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Heather Zavala Page 12

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.

What Happens If You Break Your Xiphoid Process?Bones & Muscles
What Are Hydroxyapatite Crystals in the Body?Bones & Muscles
Why Is Neck Temperature Higher Than Forehead?Brain & Nerves
What Is the Last Part of Your Body to Die?Biology
Is There Supposed to Be a Bump on the Back of My Neck?Bones & Muscles
Why Do My Veins Stick Out on My Hands?Heart & Lungs
Why Did My Nose Get Smaller? The Science Explained Biology
What Are Epicanthic Folds and What Causes Them?Genetics
Why Is Poop Hot Sometimes? The Biological Reasons Gut & Kidney
Why Is My Nose Always So Cold? The Science Behind It Eyes & ENT
Does Hair Grow When You Sleep? The Biological Truth Skin & Hair
Why Do We Get Goosebumps When Touched?Biology
When Does the Jaw Stop Developing? A Biological Timeline Dental
What Is Resorption and How Does It Affect Your Body?Dental
Why Do My Ribs Stick Out Under My Breasts?Bones & Muscles
Why Is My Tongue Blue? Harmless and Serious Causes Gut & Kidney
Why Is There a Line Under My Lip? A Biological View Skin & Hair
Why Are the Veins Under My Tongue Dark Blue?Heart & Lungs
Where Do the Eyelashes in Your Eye Go? A Look at Anatomy Eyes & ENT
In Response to Stress: What Happens to Your Body?Mental Health
What Causes a White Lingual Frenulum?Dental
Why Am I Cold at Night and Hot in the Morning?Hormones
How Bad Do Shots Hurt? The Science of Injection Pain Safety
Does the Mouth Heal Fast and Why Is That?Dental
How Your Face and Skull Change With Age Bones & Muscles
When Do Your Facial Bones Stop Growing?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Meaning of Calcification in the Body?Bones & Muscles
What Is Nasopharyngeal Lymphatic Tissue?Eyes & ENT
What Part of the Body Cannot Heal Itself?Bones & Muscles
What a Distal Palmar Crease Reveals About Your Health Skin & Hair