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 100 United States Senators in the Senate, two from every state in the union. There are 435 representatives in the United States House of Representatives. The number â¦ of representatives is capped at 435, and each state is assigned representatives based on the size of its population. In the United States, each congressperson in the House of Representatives represents one congressional district, which contains roughly 600,000 people.