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Heather Zavala Page 4

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.

Is Your Spine Supposed to Stick Out? Normal vs. Not Bones & Muscles
Can Crying Dehydrate You? The Science Explained Biology
Why Does Hair Turn Grey at the Temples First?Skin & Hair
Why Are Some People’s Canines Sharper?Dental
What Is a Hair Whorl? The Science Behind Your Hair Pattern Skin & Hair
What Is a Xiphoid Process and Why Does It Hurt?Bones & Muscles
What Does Nitrogen Do for the Body?Nutrition
Why Does My Body Pop and Crack So Much?Bones & Muscles
How to Tell If You’ve Stopped Growing Bones & Muscles
Why Is My Xiphoid Process Protruding?Bones & Muscles
When You Die, What Part of the Body Dies Last?Biology
Why Does My Head Have Ridges? Normal and Medical Causes Bones & Muscles
Why Does Your Diaphragm Spasm and How Do You Stop It?Heart & Lungs
Is Sneezing Good for You? The Benefits and Risks Eyes & ENT
Why Can I Feel My Belly Button in My Crotch?Bones & Muscles
Why Do I Have a Dip in My Head? Causes & When to Worry Brain & Nerves
Why Are Black People’s Palms White? The Science Biology
What Does Lying on Your Left Side Do to Your Body?Gut & Kidney
What Are Lymph Nodes? Location, Function & Swelling Immunity
What Happens If You Suck In Your Stomach Too Much?Gut & Kidney
How Does It Feel to Be Dehydrated? Signs to Know Gut & Kidney
What Is the Function of Blood in Your Body?Heart & Lungs
What Color Are Your Veins? Blue, Green, or Red?Heart & Lungs
What Causes Back Dimples: Venus vs. Sacral Dimples Bones & Muscles
What Is K+? How Potassium Ion Affects Your Body Chemistry
What Makes You Sweat? Common Causes Explained Skin & Hair
What Is Lanugo Hair? In Fetuses, Newborns, and Adults Skin & Hair
What Is a Nail? Anatomy, Function, and Growth Skin & Hair
Why Do Cuticles Grow: What Your Body Is Doing Skin & Hair
What Triggers the Cough Reflex and Why It Varies Heart & Lungs