A proboscis /proÊËbÉsÉªs/ is an elongated appendage from the head of an animal, either a vertebrate or an invertebrate.In invertebrates, the term usually refers to tubular mouthparts used for feeding and sucking.he elephant 's trunk and the tapir 's elongated nose are called proboscis, as is the snout of the male elephant seal. The proboscis monkey is named for its enormous nose. An abnormal facial appendage that sometimes accompanies ocular and nasal abnormalities in humans is also called a proboscis.
The House of Representatives allows for no more than 435 representatives to be divided among the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marina Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
There are 435 representatives in the House, compared to 100 senators in the Senate. This is the number reached when new seats were added in 1913, and the number was locked b â¦ y the Reapportionment Act of 1929.From 1959 to 1963, there were temporarily 437 seats.There are 6 other non-voting delegates.alifornia currently has 53 House members. Since the number of representatives a state has is determined by population, California naturally has the most.