epiphyseal plate the thin plate of cartilage between the epiphysis and the shaft of a long bone; it is the site of growth in length and is obliterated by epiphyseal closure. equatorial plate the collection of chromosomes at the equator of the spindle in mitosis.
howell-jolly body. n. A spherical granule often observed in the stroma of a red blood cell, especially after a splenectomy.
Destroyed by the Octopus but rebuilt by Hook and his crew. The Jolly Roger is the pirate ship that serves as the home of Captain Hook, Mr. Smee and their Pirate Crew. It is the base of operations for Captain Hook and is the only place in Neverland that can be considered pirate territory (other than Skull Rock). It is first seen in Peter Pan.