Author

Heather Zavala

A Vanderbilt University nursing graduate, Heather Zavala, RN, CPN, works as a school nurse at a public elementary school in Manhattan, Kansas. She previously cared for hospitalized pediatric patients. Her daily clinic hours involve treating minor playground scrapes, managing student medications, and fielding children’s questions about how their bodies function.

Can You Bite Your Tongue Off? The Science Explained Bones & Muscles
Why Do I Run Hot? Common Causes Explained Hormones
What Is a Double Belly and What Causes It?Bones & Muscles
When You Snort Something, Where Does It Go?Eyes & ENT
Why Does the Tongue Come Out After Death?Zoology
Why Does Touching My Belly Button Make Me Have to Pee?Gut & Kidney
Why Is My Belly Button Getting Smaller?Skin & Hair
Why Can You Taste an Injection? The Science Explained Chemistry
Why Do I Yawn When I Feel Nauseous?Gut & Kidney
Why Do You Sweat When a Fever Breaks?Immunity
Can You Feel Your Organs Move Inside Your Body?Biology
Why Do Some Humans Have Fangs or Prominent Canine Teeth?Biology
Why Do I Get a Cramp Under My Chin When I Yawn?Bones & Muscles
Why Do I Get Goosebumps When I’m Hot?Skin & Hair
Can You Still Grow Taller at 18?Bones & Muscles
Why Does My Mouth Squirt Water When I Yawn?Gut & Kidney
Why Do I Smell Ammonia After Working Out?Gut & Kidney
Where Does Phlegm Come From When You Cough?Heart & Lungs
Why Is My Head So Big Compared to My Body?Brain & Nerves
Do the Pupils Dilate When You Die?Eyes & ENT
Why Do I Feel Cold After Drinking Water?Gut & Kidney
Why Does My Stomach Bulge When I Flex It?Bones & Muscles
What Does Nitrogen Do in Your Body?Chemistry
Why Do My Legs Ache When I’m Sick? The Biological Reasons Immunity
Why Do Your Eyes Stay Open When You Die?Eyes & ENT
I Can See Veins in My Hands: Is This Normal?Bones & Muscles
What Are the Glands Under Your Jaw and Why They Swell Eyes & ENT
Why Do I Have a Stomach Pouch?Gut & Kidney
Where Are Lymph Nodes Located in Your Rib Cage?Immunity
Can Your Nose Shrink Naturally? The Science Explained Skin & Hair