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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{1.64241 cm} x{3.33459 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Terms:}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Respiratory Airways: & carry air between atmosphere and alveoli \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Nasal Passages: & nose \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pharynx: & passage for lungs and stomach \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Larynx: & voice box \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Trachea: & tube where air travels to lungs \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Bronchi: & two main branches of trachea \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Bronchioles: & small branches of respiratory airway \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Alveoli: & small sacs where gas exchange occurs \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 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}{System}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/tristanperez_1748378550_Screenshot 2025-05-27 at 12.55.41 PM.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.34379 cm} x{3.63321 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{4 Pressures in Ventilation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Atmospheric:} & pressure exerted by the weight of gas in the atmosphere on objects on earth \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Intra-alveolar:} & pressure within alveoli \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Intrapleural:} & pressure within the pleural sac \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Transmural:} & pressure gradient across lung wall (intra-alveolar - intrapleural) \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 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}{Conducting Zone}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Top of trachea all the way to respiratory bronchioles} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Provides low-resistance pathway for airflow} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Defends against microbes, toxic chemicals, and other foreign objects through mucus, cilia, and macrophages} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Warms and moistens the air} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Used in sound production (vocal cords)} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 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}{Respiratory Zone}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Where gas exchange occurs} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Type 1 Cells: form walls of alveoli} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Type 2 Cells: secrete pulmonary surfactant to reduce surface tension} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Alveoli are the site of the gas exchange} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Alveolar surface is large as to allow rapid exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide through diffusion} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 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}{Lungs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Consists of lower portion of respiratory airways, pulmonary circulation, and connective tissue} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Pleural sacs: thin fluid-filled sacs that enclose the lungs} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Pleura produce fluid that lubricates the lungs to prevent friction when breathing} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Pressure Gradient: air moves from area of high pressure to area of low pressure} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Respiratory pressures are always relative to atmospheric pressure} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- High altitude = Low atmospheric pressure} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Low altitude = High atmospheric pressure} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Boyle's Law: at constant temperature the pressure of a gas varies inversely with its volume} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 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}{During Inspiration}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Diaphragm contracts increasing thoracic cavity vertically} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- External intercostal muscles contract elevating rib cage} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Intrapleural pressure becomes more subatmospheric} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Lungs expand} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Intra-alveolar pressure becomes subatmospheric} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{- Air flows into alveoli} \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}{During Expiration}} \tn % Row 0 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\par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.54287 cm} x{3.43413 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Gas Exchange}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Gas exchange: & - continuous exchange of O2 and CO between environment and body2 \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & - movement of gases occurs by passive diffusion down partial pressure gradient \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & - diffuse from area of high partial pressure to areas of low partial pressure \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Partial Pressures: & - independent pressure exerted by a particular gas \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & - directly proportional to percentage of gas in that total mixture \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}