube through which air is conducted to the lungs \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 2) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Definitions (cont)}} \tn % Row 13 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ventilation & - the exchange of air between the atmosphere and alveoli \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 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}{External Respiration}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. {\bf{Ventilation}} or gas exchange between the atmosphere and air sacs in the lungs} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. {\bf{Exchange}} of O2 and CO2 between air in the alveoli and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. {\bf{Transport}} of O2 and CO2 by the blood between the lungs and tissues} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. {\bf{Exchange}} of O2 and CO2 between blood in the systemic capillaries and the tissue cells} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{This then leads into Cellular Respiration}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Pressures Important for Ventilation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Atmospheric Pressure} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. Intra-alveolar Pressure} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. Intrapleular Pressure} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. Transmural Pressure Gradient} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Boyle's Law}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Volume Change → Pressure Change → Flow of Gases to Equalized Pressure \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) {\bf{Boyle's Law}}: at a constant temperature the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2) Large Container = molecules far apart = low pressure \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 2) Small Container = molecules close together = high pressure% Row Count 8 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Lung Compliance}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Otherwise known as flexibility or inverse of stiffness \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Greater lung compliance = easier to expand lungs \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) Determinants of Lung Stiffness: \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) 1. {\bf{Stretchability}} of lung tissue \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) 2. {\bf{Alveolar surface tension}}% Row Count 6 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Pulmonary Surfactant}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Is a mixture of phospholipids and proteins} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Is secreted by type II alveolar cells} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Airway Branching}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Conducting zone}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) Trachea (1) ↓ \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) Bronchi (2) ↓ \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) Bronchioles (16) ↓ \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) Terminal Bronchioles (6x10\textasciicircum{}4) ↓ \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) {\bf{Respiratory Zone}} \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) {\emph{where gas exchange happens}} \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) Respiratory Bronchioles (5x10\textasciicircum{}5) ↓ \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) Alveolar Ducts ↓ \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) Alveolar Sacs% Row Count 10 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Functions of the Conducting Zone}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Provides a low-resistance pathway for airflow \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) 2. Defends against microbes, toxic chemicals, and other foreign matter. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) 3. Warms and moistens the air \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) 4. Aids in sound production% Row Count 5 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Inspiration}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Diaphragm contracts making the thoracic cavity taller} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{External intercostal muscles contract lifting the ribcage and widening the thoracic cavity} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Inspiration \& Expiration Diagram}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/rileyrnr_1748403685_inspiration expiration.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Expiration}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In {\bf{Passive Expiration}} the inspiratory muscles relax and the ribs, sternum, and diaphragm return to resting} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In {\bf{Active Expiration}} the abdominal muscles contract, causing the diaphragm to push upward, shortening the thoracic cavity. Internal intercostal muscles flattens the ribs and sternum further shortening the cavity.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}