Higher API calls when lower SDK targeted

My app supports minSdkVersion=10 and targeting 16. I want to call methods specific to API level >= 14 if a specific device supports them. I could check running OS version at runtime and whether call or not higher API methods but when I specify min SDK version, methods that exist only in versions higher than 10 are not visible. Is there any way to use higher API methods than minSdkVersion?