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Insulin syringes are available in a variety of sizes.  A patient who doesn’t have and dexterity or eye sight issues asks which size of syringe should she use with her Humalog 500 units/mL insulin.

  In healthy skin, the production of epidermal cells is closely balanced with the loss of skin cells.  

  Two thieves steal jewelry, and then drop it as they are escaping. The police recover the jewelry, and an officer explains on the evening news that fingerprints were obtained from the back of a watch. The thieves, whose prints are not on file, believe that they can escape prosecution by using acid to remove the epidermis on their fingerpads, so as not to be a match for the fingerprints on the watch. They are wrong because  

  Neurons can send messages to  

  Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called  

  Blood vessels in the ___________ supply epidermal cells with nutrients.  

  A general characteristic of connective tissue is that it  

  Hypothermia is elevated body temperature due to exposure to heat, and the body being unable to cool down.  

  _______ produce connective tissue fibers.  

  A person exercising vigorously on a hot, humid day may develop